The Intermediate Trombonist

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1 Brad Edwards ree samle ages rom The ntermediate Trombonist Building Blocks or Tone and Technique 2018, Brad Edwards, All rights reserved ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

2 oreword My students and love beginning a new lesson book. t s a adventure similar to beginning a new school year. Starting The ntermediate Trombonist means that you re in a very secial lace in your trombone laying. No longer a beginner, you are ready to make a big jum orward in your skills and musical understanding. You ll love getting better! There s a lot about The ntermediate Trombonist that teachers will love, also. This book like all o Brad Edwards books is well organized and logical. New inormation is resented in an aroriate order with excellent instructions. Lesson lans will hel you know exactly how to organize the exercises throughout the book into 40 rogressive lessons. Many older intermediate books written beore any o us were born contain instructions that are outdated. ortunately, not so with Dr. Edwards book. Also, unlike many older methods, The ntermediate Trombonist includes exercises that are tuneul and interesting. The ntermediate Trombonist along with an excellent instructor, a metronome, a tuner, and a way to record yoursel will be a erect way to move your trombone laying orward to an exciting new level. oe Dixon San Antonio, Texas oe Dixon is a nationally recognized trombone clinician and a reciient o the 2018 oundation Award rom The oundation or Music Education. Acknowledgements would like to thank the eole who generously gave o their time and exertise to rovide inut on early versions o this book. Although have a ew younger students, wanted to have some extra airs o eyes rom other teachers to make sure wasn t going o course. To that end, my heartelt thanks go to Sean Reusch, Brian Conklin, Rebecca ord, Linda Landis and oe Dixon or their suggestions. Thank you also to ulia Broome-Robinson or her roo-reading eorts and thoughtul inut. Great credit goes to my wie, Martha. n act, this book was her idea! She is so atient being a book widow during these time-consuming obsessions; or this am truly grateul. The hoto credit goes to my daughter, Amelia. The sunset icture was taken in the summer o 2016 along the Oregon coastline; a beautiul day! ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

3 About This Book The ntermediate Trombonist is designed to ill a void that exists between beginning books and more advanced materials. Duet arts or 100 o these etudes are available searately rom TromboneZone.org. Daily 6-Minute Warm- Mouthiece buzzing, tone and ositions, li slurs, rhythmic articulation. Part One: Li Slurs (20 exercises) Li slurs are essential to embouchure develoment as well as overall technique. This sequence hels students rogress smoothly rom easy slurs to more advanced material. Part Two: Pattern-Building (40 exercises) This section exlains such undamentals o music theory as hal stes and whole stes in addition to roviding scale ractice. Many exercises resent the same atterns in both amiliar and oreign keys. Part Three: Lyrical Legato (40 etudes, duet arts available) These little etudes hel students develo a smooth, singing style. Extra exercises go into detail concerning the use o the legato tongue and natural slurs. Part our: aried Articulation (40 etudes, duet arts available) These rovide ractice with some subtleties o articulation including accent, staccato, tenuto, and mixing in legato tonguing as well as natural slurs. Part ive: Simle Tunes in Multile Keys (20 tunes, duet arts available) These enjoyable little melodies resented in dierent keys hel students develo key sense : that ability to think beyond slide ositions to an understanding o how to transose interval content into a oreign key. Aendices #1: The Overtone Series and ntonation #2: Develoing the High Range #: ntroducing the Tenor Cle #4: Working with the -attachment #5: More About Tuning #6: 22 Tis to Get Better #7: 10 Practice Tricks that Work This book cannot relace a rivate instructor. ind a good teacher and aroach your lessons with a teachable sirit! ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

4 Table o Contents Daily 6-Minute Warm Part One: Li Slurs... 7 Part Two: Pattern-Building... 2 Part Three: Lyrical Legato... 4 Part our: aried Articulation Part ive: Simle Tunes in Multile Keys Aendix 1: The Overtone Series and Tuning Aendix 2: Develoing the High Range Aendix : ntroducing the Tenor Cle Aendix 4: Working with the -attachment Aendix 5: More About Tuning Aendix 6: 22 Tis to Get Better Aendix 7: 10 Practice Tricks that Work Details Pattern-Building Hal stes (H) and whole stes (W)... 2 Major scales and tetrachords... 2 Accidentals Whole stes above Hal stes below Whole stes above and hal stes below Extra ractice with slide accuracy Tetrachords (using accidentals) liing key signatures with tetrachords More ractice with slide accuracy... 0 liing key signatures with "5+1" atterns... 1 One-octave major scales with melodic variations... 4 The dierent orms o the minor scale... 8 liing key signatures with minor scales... 9 ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

