The Trombonists Handbook

The Trombone Player's Handbook: From Beginner to Advanced Techniques" is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to improve their skills on the Trombone. This comprehensive book covers everything from the history and anatomy of the Trombone, choosing and maintaining a Trombone, and basic, intermediate, and advanced playing techniques. With in-depth explanations and clear illustrations, readers will learn proper posture and breathing, how to hold the instrument, produce a sound, and master tonguing, articulation, dynamics, expression, and more. The book also includes tips for solo and ensemble performance, different styles and repertoire, recording and performance technology, and career and professional development for Trombone players. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, this book has everything you need to take your Trombone playing to the next level.

First Published in 1988. Though many standard musicological reference works document the use of the trombone from its beginning in the middle of the seventeenth century, and then from Mozart to the present, few deal with the intervening years. This book reproduces the texts from two dozen treatises, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias, along with English translations, published between 1697 and 1811. It provides an overview of the use of the trombone during that time in America and seven European countries and examines its use in choral music, opera, symphonic music and military music.

A History of the Trombone, the first title in the new series American Wind Band, is a comprehensive account of the development of the trombone from its initial form as a 14th-century Medieval trumpet to its alterations in the 15th century; from its marginalized use in a particular Renaissance ensemble to its acceptance in various kinds of artistic and popular music in the 19th and 20th centuries. David M. Guion accesses new and important primary source materials to present the full sweep of the instrument's history, placing particular emphasis on the people who played the instrument, the music they performed, and the relevant cultural contexts. After a general overview, the material is presented in two main sections: the first traces the development of the trombone itself and examines the literature written about it, and the second investigates the history of performance on the instrument--the ensembles it participated in, the occasions in which it took part, the people who played it, and the social, intellectual, political, economic, and technological forces that impinged on that history. Guion analyzes the trombone's place in countries all over the world and in many styles of music, such as art, opera, popular, and world music. An appendix of transcriptions of selected primary source documents, including translations, and a comprehensive bibliography round out this important reference. Fully illustrated with more than 80 images, A History of the Trombone appeals not just to trombonists but to students, scholars, and fans of all musical instruments.

The Full Range Studies for Trombone book is a complete step-by-step system that includes everything you need to develop and maintain your range, sound, endurance, and flexibility from Low E to Double High Bb ... and beyond! The Full Range Studies for Trombone book can be used by all trombone players, at any level of playing. Whether you''re a beginner, intermediate, advanced, comeback player, or professional - this book will be very valuable to you over the years to come.The "FRS" system consists of 18 studies. One study of the 18 should be played every other day on a rotation basis (1, 2, 3, 4...17, 18), and three times a week is recommended. You will do the complete rotation every 6 weeks. Don''t try to play all of the studies in one day, these are meant to build you up, not beat you up.Each study session will take you approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. If you rest correctly during the practice session, your embouchure should feel good, not beat up. If you feel beat up then you didn''t rest enough or you went too far in the study. Only goes as far in each study as you can without playing incorrectly. It does no good to practice incorrect habits. If you want to work on your pedal register, simply extend the exercises down into the lower octaves. A Few Things To Remember: - Be diligent in your practice, you will be rewarded for your discipline by following the routines in the 18 studies - using these studies in this step-by-step system will get you playing better, and much quicker, than a haphazard approach to practicing - Rest as much as you play and rest as much as you play within each practice session, you should still feel good at the end of each practice session - Always strive for a great sound on every note - Always play musically - don''t just play, make music - Slow and good is better than fast and bad - you will learn faster by practicing slowly, then speed up in small increments to improve your coordination to play faster and still sound good - Practice all of the articulations when indicated (S=Slur, T=Tongue, B=breath, etc.) - Use a metronome to help you improve your coordination as you speed things up - If you can''t reach some notes, give it three tries and then move on - they will come in time - Play with other people, whether it be duets, trios, quartets, quintets, band, orchestra, jazz ensemble, church services - get out there and rehearse, perform and make music with others - Each study is meant to be played once and then move to the next one on the next FRS practice day of the week (every other day, three days a week is fine). These are not technically hard, so you don''t have to "practice" them with repetition, so just move on to the next study in rotation. Just keep progressing step-by-step through the lessons - and start with Study 1 - When you get to the end of the 18 studies after 6 weeks, start at Study 1 again and continue through the studies to Study 18. Then once again go back to Study 1 and do the same, again and again for development and maintenance - As you advance in these studies, you can begin playing two phrases together without removing the mouthpiece and resting. Do the whole book this way (1-18 in rotation), then on the next time through the book do 3 phrases without removing the mouthpiece, and the next time through the book 4 times, etc. - always end your practice session feeling good so you can practice other things or perform later - Listen to great trombone players in all styles of music - this will help you know what a trombone is supposed to sound like so you can model your sound by emulating the best players around - Have fun!! If you have any questions, feel comfortable in contacting me at my email address that is on the bottom of each webpage at our website. Go for it and have a great time! Mark Hendricks - MPHmusic.com

170 Studies for Trombone written by Jaroslav Cimera is a logical second volume to the famous Cimera-Hovey Method for Trombone or any other good instruction book.

Edward Kleinhammer, author of The Art of Trombone Playing, joined the Civic Orchestra, the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony, in 1940. After two years he was accepted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he remained for his entire career until he retired in 1985. He has played under every Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor, covering from Frederick Stock to Sir Georg Solti. In 1986 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the International Trombone Association. While Kleinhammer states that his book "is written for the student who has no teacher available or for the teacher seeking more fundamental knowledge of the field of trombone playing," he emphasizes that it is also "for the trombonist (in any stage of proficiency) who is always a student."