What I've learned about the trombone
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What I've learned about the trombone
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Re: What I've learned about the trombone
#2"The trombone is the only brass instrument in a classical orchestra" is a statement that requires further support.
Re: What I've learned about the trombone
#3"The trombone is the only brass instrument in a classical orchestra" is a statement that requires further support.
It’s slightly confusingly phrased, but the full sentence is:
> The trombone is the only brass instrument in a classical orchestra […] where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide.
Which is correct.
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#4Everything I know about trombones I know from the game Trombone Champ.
It's a good game for every aspiring trobonist (or people just remotely interested in music-related video games)
Re: What I've learned about the trombone
#5"The trombone is the only brass instrument in a classical orchestra" is a statement that requires further support.
It’s slightly confusingly phrased, but the full sentence is: > The trombone is the only brass instrument in a classical orchestra […] where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide. Which is correct.
Oh, I read that as an independent statement, rather than one qualifying the first.
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#6This seems a decent introduction. The only thing mentioned that I wasn't really aware of is the effect of the tongue in addition to the lips on the embouchure of higher notes. Can anyone recommend some more info on that?
Re: What I've learned about the trombone
#7This seems a decent introduction. The only thing mentioned that I wasn't really aware of is the effect of the tongue in addition to the lips on the embouchure of higher notes. Can anyone recommend some more info on that?
The role of the tongue is heavily emphasized in modern brass pedagogy. Try Claude Gordon, Physical Approach to Elementary Brass Playing, 1977
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#8One of my favourite albums is Stuart Dempster's Underground Overlays From The Cistern Chapel.
A group of trombonists all playing in a giant underground water tank with incredibly long reverb.
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#9> But, how can a trombone ever be better than the piano when there’s so many variables? Well, unlike a piano, where each key produces a fixed pitch, a trombone lets me subtly adjust every note as I play.
Thanks, but I'll stick to my keyboard's pitch bend control.
The trombone's great expressiveness comes at a steep learning cost.
Re: What I've learned about the trombone
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s slightly confusingly phrased, but the full sentence is: > The trombone is the only brass instrument in a classical orchestra […] where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide. Which is correct.
Oh, I read that as an independent statement, rather than one qualifying the first.
You read "where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide" as an independent statement? What does that mean on its own?