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 Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:13 pm
How many hangings tonight... They're one of them. They're hard to learn, but once you get the hang of it, it can be easy. But even if you're a professional, it can still get difficult. My problems are the 16th notes with like 7 different notes. Getting to the possition on time can be difficult, so you have to be fast. Plus, it takes a lot of air. Maybe not as much as a tuba, but it takes a fair amount. >3> ...Under the red moon.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:17 am
it is very easy for me i just have trouble hitting the very fast notes like 16th notes
other than that it is awesome.
my band director, don't know why, told us that trombone players were very sneaky and sly and we have lived up to it
in my opinion it is the loudest and most brilliant sounding instrument in the band
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:40 pm
No I wouldn't call it the hardest, I play it, and I have mastered it, but some people say that they have alot of trouble with the positions, but I don't think so
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:31 pm
Jingle bells, Jingle bells,I think it's easy to play and take care of.
You don't have to worry about mold, and cleaning is rather simple. Jingle all the way!
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:06 pm
In my oppinon French Horn is, But I play the trombone. It's fun and easy, If you know the slides.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:55 pm
Personally I think its one of the easiest,
that could be because i've been playing it for 6+ years,
but all you really have to remember are 5-7 positions and only a few notes on each one.
And about the cleaning and mold...
You have no freaking idea. I've cleaned my
trombone a couple times and all this weird green s**t
comes out of the slide and stuff. It does get gross and require cleaning.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:01 pm
Saint Auj Personally I think its one of the easiest,
that could be because i've been playing it for 6+ years,
but all you really have to remember are 5-7 positions and only a few notes on each one.
And about the cleaning and mold...
You have no freaking idea. I've cleaned my
trombone a couple times and all this weird green s**t
comes out of the slide and stuff. It does get gross and require cleaning.
It never happened to me...
Jingle all the way!
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:01 pm
Frauline Five Saint Auj Personally I think its one of the easiest,
that could be because i've been playing it for 6+ years,
but all you really have to remember are 5-7 positions and only a few notes on each one.
And about the cleaning and mold...
You have no freaking idea. I've cleaned my
trombone a couple times and all this weird green s**t
comes out of the slide and stuff. It does get gross and require cleaning.
It never happened to me...
Jingle all the way!
Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I
hadn't clean mine since I got it
which was a couple of years, gross I know.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:12 am
Well i've played the trombone for 8 years now (is a senior) and also sampled around on a few other insturments, mainly brass, and i can tell you, trombone is not the hardest, but then again it isn't the easiest. But for sure it is very different compaired to all the others, which is what personally drew me to it.
It is also not very widely played, in compairison to others like the trumpet, flute, or clarinet. Which is good if you wish to continue playing after highschool and possibly get a scholarship from it.
It is also a good medium for if you wish to branch off into another insturment later on. Even though you'll be switching from slide to keys, it's still good for going onto a trumpet or french horn, or if you go down on the spectrum and play the baritone or tuba.
Maintaining the trombone is also quiet easier, you dont have to deal with keys or springs and such. If you get a dent in the bell or around the tuning slide area you dont have to worry much, it's just dents on your main slide that you do, cause then it'll effect the movement and speed of it. However it's an easy fix, just take it down to your nearest insturmental shop (I prefer Ted Brown but thats just me) and they'll fix it for you.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:27 am
Also
Playing the trombone requires a good amount of air support, not only to blow the sound out the bell, but also to sustain the note and keep it balanced.
It is essential when you play the 16th or 32th notes (God i hate those things) to learn how to tongue the notes, or even in some cases double tongue, in order to seperate them quickly without slowing down and getting off tempo.
I find the 7 different positions much easier to learn than the keys or like a Sax, you just gotta pay attention to it, cause just being a little bit off position, can throw your note either sharp or flat, depending upon whither you came up short, or over extended.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:30 am
....i think i covered everything....
well, happy holidays all!
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:06 pm
Bandnerdsweetiepie in my opinion no...most of the time How can you say that question question question I play the baritone, and i tried the trombone...It's hard exclaim exclaim There are no markings for the positions, and you have to either memorize them, or just guess... keeping the right pitch is also hard. AND i cant tell you how many times ive pinched my fingers between the slide.. scream it really hurts! wahmbulance
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:12 pm
He's only saying that because youve got to memorize where all the positions are on the slide, and, as someone else already said, its HELL to play 16th notes, and hit every one clearly without it starting to sound like a gliss.
I play by ear a lot now, and by feeling. I can remember what each note feels like when I play it, like how long my arm needs to go out, and what the vibrations feels like.
But Ive been playing for 8 years, so it's a piece of cake now.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:13 pm
futureeagle Bandnerdsweetiepie in my opinion no...most of the time How can you say that question question question I play the baritone, and i tried the trombone...It's hard exclaim exclaim There are no markings for the positions, and you have to either memorize them, or just guess... keeping the right pitch is also hard. AND i cant tell you how many times ive pinched my fingers between the slide.. scream it really hurts! wahmbulance I did that so badly one time that I actually sliced my finger, and have a big scar from it now. eek
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:48 pm
its really easy once you get used to it.
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