Something of an impromptu, mid-week Exercise of the Week for you, here, as I try to get back on track making videos. This is the flexibility routine I’ve using everyday recently, as I’m in a rebuilding phase, as we start to come out of the COVID-19 shutdown in NYC. Download the PDF of “My Daily…

Download the PDF of “Off-Beat Phrases” In this video, Bryan Davis shares a sequence of off-beat phrases to help you practice playing phrases that begin after a quaver/eighth note rest in time, without dragging the rest of the line. A useful ensemble skill to work on before we can get back to playing music together…

Download the PDF of “Mixolydian + Approach Notes” In this video, Bryan Davis shares an interesting scale drill, combining the Mixolydian (Dominant 7th) scale with Chromatic and Diatonic Approach Notes. Whether that means anything to you or not, this is a challenging pattern to get under your fingers! Join in our #practicechallenge on Instagram and…

Download the PDF of “Twisted Flexibilities #6” In this video, Bryan Davis shares another set of Twisted Flexibilities, and some tips for getting your flexibility working more efficiently! Join in our #practicechallenge on Instagram and Facebook – video yourself playing a line from this exercise, tag @airflowmusicnyc and use the hashtag #EOTW59. We’ll repost your…

Download the PDF of “Expanding Intervals #2” In this video, Bryan Davis shares another set of Expanding Intervals – great for working on your fingers and your flexibility! The goal is to play smoothly and softly at an even tempo. Start out as slowly as necessary to achieve this. With practice, try and develop enough…

Download the PDF of “Twisted Technical Study #2D” In this video, Bryan Davis shares an exercise excerpted from his latest book, “Twisted Technical Studies”. These are odd-meter variations on Herbert L. Clarke’s 2nd Technical Study. The exercise shared here is Study 2D – a descending variation based on the Diminished Scale! Buy “Twisted Technical Studies”…

Download the PDF of “Bendy Phrases #1” In this video, Bryan Davis shares a somewhat “next-level” note-bending exercise. We’re not just bending notes, but entire phrases! Check out the previous “Bendy Scale Fragments #1 for Trumpet – Exercise of the Week #6” More Note-Bending: N for Note-Bending EOTW016 EOTW027 EOTW028 Join in our #practicechallenge on…