Trombone

What Trombonists Wish Composers Knew About the Trombone

In my forty-five years as an orchestral trombonist, I have seen many pieces from even well-known composers and arrangers that do not take the realities of playing the trombone into consideration when they write for our instrument. Here is a quick survey of what trombonists wish composers knew about the trombone. Slurring   Slurring is […]

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Trombonists: What Happens When You Don’t Clean Your Instrument

Trombonists, or really any wind instrumentalist, need to pay attention to their breathing health. Exercise, don’t smoke, and…clean your instrument out? What does that have to do with the health of your breathing? Maybe you don’t know about trombone player’s lung. Trombone player’s lung is a real thing. Among wind musicians, brass players, especially high

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