Upper body posture when you're sitting AND standing

Upper body posture when you're sitting AND standing

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The Mellophone Boot Camp: Complete Course Package

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Getting Started with The Mellophone Bootcamp

  • Learn more about The Mellophone Boot Camp Complete Course Package
  • Getting started with The Mellophone Boot Camp!
  • Mellophone Boot Camp Course Checklist - PRINT FIRST!
  • Equipment and practice tool checklist
  • Learn about the parts of your mellophone
  • Should you use a mellophone, french horn, or trumpet mouthpiece?
  • Set up your practice space

Posture and Breathing

  • Upper body posture when you're sitting AND standing
  • How to hold the mellophone
  • Breathing anatomy + using your B.E.S.T. breath
  • B for BLOB
  • E for EXPAND
  • S for SUPPORT
  • T for TONGUE

Embouchure Conditioning Exercises

  • Embouchure conditioning - the pucker exercise2
  • Embouchure conditioning - the bubble exercise

Instrument Care

  • How to remove water from your mellophone
  • How to oil your valves
  • How to grease your slides
  • How to clean your mouthpiece
  • Cleaning your mellophone

Finding your Home Base

  • Fingering Chart - PRINT FIRST!
  • Introduction to the Home Base Modules
  • Setting up your Tonal Energy tuner
  • Find your home base
  • How to use the Weekly Practice Checklists

G Home Base Module

  • G Home Base Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • G Home Base - BLOB and SUPPORT breathing warm-up
  • G Home Base - Anchor your home base
  • G Home Base - Pitch bending
  • G Home Base - Stairsteps lower
  • G Home Base - Stairsteps higher
  • G Home Base - C Major Scale

Third Space C Home Base Module

  • Third Space C Home Base Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • Third Space C Home Base - BLOB and SUPPORT breathing warm-up
  • Third Space C Home Base - Anchor your home base
  • Third Space C Home Base - Pitch bending
  • Third Space C Home Base - Stairsteps
  • Third Space C Home Base - C Major Scale

Middle C Home Base Module

  • Middle C Home Base Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • Middle C Home Base - BLOB and SUPPORT breathing warm-up
  • Middle C Home Base - Anchor your home base
  • Middle C Home Base - Buzzing sirens
  • Middle C Home Base - Stairsteps
  • Middle C Home Base - C Major Scale

C Major Scale Module

  • C Major Scale Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • How to practice the Major Scale Modules
  • BLOB and EXPAND breathing warm-up
  • Buzzing sirens
  • Lip Slur #1
  • Lip Slur #2
  • C Major Scale and Arpeggio
  • C Chromatic Scale
  • C Remingtons
  • C Clarke Study
  • C Thirds
  • C Major Scale Module Mystery Song

D Major Scale Module

  • D Major Scale Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • BLOB and EXPAND breathing warm-up
  • Buzzing sirens
  • Lip Slur #3
  • D Major Scale and Apreggio
  • D Chromatic Scale
  • D Remingtons
  • D Clarke Study
  • D Thirds
  • D Scale Module Mystery Song

Eb Major Scale Module

  • Eb Major Scale Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • SUPPORT breathing warm-up
  • Buzzing sirens
  • Lip Slur #4
  • Eb Major Scale and Arpeggio
  • Eb Chromatic Scale
  • Eb Remington
  • Eb Continuous Remington
  • Eb Clarke Study
  • Eb Thirds
  • Eb Major Module Mystery Song

F Major Scale Module

  • F Major Scale Module Packet - PRINT FIRST!
  • SUPPORT breathing warm-up
  • Buzzing sirens
  • Lip Slur #5
  • F Major Scale and Arpeggio
  • F Chromatic Scale
  • F Remington
  • F Continuous Remington
  • F Clarke Study
  • F Thirds
  • F Major Scale Module Mystery Song