5 Lyrical Legato Mini-Exercise: Blowing Air, then Buzzing on the Mouthiece... 4 Mini-Exercise: Constant Air and Precise Slide Timing in Legato Natural slurs Mixing legato tongue and natural slurs Tuning the 6th artial Mini-Exercise: D in Alternate 4th Position Mini-Exercise: sing Quick Glisses to mrove Legato Two ieces in A-lat major Mini-Exercise: 6/8 "in 6" Three ieces in G major Two ieces with some syncoation Mini-Exercise: Cut Time Two ieces in cut time What 5/4 time! Two ieces in D major ntroducing grace notes Two ieces in A major Mini-Exercise: 6/8 "n 2" Two ieces using 6/8 n our ieces in minor keys Exloring a ew higher notes aried Articulation Mini-Exercise: Blowing and Playing Mini-Exercise: Accents Mini-Exercise: Staccato and Tenuto Mini-Exercise: ncluding Natural Slurs Mini-Exercise: ncluding Legato Tonguing Mini-Exercise: ncluding Natural Slurs and Legato Tonguing Mini-Exercise: Trilet Slur Grouing Mini-Exercise: Some Basic 16th-Note Rhythms Mini-Exercise: Some Dotted 16th-Note Rhythms Mini-Exercise: Syncoation Mini-Exercise: Syncoation in /4 Time What /2 time! Two ieces in D major... 8 Two ieces in A major Mini-Exercise: 6/8 layed "n 2" What 9/8 time! Mini-Exercise: Dotted Rhythms in 6/8 Time Mini-Exercise: Sextulets Three ieces in odd meters What Changing time signatures! Exloring a ew higher notes... 9 Simle Tunes Mini-Exercise: "D.C. al ine" ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

6 Plan o Study nit Li Slurs Pattern- Building Lyrical Legato aried Articulation Simle Tunes 1 #1 #1 Whole stes above #1 B-lat (Blowing/Buzzing) #1 E-lat / (Blow/Play) #1a Come Thou (E-lat) 2 #1 #2 Hal stes below #2 /B-lat (Slide Timing) #2 E-lat (Accents) #1b Come Thou () #2 # Whole / Hal Stes # E-lat/B-lat (Natural Slurs) # B-lat (Tenuto/Staccato) #2a Old Paint (E-lat) 4 #2 #4 Whole / Hal Stes #4 /B-lat (Legato Tongue/ Natural Slurs) #4 (Mixing in natural slurs) #2b Old Paint (D) 5 # #5 Slide accuracy #5 E-lat (Legato tongue/ Natural Slurs) #5 E-lat (ncluding legato tonguing) #a Ash Grove () 6 # #6 Tetrachords #6 (D in 4th) #6 (Natural slurs and legato tonguing) #b Ash Grove (G) 7 #4 #7 E-lat/E #7 C #7 C #4a Barbara Allen (E-lat) 8 #4 #8 /-shar #8 C #8 #4b Barbara Allen (D) 9 #5 #9 G/G-lat #9 C (trilets) #9 E-lat (Trilet slur grous) #5a Smokey (E-lat) 10 #5 #10 A-lat/A #10 A-lat #10 A-lat #5b Smokey (E) 11 #6 #11 B-lat/B #11 A-lat #11 C #6a Dreamer (E-lat) 12 #6 #12 D/D-lat #12 (6/8 in 6) #12 A-lat (16th notes) #6b Dreamer (D-lat) 1 #7 #1 C/C-lat #1 B-lat (6/8 in 6) #1 E-lat (16th notes) #7a Pat-Pan () 14 #7 #14 Slide accuracy #14 G #14 G (16th notes) #7b Pat-Pan (e) 15 #8 #15 E-lat/E #15 G #15 (Dotted 16ths) #8a Trumet Tune (A-lat) 16 #8 #16 /-shar #16 G (6/8 in 6) #16 G (Dotted 16ths) #8b Trumet Tune (G-lat) 17 #9 #17 G/G-lat #17 (Syncoation) #17 B-lat (Syncoation) #9a Gardens (C) 18 #9 #18 A-lat/A #18 E-lat (Syncoation) #18 G (Syncoation) #9b Gardens (D) 19 #10 #19 B-lat/B #19 A-lat/C (More 16th notes) #19 A-lat (Syncoation) #10a amaican () 20 #10 #20 C/C-lat #20 B-lat (Cut time) #20 C (Cut time) #10b amaican (E) ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

