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 Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:22 pm
Okay.
I play trombone.
I'm in 9th grade.
I'm sooooo not happy with my playing skills at this point.
...and I have to show Mr."You'll-never-be-as-good-as-me!" Zack that I can be better than him.
So!
I need your help!
How can I become a better trombonist.
Mainy focusing on a better sound and increased range [ especially lower octaves ].
What kind of practice-y-things can I do to do this =D
[ besides for buzzing... I do lots and lots of buzzing...Seriously..I keep an extra mouthpiece on me most of the time...bugs the s**t out of people ^_^ ]
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Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:04 pm
well i play trombone and i'm only in 8th grade, but my teacher is a HUGE player so he teaches us all these fun things we can do to excel in playing, and i will tell you some ;3
okies so, sometimes we have fast music and we can catch all the notes with the slide, but our mouths don't have enough time to adjust to the speed with just single tongueing, so we can use a wonderful thing called double tongueing. Double tongueing is when you play a note on the front of your tongue, then on the back. When you play it without the intrument is sounds like, "Tic-kah-tic-kah". So thats ONE tip.
Another thing we sometimes will put in a solo for Jazz or something is harmony notes. It is really hard but when you get it, it is super duper cool!!!! What you do is you play one note (let's say F) then you sing another note (like Bflat) if you do it right, you should have perfect harmony!!! This gets a lot of attention from band directors... 3nodding
One last trick that we do to warm up for trombone sectionals is we will start on F, then we will go to Bflat, then we will go down every note (a natural, aflat, g, gflat -or- fsharp, et cetera) then when we get to f, we go down to bflat, and repeat the pattern just going lower. But if your on a regular trombone (ie not bass) after you go to low F you have to fake (it won't sound right, but its not supposed to) the next octive then after your out of it just keep pushing yourself down further every time your practice. Then for high range, we start on middle Bflat, then go up half steps (b natural, c, csharp -or- dflat, d et cetera). Again push yourself at least 2 notes past what you usually go to.
Doing all of these practice-y-things can really improve your playing and remember, "Your always happier with your mouth open" xd
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:53 pm
hello! I'm an 11th grade tubist. Ever since I started high school, I've picked up a bunch of handy practicing tips. I'm glad you are eager to improve! (that's more than I can say for most of the people at my school...)
First of all, if you want a better sound, you might want to work on breathing. One thing you can do is empty all the air from your lungs. Then, breathe in for four (or eight) counts, taking in as much air as possible. Then take in more air in sips, until you feel like if you take in any more air your lungs will explode. Then bend side to side, and backward and forward. Then release the air for four (or eight) counts. Repeat.
This will stretch your lungs, enabling you to take in more air and play for whole phrases and such.
Also, singing. Sing your part with proper articulation, then play it. It improves articulation on pieces immensely. :]
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:37 pm
OMG! I now know what double tonguing is =D
Harmony is awesome...Know that stuffers
YAY PEDAL NOTES. I think Ill work with that.
Lung exercises are another thing I freak people out with.... Ill try the bendy stuff though.
Annnddd singing happens every day in band..McG is a bit of a singy person ;D
Thank you both!
** still open for suggestions **
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:26 pm
....Okay!
Now how can I train myself to play well when I'm nervous :[
I'm playing 5th chair and I'm better than everyone ahead of me ( not including Mr.Enzor/bossy-senior-pants )
all because I get so nervous D:
I got nervous infront of Mrs.Amedeo ><
I have issues D;
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:33 pm
ou should practice youre highest note then youer lowest to see the difference beetween how they sound. then do the notes in beetween
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:53 pm
Ok, I feel your pain with being nervous. That is a HUGE problem for me at contests. What I do in the band room for chair tests is play in front of my band director a lot. He understands so I play for him whenever I get a chance. Also, try playing in front of random people, and if you mess up, Be like "I improvised, didn't feel right without a touch of me!"
And I'm not a trombone player. I play trumpet. But a few days ago, We had a guest conductor and she gave me the best piece of advice ever. Its the same thing as buzzing. All you do differently is hold the mouthpiece with only your middle finger and thumb. And then you just play a piece of music on your mouthpiece only. It helps TREMENDOUSLY!!!!
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:07 pm
im in the 8th grade and i play the trombone. smile
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:12 pm
Since i play trombone, one of my secrets to playing the song perfectly is to play the song many, many, times until you get it memorized, then you will be able to play the song perfectly at your concert or festival. take this advice, i;m a trombone player.
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