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Proficiency Level #5 Playing Test Trumpet General Information: When you have practiced the following exercises enough to want to try to pass them, make arrangements to have your teacher hear them. Part 1- Scales: Play the C, F, B‐flat, E‐flat, and A‐flat CONCERT major scales up and down from memory in 16 th notes. The chromatic should be played from memory from A3 to A5 in 16 th notes. Be consistent with your articulation. Part 2- Long Tones: Be able to play any of the above chromatic notes for at least 10 seconds. You should begin each note pianissimo crescendo to fortissimo (reaching that point between the fifth and sixth seconds), then diminishing back down to pianissimo. There should be no wavering of pitch or major changes in tone quality during the crescendo – diminuendo. Part 3: Be able to play each note of the E‐flat CONCERT scale using the tonguing pattern indicated below for every note of the scale (same as level four, but faster). The speed of this exercise must be at least =132 Part 4: Be able to play the attached exercises and etude on the following page perfectly at the tempo indicated for each.

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Page 1: Proficiency Level #5 Playing Test Trumpet General

Proficiency Level #5 Playing Test 

Trumpet  General Information: When you have practiced the following exercises enough to 

want to try to pass them, make arrangements to have your teacher hear them. 

 Part 1­ Scales: Play the C, F, B‐flat, E‐flat, and A‐flat CONCERT major scales up and 

down from memory in 16th notes. The chromatic should be played from memory from A3 to A5 in 16th notes. Be consistent with your articulation. 

 Part 2­ Long Tones: Be able to play any of the above chromatic notes for at least 10 

seconds. You should begin each note pianissimo crescendo to fortissimo (reaching that point between the fifth and sixth seconds), then diminishing back down to pianissimo. There should be no wavering of pitch or major changes in tone quality during the crescendo – diminuendo. 

 Part 3: Be able to play each note of the E‐flat CONCERT scale using the tonguing 

pattern indicated below for every note of the scale (same as level four, but faster). The speed of this exercise must be at least ♩=132 

 

  Part 4: Be able to play the attached exercises and etude on the following page 

perfectly at the tempo indicated for each. 

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