7 nit Li Slurs Pattern- Building Lyrical Legato aried Articulation Simle Tunes 21 #11 #21 C #21 E-lat (Cut time) #21 (2/2) #11a Rondeau (E-lat) 22 #11 #22 #22 (5/4 Time) #22 B-lat (/2) #11b Rondeau (D) 2 #12 #2 G #2 D #2 D #12a Stars and Stries (G) 24 #12 #24 B-lat #24 D (Grace notes) #24 D #12b Stars and Stries (A-lat) 25 #1 #25 D #25 A #25 A (6/8 v. /4) #1a Blue Bells (C) 26 #1 #26 E-lat #26 A #26 A (16ths) #1b Blue Bells (D-lat) 27 #14 #27 A #27 E-lat (6/8 in 2) #27 B-lat (6/8 in 2) #14a Dunderbeck (A-lat) 28 #14 #28 A-lat #28 (6/8 in 2) #28 E-lat (6/8 in 2) #14b Dunderbeck (G) 29 #15 #29 E #29 (16th notes) #29 E-lat (9/8) #15a Liberty Bell (C) 0 #15 #0 D-lat #0 G (16th notes) #0 G (16ths and syncoation) #15b Liberty Bell (D-lat) 1 #16 #1 B #1 G (6/8 in 6) #1 A-lat (16ths) #16a Annie Laurie (C) 2 #16 #2 G-lat #2 d minor #2 E-lat (6/8 dotted) #16b Annie Laurie (D) #17 # -shar # c minor # (Sextulets) #17a Endearing () 4 #17 #4 c/c-shar #4 minor #4 A-lat (6/8 dotted) #17b Endearing (E) 5 #18 #5 d/d-shar #5 a minor #5 A-lat (5/8) #18a Skye Boat (B-lat) 6 #18 #6 e/e-lat #6 G (u to G) #6 G (7/8) #18b Skye Boat (A) 7 #19 #7 /-shar #7 e minor (u to G) #7 C (changing time signatures) #19a Aida (C) 8 #19 #8 g/g-shar #8 A-lat (u to A-lat) 9 #20 #9 a/a-lat #9 minor (u to A-lat) #8 G (u to G) #19b Aida (D) #9 d (u to A) #20a Toreador s Song (G) 40 #20 #40 b-lat/b #40 B-lat (u to B-lat) #40 E-lat (u to B-lat) #20b Toreador s Song (A-lat) ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

8 7 Part One: Li Slurs Li slurs are vital! They hel you develo control over your embouchure (AHM-bo-sure). Go smoothly rom note to note with a steady stream o air. Changes in the osition o your lis should be NSDE the rim o the mouthiece. According to the lesson lan, each o these 20 slurs will be done across two units. se the slower temo during the irst unit and strive or the aster temo during the second. t's ine to choose slower or aster temos to it your ability. #1 q = 4 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 6th... you can't reach 7th osition, omit this. 7th... ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

9 1 Have you looked at Aendix 1, "The Overtone Series and Tuning" yet Maybe you should... While listening careully (and ossibly using a tuner), you need to make small osition adjustments on some notes to correct itch roblems on the trombone. The # symbol means 'bring in the slide' (to correct a note that is lat). The b symbol means 'extend the slide' (to correct a note that is shar). Don't overdo these corrections. Let your ear be your guide. # 6 b 6 6 Why aren't the itch corrections always marked in Because every instrument is a little dierent. Listen careully (maybe use a tuner) and make them a habit. #11 q = 6-76 # b 6 6th... b 5th... b b b b b b b b b b b 4th... b b b b b b b b b # # # b b b b b ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

10 2 Part Two: Pattern-Building Think o a scale as a attern o whole stes and hal stes. Get to know your instrument well enough that you can lay these atterns without having to write in numbers or slide ositions. Kee at it every day and you'll have a great understanding o your instrument! The exercises in this section DO NOT have temo markings. Choose a seed at which you can lay cleanly. Hal stes (H) and whole stes (W) Hal stes are the smallest interval. On trombone, this is oten a change o one slide osition. These are all hal stes: b 1 H 2 2 H 1 # 5 H 4 2 H b Sometimes, hal stes use slide ositions that aren't next to each other: 6 H 7 H b 1 2 H b 1 H n 4 H H 2 1 # 5 Two hal stes add u to a whole ste. These are all whole stes: W W b W # Major scales and tetrachords you think in terms o whole stes and hal stes, there is only ONE major scale: W-W-H-W-W-W-H. b W W H W W b W H b Every major scale is made u o the same two tetrachords (4-note grous): W-W-H b W W W Here's another examle (dierent notes, same intervals): W H W b W H b H W W H ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

