Tap quality, rhythmic integrity, and energy shifts, played with alternate sticking.
All Brass – Lip Slurs
Refer to Lip Slur Box Drill in your Audition Packet.
Visual – Brass Visual Box Drill
Rudy Ruiz explains the Box Drill portion of the brass audition.
All Brass – Goldman w/Stagger Breathing
This version demonstrates stagger breathing.
All Brass – Clarke E Flat Slurred
Refer to page 10 of the Brass Technique Manual.
Front Ensemble – Audition Packet (FREE!)
Offered at no cost! Audition materials for the Pacific Crest Front Ensemble.
Mallets – Singles
Playing through all 12 major keys while isolating one hand at a time.
Mallets – Scales
This exercise applies the major scales from “Singles” to an alternating hand exercise.