Trombone Lessons: Fast Playing 

3 years? i have played for 8 years. i still need to watch these types of videos to refresh my memory.

Austin Franzen I have a really good teacher.

I've played trumpet for seven, and euphonium for one, and I watch these videos for trumpet still

Kautz lmao you can relax

Kautz okie dokie

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Depends on how fast (or slow) you're playing. You don't want to ever smear the note unintentionally, so you will want to play with that “jagged” slide movement. But if you're playing at a point where you can't stop the slide at every single position, then you're already playing with that “smooth,” unbroken motion. You end up naturally switching between the two.

+André van Haren I hear that the standard trombone is actually a B flat instrument, but it reads in concert pitch, especially when reading base clef. Is the part in the score in tremble clef or base? In the case of treble clef, you use the same trombone you would for base clef, but you read it similarly to as you would a trumpet. For example, any thing that is played open on the trumpet is played in first position on trombone, such as a C (concert Bb), G (concert F) etc. Similarly, second position corresponds to anything that is played with the second valve on trumpet, third position corresponds to first valve, fourth position with first and second together, fifth with second and third valve, sixth with first and third, and seventh with all valves pressed.

I'm still learning myself, but listen to as much great jazz as you can. Sing along with the solos. Improvising is half being able to play jazz and half knowing what that sounds like.

One good thing to remember is to derive your improv from the song you play it in. This keeps a recognizable theme throughout the solo (I'm assuming it's for soloing) while putting your own unique twist on it.

Great point!

It's actually a large bore tenor. It's the industry standard for classical music, while the tenor you're probably used to is the industry standard for jazz! #TMYK

oh ok, cool

Christopher Bill Have you played with any orchestral groups?If so which ones?I assume that your High School Phil is one of them.

+Jonny Shen I can do trumpet notes on my f trombone

+NerdzRKewl nice profile pic

YA CONN!