11 28 liing key signatures with tetrachords Some key signatures are mirror images o each other. By 'liing' the key signature to its mirror image, the notes all change even though they are on the same lines and saces. E-lat major has lats (B b, E b, A b) and 4 naturals (, C, G, D). b b # b # # # E major has our shars ( #, C #, G #, D # ) and three naturals (B, E, A). Some alternate ositions are marked but more are ossible. Look or those close legato hal stes. E-lat Major and E Major b b b 4 #7 Ó # # # # Ó b b # b Ó # # # Ó b b # b. # # #. #8 Major and -shar Major b 4 # # # # # # # 5. # # b # # #. # Why is there a # in ront o the 5 Aendix 1 has the answer! b.. # # # # #. #. ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

12 One-octave major scales with melodic variations You can get extra ractice with these by liing the keys. or examle, the B-lat major examle could be layed in B major! 4 #21 C Major 4 Ó.. #22 Major b 4 Ó b b. #2 B-lat Major b b 4 Ó b b b 4 b 4. b b Ó ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

13 4 Part Three: Lyrical Legato There are duet arts available or these etudes. Check out TromboneZone.org or details. Legato Tonguing Trombonists ace a unique challenge with legato. While other instruments can simly ress keys or valves, we oten have to use a light legato tongue to revent a glissando (gliss) or smear between notes. n the exercises below, you will see a "d" indicating when this light legato tongue takes lace. Think o a little d, with lots o OH. Like this: doh-doh-doh. Mini-Exercise: Blowing Air, then Buzzing on the Mouthiece The "T" symbolizes a "toh." The "d" stands or a "doh" (legato tongue). a. ust blow air (no buzzing). se the back o your hand to eel a steady breeze. constant air... constant air... q = 88 T d d 4 4 d Ó T d d d d d d d d Ó b. q = 88 Buzz the mouthiece with steady air blowing against back o the hand. constant air... constant air... T d d 4 4 d Ó T d d d d d d d d Ó Moderato (q = 80) constant air... constant air... #1 T d d b b 4 4 d. T d d d d d d d d. b b. b b b b simile (kee going in the same way) b b.. ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

14 45 Natural slurs t isn't always necessary to legato tongue on trombone. Sometimes you can "jum tracks" rom one artial to another without tonguing. These are called natural slurs. ust kee the air moving as the slide changes ositions at the exact right moment. Andante (q = 72) # a. T constant air... b b b 4 b b b T constant air...,, simile, Andante (q = 72) T constant air... b. b 4 b P b b T constant air... simile, Mixing legato tongue and natural slurs #4a. Adagio (q = 6) T d d b 4 4 T d d # b, T d d d n P, T d d # T d d d, T d d, T T, T d d b T, 6, T, T P d d ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

15 59 Mini-Exercise: 6/8 "n 2" There are still six 8th notes in each measure but now the beat equals one dotted quarter note. (three 8th notes). These two examles look dierent but sound the same: a. b. q b b 2 = 4 76 q. = 76 b b 6. 8 b b 6 q. = 76 b n this next examle, each note is on the downbeat even they look dierent. This can be conusing at irst. What's dierent The length o the note. b b 6 b 8. P.. Two ieces using 6/8 "n 2" the meter conuses you, mark in a little vertical line over the beginning o each beat. sually, the words "n 2" aren't shown. #27 b b b. b b b Moderato (q. = 76) b b b... b b b b b b n cresc n ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

16 our ieces in minor keys #2 d minor Moderato (q = 84) b 4 4 P # n b j j # b c minor. >. >. >. # #.. >. n n # j j There are many oortunities to lay D in lat 4th osition with this next one. #. # Allegretto (q = 96) # b b b 4 >... n b b b b... >... > b b b n.. j π P b b b n. b n b b b # j. n. P. b b b 4 rit. n b # b j ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist 62

17 67 Part our: aried Articulation There are duet arts available or these etudes. Check out TromboneZone.org or details. Mini-Exercise: Blowing and Playing Short or long, loud or sot, high or low, be able to start notes the same way: with an immediate ull sound. Make sure the air starts moving right away so the lis can vibrate. Think toh, or thoh. Breathe in! ust air: Play: ust air: q = 60 toh toh toh b 4, Ó.,, toh toh toh,. Moderato (q = 80) b b b 4 #1a.. b b. b b b b b. b. b 4 4 Moderato (q = 80) b cresc. b , ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

