SUGGESTED SUGGESTED SUGGESTED SUGGESTED DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINEPRACTICE ROUTINEPRACTICE ROUTINEPRACTICE ROUTINE

Dr. Michael Duke

Session 1 MORNING (1 Hour)

Warm Up (10 15 minutes)

Technique (20 25 minutes) o Scales and arpeggios etc.

Studies/Etudes (20 30 minutes)

Session 2 AFTERNOON (1 Hour)

Warm Up (5 10 minutes)

Studies/Etudes (15 - 20 minutes)

Pieces/repertoire (30 40 minutes)

Session 3 EVENING (1 Hour)

Warm Up (5 minutes)

Pieces/repertoire (55 minutes)

Warm Ups can include (but are not limited to): o Long notes o Articulation o Vibrato o Support exercises

o Overtones o Flexibility exercises o Tuning exercises

Things to consider:

Where possible, take at least 1 hour between practice sessions. Rotate your reeds every 15 minutes this gives both your reeds and you a

break. This routine is a guide to help you maintain a balanced diet approach to

practice. There will be days when you have too many classes/ensembles rehearsals etc, so you will need to adjust the routine to suit.