![]() ![]() Please find below trombone notes: Trombone slide positions: 1st position- all the way in 2nd position-between 2. Below is a rough guide for where each position is on the trombone, be aware that each trombone is different and will need to use your ears to correctly put the slide in the correct place to play in tune. Therefore I do not recommend playing it using this position. The Note in black the 7 th harmonic and is very flat when played with the slide all the way in. ![]() The Harmonic series of a trombone These notes below show the pitches that can be played by not moving the slide but just tightening up and loosing the lips. A high buzz will be created by tight lips and a fast stream of air pushed through them causing a high frequency of vibrations this will result in a produce a high note. This is done by tightening and loosening the tension of your lips, this will create a higher or lower sounding buzz. To get all of the pitches, you need change the Harmonic series. If you sound thin, you will have a hard time blending in with the other instruments.The trombone is the only brass instrument that doesn’t use valves to change the pitch within a harmonic series of notes. I’ll leave you with a couple of videos I produced of my favorite place to play: outside! If you plan to play alto within the context of a band expecting you to sound close to a tenor, you’ll need to work on your sound. I have never cared to have a trigger on my alto. With a trigger, you can play all those notes directly above pedal Eb. Of course, I am referring to an alto without a trigger. Unlike the natural notes, the false tones are mostly dependent on your ear. The second reason is to strengthen your ear for hearing pitch on the alto. The first reason is so that you can play notes you might be expected to play from a tenor trombone part. I do recommend that you learn to play those false tones between E and Ab for two reasons. Pedal Eb is in first position and low A is the next natural tone on the horn. In the above chart, I have identified the alternate positions after the “/”.īecause of the physics of the alto trombone, the lowest natural note just above the “false” tones is concert A. Especially if you are a tenor trombone player, you’ll want to learn the alto trombone using the same notation that you are used to.īelow is a comparison of the first position overtone series between alto and tenor. Unless you plan on being a symphonic player where those ancient parts for alto were written in alto clef, learn the instrument in bass clef. In fact, I think it is pretty silly to learn alto trombone in alto clef. Reading alto clef is NOT required for alto trombone. The range of the trombone is then shown in notation. Elementary trombone positions are also diagrammed with a description of all positions up to and including sixth position. A helpful photograph labels the parts of the trombone. The second partial on a tenor is Bb at the bottom of the bass clef staff, and the corresponding partial for the alto is the Eb in the middle of the bass clef staff.īefore showing you the position chart, let me make one point. An easy-to-understand position chart featuring chromatic, major, and minor scale studies. That tells you that the partials on the alto are a fourth higher than tenor. The fundamental of a tenor trombone is concert Bb and the fundamental for an alto trombone is concert Eb. In case you may not be aware, the slide positions for alto trombone are completely different from tenor trombone.
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