18 Mini-Exercise: Some Basic 16th-Note Rhythms Here are rhythms written out irst with 8th notes, then with 16th notes. Notice the dierent temo markings. With that in mind, 'a' and 'b' will sound the same. a. q b b b b 4 = 120 w 76 b b b b w b. b b b b 2 q = 60 4 b b b b #12 b b b b 4 2 > Andante (q = 76) > > > > > b b b b > > > >. b b b b ƒ b b b b b b b b b b b b n n > > j > ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

19 Two ieces in A major 84 Two versions o this iece are given. They should sound the same. Allegretto # # # 4 (q = 108) P # # # # > > # - cresc. rit. # # #.... P Allegretto (e = 108) # # # 6 8 b. P # # #. #. >. #. > - cresc. # # #.. rit... P #25a. #26 Moderato (q = 80) # # # 2 4 # # # >. >. > # #. #. >. >. # # # >. cresc. ƒ ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

20 90 Mini-Exercise: Sextulets Sextulets are simly 6 notes er beat. Try racticing line 'a' irst at a temo o q= 156, then at a temo o h. = 52. The notes will go at the same seed. n the examle below, 'a' and 'b' will sound the same. a. q = 156 h. = 52 b 4 #. n. b. e = 156 q. = 52 b 8 6 #. n. # Moderato (q. = 52) b 6 8. >. > b... > > >. b # # # #. n.. j b. >. >. > > Allegretto (q. = 56) b b b b b b b b.... b b b b.. n. n b b b b. n #4 ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

21 95 Part ive: Simle Tunes in Multile Keys There are duet arts available or these etudes. Check out TromboneZone.org or details. Each tune aears in two keys (one more amiliar, one less amiliar). The Roman numerals above the melody are chord symbols which could be layed on iano. #1 Come Thou, Almighty King (Hymn tune) a. E-lat Major b b b 4 b b b İ. 7 b b b P b b b. cresc İ.. b. Major b 4 b İ. 7 b P b.. 7 cresc. 7. ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

22 107 #18 a. b b Skye Boat Song (Scottish) B-lat Major b b 6. 8 vi.... A Major # # # 6 8. b. vi # # # ii. #19 Triumhal March rom Aida (Giusei erdi) C Major 4 > >. a. >. >.. 7 ii >. >. D Major # # 4 > >. b. >. >. # # 7 > >. >... vi.. vi. İ. ine D.C. al ine.. İ. ine D.C. al ine... >. > > > 7 >. >.. >.. # #. >. >. > > > >. ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

23 Aendix : ntroducing the Tenor Cle Besides using this & and this, comosers sometimes use a movable C cle, B. Wherever that symbol is laced, the line assing through it is middle C. Dierent lacements change the cle's name. 116 All three o these notes are the same: middle C. Each measure sounds the same:, A, C, E. Tenor cle w B w B w Alto cle B n each case, 'a' will sound like 'b'. 4 #1a. B 4 b. #2a. b 4 4 b. B b 4 4 #a. b b 4 4 > > > B b b 4 b. > > > ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

24 125 ertical ntonation (with another note) Student # Tuning the Perect ith (u two cents, almost nothing) b b b b b b 4 4 Ó. Teacher. # # # # Ó. These notes are a Perect ith aart... # # # # b Ó. b b b b b b b Ó. b b b b b b # Ó.. # ree samle ages - The ntermediate Trombonist

25 Other Books by Brad Edwards Simly Singing or Winds (114 ages) A wellsring o simle melodies to sing, buzz, lay. Trombone Crat (169 ages) / Bass Trombone Crat (185 ages) A musical aroach to building tone and technique. Li Slurs (84 ages) n three sections: slow slurs, ast slurs and li slur melodies. Li Slur Melodies (12 ages) Lyrical melodies and duets, using just natural slurs. Patterns and Sniets (180 ages) A musical aroach to scales and areggios. Tuning Drone Melodies (14 ages) Music to be layed over tuning drones; or one or more instruments. ntroductory Studies in Tenor and Alto Cle (56 ages) A good irst cle book to recede the Blazhevich Cle Studies. Two Ways to Save! #1. Save at least 15% by ordering a book bundle! Tenor Trombone Bundle: Trombone Crat Patterns and Sniets (tenor trombone) Li Slur Melodies Simly Singing or Winds (medium bass cle) Bass Trombone Bundle: Bass Trombone Crat Patterns and Sniet (bass trombone) Li Slur Melodies Simly Singing or Winds (medium or low bass cle) #2. Save 20% on orders o ten books or more (Excluding Li Slurs and Cle Studies. Discount will be given as a artial reund.) All books are available through TromboneZone.org