Long Tone Meditations

Trumpeter, composer, author, recording artist and educator Richard Boulger — protegé of Freddie Hubbard and Donald Byrd — has created a new approach to playing Long Tones for all instrumentalists and vocalists. You will be playing or singing a single, fixed pitch (F concert) for over 20 minutes, along with 72 different chords. This play-along method will help you dramatically develop your endurance, harmonic understanding, and chordal awareness. Whether you are just starting out or have been playing for years, Richard Boulger's Long Tone Meditations will help you become a better instrumentalist and musician. The PDF Guidebook includes music for Concert, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef instruments, as well as a link to the play-along recording download. “A really interesting concept for a play-along book relating a single melody note to many, many different chords... this will definitely help build up both your embouchure and your ears!” — Randy Brecker Multi Grammy Award Winner and world-renowned Trumpeter and Recording Artist“A great addition to anyone’s daily practice routine.”— Alex Foster Saxophonist NBC's "Saturday Night Live" Band, Musical Director of "The Mingus Big Band" Read more