1% TRUMPETGUIDED PRACTICE WITH JESSE GARCIAPAPER + PLAY-ALONG
ONE FOCUSED EXERCISE

Pedal Tone Madness.
One note at a time.

Thirty-one descending arpeggios, each a half step lower, from written C to double pedal F♯. Choose a comfortable starting pattern and tempo. Play softly, take the recovery beats, and stop if playing hurts. You do not need to finish the ladder.

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31CHROMATIC PATTERNS
4/4STEADY TIME
12RECOVERY BEATS
8vbAFTER PEDAL C
THE PLAY-ALONG

Play. Breathe. Continue.

Play one pattern at a time. The piano sounds the matching concert pitches; the written score stays on screen.

CURRENT PATTERN

01 of 31

READY
First descending arpeggio: C5, G4, E4, C4, with fingerings and fermata
Press play when you’re ready.—
THE FULL LADDER

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THE PAPER VERSION

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The five-page score has note names above and fingerings below. Pedal C is written normally; 8vb starts with the next pattern.

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YOUR NEXT STEP, IF YOU WANT IT

One exercise is not your whole practice plan.

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