1 (Cichowicz)Д«efore playing each measure as written, I would play the rhythmic pattern on one repeated note See example. Often a player will blow into the middle of a note, and then before changing to another, back off of the air, make the change, and then blow into the next note. As you begin to get into higher ranges, make sure to blow fast and thick air over the top of the slur. Then, I would slur two notes and tongue two notes, then slur two, tongue six, etc. Do not let individual notes get bumps, and above all else, never allow any inflection on individual notes.Д®ach exercise begins with a half step. He taught me that staccato tonguing can be an aural illusion. Neal Berntsen | Cichowicz Technique, reprinted from the International Trumpet Guild Magazine They were originally a creation of Vincent Cichowicz, one of the great trumpet players and teachers of the last century. Each exercise adds one beat of sixteenths to the pattern.ДЄ good illustration of this is the rain bird sprinkler at a golf course. They are perfect because they start in an easy register and slowly move outward, expanding not only in range but also in length.ДЄ string of sixteenth notes played with crisp articulation will sound like short notes, but the airflow trumet constant. I am sure it was obvious to Cichowicz that on bad days or even good ones I was inhibiting or restricting my air flow. Like so many players would clamp down or negatively compress the air not that all compression is bad, I have come to learn. Your airstream should resemble one long arch. These simple exercises are known and used by trumpet players all over the world. They may seem easy to play, however, doing them correctly takes lots of practice, but will really develop your sound and singing ability on the trumpet. I found this a great way to make the staccato illusion happen. Also, a much more in depth explanation from a friend and past teacher, Mark Dulin: My understanding is that Vince Chicowitz didnвЂ™t see the value in static fkow tones as stuies as those which had movement to them so he wrote out such an exercise. Vincent Chicowicz is a good name to check out.

Learn more about Vincent Cichowicz in the Encyclopedia of Trumpet Players.ДЄlso, a much more in depth explanation from a friend and past teacher, Mark Dulin: I would play scale patterns from the Williams scales book. Flow Studies by Vincent Cichowicz Trumpet Blog.

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