Recipes

Much like learning to cook using old family recipes that have been passed down with no precise measurements instructing to add a pinch of this and a dash of that, trombone playing involves as much art as it does proper technique. With most instruments, there are specific and precise ways to make a note’s sound. On a trombone, in addition to mastering blowing and changing lip positions to get the desired sounds, there are seven positions on the instrument’s slide. However, hitting the right note and creating the pitch you want is often more of a matter of feel, which makes it challenging to teach a beginner how to play and often leaves long-time players frustrated or wanting to give up.