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Practice Pages for Our First Dance

Long Tones
  
 

   


  

Articulation

Bar 1 The scoop in front of the note is a bend up & should be played like the following bar

 
This can be played either by playing the C or bending up with the lip

      
2
  
   
 

The arc above the notes is a slur. No break bewteen notes

Bar 2

The squiggle above the note is a turn & should be played like the following bar


   
4

  
   

Bar 21 The arc after the note is a fall off, or bend down

6
      
   
3
Bar 26
The small C in front of the B is a grace note & should be played like the following bar

   3 
          
3
7 3 3
 
       


Bar 31 The squiggle is a glissando & played like the following bar

 F(#11¨13)
9
  
            
  
Bar 45

 

 
11 

      

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Scales
A Major Scale
           
13
    
   

A Major Scale in Triplets

                3 
15

    
3 3 3 3
3
A Major Scale Triplet Exercise

                                 
17 3

  
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


             
19 3
      
3 3 3 3 3


A Major Pentatonic Scale (same as the F# minor pentatonic)
      
21
  
    

A Blues Pentatonic Scale

        
23

      

A Minor Pentatonic Scale (same as the C major pentatonic)


         
25

    

A Minor Blues Pentatonic Scale


           
27

    

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Licks
Lick #1


29 3 3 3
 

       
Lick #2

   
               
30

      

   
(continue through cycle of 5ths)
32
        
     

           
Lick #3

           
33


Lick #4

                 
35
 
      
3 3 3 3 3

Lick #5

           
37
 3
         
3 3
3

 
Lick #6

        
39
       
       

    

Lick #7

      
      
41

        



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