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Super slowly but with decisive crisp fingers. Slurred in groups of 2 Slur 3, staccato 1. Play it in the rhythm of Gangnam style (or substitute another song!) Crescendo ascending, diminuendo descending Accelerando throughout Accelerando ascending, Dim descending Swung quavers slur in 2's tonguing ON beats Swung quavers, slur in 2's tonguing OFF beats In odd metres; 5, or 7 stressing beat 1. As a duet with a friend; one starts at the top, the other the bottom. As a duet, one starts at the top (slur 2 T 2), the other the bottom (T2 slur 2) In the rhythm of 'Happy birthday to you'. Loop the scale until done! Crotchet, crotchet, 4 quavers rhythm 2 quavers, 3 triplet quavers rhythm; "chips and sau-sa-ges" Fingers ONLY, no blowing! Listen to neat finger swaps In thirds; start note (tonic), up 2, down 1 etc. Semibreve notes alternating vibrato 8 vibs per note As quavers but on the off beats; the & beats! 1&2&3&4 In the rhythm of Chim Chimenee (or substitute song) Naming the notes up and down 3 times, each faster than the previous! Play using any alternative note fingerings you can think of Super staccato! In the rhythm of The Entertainer Crescendo from air only pppp to ffff! in patterns; notes 1,3,5 then repeat on next degree of scale etc In patterns; notes 1,4,5 then repeat on next degree of scale etc 4 semiquavers on each note Double tongued (4) semiquavers on each note Alternate forte and piano notes In ascending 7ths; 1,3,5,7 & repeat and all degrees of the scale Play as if in 5/8 time, accenting the first of every 5 notes As a duet; one starts at bottom, one at top; in triplet groupings Minim, crotchet rhythm waltz time (repeat this in a loop) Repeat the scale whilst a 'friend' shouts new keys out. Add #'s or b's as needed! A different dynamic on each note; pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff. Repeat. Pattern; notes 1,5,4,3 then repeat on next degree of scale etc Make up a 1 bar rhythm in 4/4 on each note. No 2 bars can be the same! Play the major and minor scales that have the same key signature Play the major & minor scales that START on the same note. As a duet; pass the parcel; 2, 3, or 4 notes each. Keep it flowing! Play the tonic (note 1) then as many octaves of that note. repeat on other degrees Play the scale up and down 3 times. Each time should be faster than the previous! Get fruity! In swing quaver feel; Pine- a -pple, ba-na,na etc Arpeggio duet; one starts at the top the other at the bottom Play one octave of your scale up & down; each note should have a different articulation or dynamic Play it in 7/8 time! 2 crotchets, 3 quavers feel Go Tango!; dotted crotchet, dotted crotchet, crotchet Play only the tonic, then any #'s or b's leave out 'normal' notes

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Super slowly but with decisive crisp fingers. Slurred in groups of 2 Slur 3, staccato 1. Play it in the rhythm of Gangnam style

(or substitute another song!)Crescendo ascending,

diminuendo descending

Accelerando throughout Accelerando ascending,Dim descending

Swung quavers slur in 2's tonguing ON beats

Swung quavers, slur in 2's tonguing OFF beats In odd metres; 5, or 7 stressing beat 1.

As a duet with a friend; one starts at the top, the other the bottom.

As a duet, one starts at the top (slur 2 T 2), the other the bottom (T2 slur 2)

In the rhythm of 'Happy birthday to you'. Loop the scale until done! Crotchet, crotchet, 4 quavers rhythm 2 quavers, 3 triplet quavers rhythm;

"chips and sau-sa-ges"

Fingers ONLY, no blowing! Listen to neat finger swaps In thirds; start note (tonic), up 2, down 1 etc. Semibreve notes

alternating vibrato 8 vibs per note As quavers but on the off beats; the & beats!

1&2&3&4In the rhythm of Chim Chimenee (or

substitute song)

Naming the notes up and down 3 times, each faster than the previous!

Play using any alternative note fingerings you can think of Super staccato! In the rhythm

of The Entertainer Crescendo from air only pppp to ffff!

in patterns; notes 1,3,5 then repeat on next degree of scale etc

In patterns; notes 1,4,5 then repeat on next degree of scale etc 4 semiquavers on each note Double tongued (4) semiquavers on each

note Alternate forte and piano notes

In ascending 7ths; 1,3,5,7 & repeat and all degrees of the scale

Play as if in 5/8 time, accenting the first of every 5 notes

As a duet; one starts at bottom, one at top; in triplet groupings

Minim, crotchet rhythm waltz time (repeat this in a loop)

Repeat the scale whilst a 'friend' shouts new keys out. Add #'s or b's as needed!

A different dynamic on each note; pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff. Repeat.

Pattern; notes 1,5,4,3 then repeat on next degree of scale etc

Make up a 1 bar rhythm in 4/4 on each note. No 2 bars can be the same!

Play the major and minor scales that have the same key signature

Play the major & minor scales that START on the same note.

As a duet; pass the parcel; 2, 3, or 4 notes each. Keep it flowing!

Play the tonic (note 1) then as many octaves of that note. repeat on other degrees

Play the scale up and down 3 times. Each time should be faster than the previous!

Get fruity! In swing quaver feel; Pine- a -pple, ba-na,na etc

Arpeggio duet; one starts at the top the other at the bottom

Play one octave of your scale up & down; each note should have a different articulation

or dynamicPlay it in 7/8 time!

2 crotchets, 3 quavers feelGo Tango!; dotted crotchet, dotted crotchet,

crotchetPlay only the tonic, then any #'s or b's leave

out 'normal' notes