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Trombone lesson: warm up and play music (sort of) at the same time
Playing scale patterns in all keys as a trombone warm up will make you think while playing. Why not improve your chops...
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Trombone lesson: large intervals
Bouncing ‘bone and large leaps Being able to switch registers rapidly and with ease, is a key to a...
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Trombone embouchure trade secret
Don’t blow at your trombone (it doesn’t like that) This is the trombone embouchure article I wish I had...
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Trombone mouthpiece holiday exercise
Holiday season is here, and in my case that means a healthy break from my dear friend mr. Small...
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Trombone lesson: Extend your range on mouthpiece
Recently I had one of those days where embouchure felt a bit off. I played this mouthpiece exercise and...
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Trombone lesson: Doodle Pentatonics
Pentatonic April – part II This is the second pentatonic exercise in a series of two, read the first part...
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Trombone lesson: Pentatonic scale flexibility
Trombone lesson: Pentatonic scale flexibility I like pentatonic scales. They tend to fit the trombone quite well and are...
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Trombone lesson: slow air
This brass breathing tip is almost self explanatory. It is about the sensation of letting the air pass tour lips...
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Brass breathing: simple air exercise
Forget about embouchure, strength, flexibility and scales, if you don’t get the breathing in place, nothing else does´t matter....