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Practice Challenges from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band

29 Aug

The U.S. Marine Band has a TON of resources that can help music educators and they are FREE! Their latest resource is a set of 12 practice challenges that offer musicians an opportunity to improve specific skills in fun and creative ways.

All 12 challenges can be found by clicking this link. Or you can click on an individual challenge below to take you to that specific video.

  1. Record Yourself Playing
  2. Long Tones
  3. Sing A Melody
  4. Find Your Balance
  5. Train Your Inner Pulse
  6. Chromatic Bursts
  7. Slow Down & Change Rhythms for Faster Passages
  8. Practice Opposites
  9. Sight Reading
  10. Play Along- Focus on Matching Style
  11. Play Along- Focus on Rhythm
  12. Play for a Live Audience

More resources can be found at the Marine Band Website or by following their social media pages:

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