For this Exercise of the Week, Bryan Davis presents the “4 Bar Developed Scale” drill. Based on the static tonguing exercise, the “5 Bar Exercise”, this takes the rhythmic pattern and applies it to a simple developed scale pattern. There are 2 versions included – the same rhythmic pattern as the 5 Bar Exercise, then…

For this Exercise of the Week, Bryan Davis presents his version of a drill commonly known as Target Practice, which is used to develop accuracy in playing pitches and rhythms. This exercise can and should be practiced outside of the notated range and rhythmic patterns – they are intended purely as a template. Download the…

For this Exercise of the Week, Bryan Davis presents a set of exercises he’s been using lately to level up his own flexibility practice, by adding half step note bends into traditional lip slurs. This is a short set, just between the 2nd and 3rd partials, but the principle could be applied to any group…