Improving Your Trombone Playing
About Improving Your Trombone Playing
Do you want to get better at trombone but don't know what else to practice besides your etudes? Are you frustrated by technique limiting your musical expression?
Improving your trombone playing requires daily practice focused on trombone technique. Trombonists need to have a beautiful sound, quality articulation, a working knowledge of scales and arpeggios, a wide spectrum of dynamics, and much more.
This course is designed to be accessible for new trombonists as well as seasoned players. The fundamentals taught in the course will be scaled to meet you where you're at, because musical growth is always personal.
You'll end this course with a better understanding of what and how to practice, as well as how to establish (and stick to!) your own practice routine.
This class is limited to 8 students.
Class Goals
- 1. Learn how to create a daily warm-up and fundamental routine. This includes long tones, lip slurs, articulation, range building, scales, arpeggios, timbre development, and more!
- 2. Apply technique to trombone repertoire through performance. Each student will have a chance to play for the class and receive coaching.
- 3. Enjoy learning about music while meeting other trombonists from across the United States!
Skill Level
Late beginner and intermediate
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 1-hour live online session.
Enrolled students receive lifetime access to the video recording of the class.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before each session's start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward. Contact us with any questions. This class, and all lessons and classes on Lessonface, are covered by the Lessonface Guarantee.
Book 1:1 online lessons with Brian McDonie on their Lessonface profile.
Brian McDonie
Brian McDonie is an active trombonist and educator. From 2020 to 2023, he was a member of the 566th Air Force Band of the Midwest performing in concerts, parades, ceremonies, and educational outreach programs across the Midwest. Brian also served as a U.S. Marine Musician in Okinawa, Japan and Havelock, North Carolina from 2016 to 2020.
About Lessonface, PBC
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