Fanfare Band

30 Original Chorales and Warm-ups

Grade 2.5 | 17 Mins

30 Original Chorales and Warm-Ups have been designed to develop the more important aspects of band playing by providing material that can be used at the start of a rehearsal to test balance, dynamics, tuning, flexibility and articulation. Band directors are encouraged to adapt them to suit their own band by focussing on specific musical challenges which may need to be addressed.

 Dynamics and tempo indications are not given and should be chosen by the band director as is deemed appropriate. For example, No 15 can be used for ‘long note’ practice to develop tone and stamina by adding a crescendo and diminuendo to each note at a suitably slow tempo.

 CHORALES

All the chorales are strictly four-part, distributed as follows:-

Soprano: Soprano Sax, 1st Alto Sax, Eb Cornet, 1st Flugel Horn, 1st Trumpet, Mallet Percussion

Alto: 2nd Alto Sax, 2nd Flugel Horn, 1st Horn, 2nd Trumpet

Tenor: Tenor Sax, 2nd Horn, 1st Trombone, Baritone

Bass: Baritone Sax, 2nd Trombone, Euphonium, Eb Tuba, Bb Tuba

 As can be seen from the above, saxophone and brass sections are harmonically complete, allowing these exercises to be used for bands with less-than-full instrumentation or sectional practice.

 WARM-UPS

The warm-ups are intended to develop:-

Balance, intonation, ensemble and interval awareness (1, 2, 3, 13, 14, 15)

Articulation and ensemble (20, 21, 22)

Flexibility (23, 24, 25)

New keys and time signatures (27, 28, 29, 30)