Hans Zimmer

German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood’s most innovative musical talents‚ having first enjoyed success in the world of pop music as a member of The Buggles. The group’s single Video Killed the Radio Star became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to be aired on MTV.

Zimmer entered the world of film music in London during a long collaboration with famed composer and mentor Stanley Myers‚ which included the film My Beautiful Laundrette. He soon began work on several successful solo projects‚ including the critically acclaimed A World Apart‚ and during these years Zimmer pioneered the use of combining old and new musical technologies. Today‚ this work has earned him the reputation of being the father of integrating the electronic musical world with traditional orchestral arrangements. 

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"Discombobulate" by Hans Zimmer

Warming Up

A good warm up routine will help you get set up for the day and get rid of mistakes caused by slow fingers, lips that aren’t ready for big jumps and poor intonation, as well as many other benefits.

No matter what your level of playing, you can have a warm up routine.  And, your routine will change as you improve and increase your practice time.

Here is an example of a ten minute warm-up session

1. Tone exercises – Long tones, with a tuner (3 minutes)
2. Scales (2 minutes)
3. Tonguing (2 minutes) 
4. Lesson Specific (3 minutes) spend this time on something that you are working on in your lesson – dynamics, vibrato, breathing, improv and ear training.

Before you start practicing your music for the day, take a minute to stretch, and warm up your body to get ready to play.  This will help prevent injury and give you a chance to mentally prepare for the work ahead.