Module 30: The Master Routine
The 60-Minute Pyramid
How do professionals practice? They use a structure. Don't noodle. Build your house daily.
- Sound (15m): Long tones, flow studies. (Foundation)
- Flexible (15m): Lip slurs, range work. (Walls)
- Fingers (15m): Scales, technical etudes. (Plumbing)
- Music (15m): Solos, excerpts, improvisation. (Decoration)
Herbert L. Clarke's Technical Studies
The 'Bible' of finger dexterity. Study #2 is the most famous. Play it softly, in one breath. It is not about speed; it is about efficiency. If you can play it soft and smooth, speed happens automatically.
The Arban Book
Jean-Baptiste Arban's method book is 5 pounds of suffering. It contains everything: multiple tongueing, ornaments, intervals. You will never 'finish' this book. You just revisit it for life.
The Practice Journal
You cannot improve what you do not measure. Keep a log.
Date: Oct 12. Clarke Study #2. Tempo: 104bpm. Failed at bar 12. Goal for tomorrow: 108bpm.
This is the secret to getting better. Consistency + Tracking.
