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This is a routine Chris Gekker put together using exercises from Max Schlossberg’s  Daily Drills and Technical Studies.  The routine is broken into three sections (A,B and C) to help give players a variety of options.

Chris Gekker’s, “Schlossberg Routine”

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Routine “A”

1. pg. 3, # 9 quarter note =40
2. pg. 4, # 17 half note =60
3. pg. 6, # 25 quarter note =96 to 120 (tongued)
4. pg. 8, # 32 quarter note =60
5. pg. 23, # 72 quarter note =80
6. pg. 44, # 116 quarter note =96
7. pg. 44, # 117 quarter note =96

Routine “B”

1. pg. 3, # 10 quarter note =40
2. pg. 5, # 18 quarter note =80
3. pg. 8, # 30 quarter note =60
4. pg. 19-20, # 63 eighth note =120 (tongued or slurred)
5. pg. 24, # 76 quarter note =60
6. pg. 31, # 93 quarter note =80 (tongued or slurred)
7. pg. 44, # 118 quarter note =96

Routine “C”

1. pg. 3, # 13 quarter note =40
2. pg. 5, # 20 half note =60
3. pg. 20, # 64 quarter note =60
4. pg. 25, # 78 eighth note =96
5. pg. 35, # 99 quarter note =80
6. pg. 36, # 100 quarter note =80
7. pg. 45, # 119 quarter note =96