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The Mellophone Boot Camp/The Mellophone Boot Camp: Full Course Package
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The Mellophone Boot Camp: Full Course Package

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  • 89 Lessons

The Mellophone Boot Camp is the ONLY self-paced digital course created for beginner mellophone students that guides them to THRIVE in their first marching band season. The Mellophone Boot Camp includes a full digital course with 80+ ON DEMAND video lessons. Students will complete the digital course with a strong foundation in mellophone technique, with practicing skills taking them far beyond the marching season.
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Contents

Getting Started with The Mellophone Bootcamp

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

Posture and Breathing

Upper body posture when you're sitting AND standing
How to hold the mellophone
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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 exercise
Embouchure conditioning - the bubble exercise

Instrument Care

How to remove water from your mellophone
How to oil your valves
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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