Meet the Trombone
Welcome to the Trombone! Orien Landus, a high school band teacher, will teach you how to open the case and put your trombone together.
Posture and holding the Trombone
How to sit, and hold the trombone.
How to Hold your Trombone to play
Holding the trombone correctly when you are playing will make it easier to do.
Proper breathing to play the trombone
Breathing in and out correctly will help you play the trombone to your best ability.
Mouthpiece Excercises
Try out these exercises to improve your sound and your range.
Articulation
"Ta", "Da" are common articulations or how you attack a note.
Short and Long Tones Articulation
This segment shows you how to use poor and great articulation to create good and bad buzzing to know good buzz/sound, and using sirens to expand range.
Congratulations! Are you ready to start playing? Please review these steps as needed so your learning experience stays positive. Learning the proper steps will make playing the trombone much more enjoyable. These lessons are only a few of the sequential lessons available through Connect Through Music. These affordable lessons are available to you individually or through your schools music program. Ask your teacher if the CTM lessons are available to you as a member of their program. More lesson information is available here.