Born in Calais in 1946 Yves Demarle studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won first prize for Trombone. He then went on to play with the Orchestre de Paris. His Flexibility for Tenor Trombone therefore is very well-informed. This volume is essential to trombonists who already have experience of the instrument. Flexibility for Tenor Trombone addresses use of the tongue in conjuction with the air column and are to be practised alongside the student's usual technical studies. All exercises should be practised up to the seventh position and repeated until they can be played with perfect synchronisation between thelips tongue and jaw. With detailed instruction in French English German and Spanish Demarle's Flexibility for Tenor Trombone is essential to the progression of technique of all aspiring trombonists.

I Used to Play Trombone is a new book for adults looking to get back into playing the Trombone and will help jumpstart their memory and comfort with music. Its no. 1 goal is to get people re-acquainted with their instrument by providing them with types of music they want to play like pop jazz and classic tunes rather than etudes. The book contains a CD with audio MP3 files of complete performances of most songs plus accompaniment-only versions. The CD also contains printable PDFs of piano parts for practice or performance opportunities. It’s just the push former players need to fall back in love with the Trombone again!

One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales arpeggios technical studies studies for musicianship articulation studies solos duets and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.

Conceived for beginners and written in 1921 André Lafosse’s Complete method of Slide Trombone – Volume 1 is an introductory method with comments and explanation for Slide Trombone. Including various exercises and studies this complete method will also guide the player with the right positions to adopt and direct him to produce a clean sound on the instrument. Complete method of Slide Trombone has been written in three volumes the first two in 1921 and the last one in 1946 and the Bass Trombone is covered in an appendix of three pages. André Lafosse (1890-1975) was aTrombonist and a professor at Paris Conservatoire. He also composed a suite for brass quintet called 'Suite Breve' and recorded with Stravinsky.

In this comprehensive DVD master teacher and performer John Timmins guides you through all the basics to play the Trombone. Specially designed for the very beginner it's a quick and fun way to learn the parts and assembly of the instrument breathing and posture and the essentials of producing a good tone. Includes:Assembly and maintenanceProducing soundMusic readingPlaying songs with a backup bandLearn at your own pace and open the door to the world of trombone music!

Jazz Conception is a new and exciting way for players at all levels to learn the language of jazz! Each book/mp3 CD set features 21 solo etudes based on chord changes to standards and blues. The same 21 etudes transposed and adapted for the main jazz instruments. See and hear how a well known soloist phrases and articulates and play along with or without the soloist on the CD. Play along with one of today's finest swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano Dennis Irwin on bass and Kenny Washington on drums. Start out fairly easy then get progressively more difficult. Use the etudes as a bridge to solos of the masters that are usuallymore complicated and involved. Learn melodies and lines that will give you a solid jazz vocabulary and musicality. Use the book/CD sets for private lessons for self-study or in any combination up to a full jazz ensemble including flute and clarinet. If you are more advanced you may want to use the book to develop your sight reading abilities for transcribing the etudes off the CD (then check against the book) or for just having fun playing along with a great jazz rhythm section. Use as an improvisation study learning how to construct a swinging logical solo; works especially well in combination with the Study Guide. The Jazz Conception Series is also perfectly suited for the class room. It can be used to develop younger students'jazz style in a big band or small group. In an improvisation class the teacher can use the etudes as studies in improvisation. The Study Guide provides an analysis of each etude along with practice assignments for each etude.Please note that mp3 CDs may not work on some (older) CD players.

Instrumental Play-Along-This volume in the Instrumental Play-Along series features solo arrangements of 10 favourite selections from the blockbuster movie Star Wars - The Force Awakens. The price of this book for Trombone includes access to online audio demonstration and backing tracks that allow instrumentalists to slow down the audio without changing pitch loop for challenging parts and more.This book includes: Farewell and the Trip Finn's Confession Han and Leia The Jedi Steps and Finale Kylo Ren Arrives at the Battle Main Title and the Attack on the Jakku Village March of the Resistance Rey's Theme The Scavenger and Scherzo forX-Wings.

This celebratory 70th Anniversary instrumental edition of one of the most famous MGM movie musicals features an historical essay and colour and black and white movie photos.Included are classic titles Over the Rainbow We're Off to See the Wizard as well as the song deleted from the movie The Jitterbug and more all arranged and edited for the Level 2-3 instrumental player.Also included is a CD which features live demonstration performances of the instrument tracks.

From the classics to todays hits, these timeless tunes are now available as easy arrangements for Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, French Horn and Trombone. All wind instrument arrangements are fully compatible and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD is provided, featuring each song as a live performance demo track followed by a playalong track. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Green Day); Celebration (Kool And The Gang); My Immortal (Evanescence); Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam); New Soul (Yael Naim); Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band); Open Arms (Journey); (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones); Smooth (Santana featuring Rob Thomas); Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin); Take It Easy (Eagles); You And Me (Lifehouse).

Available for the first time: easy to advanced solo works from the Rubank archives with online performance and accompaniment recordings printable piano accompaniments and PLAYBACK audio tools. This new collection of 14 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Purchase includes exceptional performance tracks (recorded by pro players) accompaniment tracks for practice and PDF piano accompaniments for use at contest. Includes: Air and Variation on a Civil War Song (???Tramp Tramp Tramp???) (Root) - Air Gai (Berlioz) - American Patrol (Meacham) - Andante and Allegro (Cl?risse) - Aria andAllegro (Haydn) - Ave Maria (Schubert) - Concerto in F Minor (Lauga) - Jabberwocky (Walters) - Lyric Interlude (Johnson) - Orientale (Barat) - Prayer (Mascagni) - Prelude et Divertissement (Cl?risse) - Summer Serenade (Hurrell) - Toreadors Song (Bizet).

Chops: The Ultimate Guide to Building Tone Technique and Flexibility is a thorough method for brass instruments written by Frank Williams one of the most respected brass pedagogues in the world. These exercises are not glamorous but they are the vegetables that all brass players must eat in order to improve their tone technique and flexibility. This is a one-of-a-kind collection of exercises and insights into mastering the skills necessary to be a solid player on a brass instrument. Williams’ students are living proof that these exercises work ranging from private students high school bands award-winning drum and bugle corps currentcomposers band directors and professional musicians including Mike Roylance tubist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. With diligent work Chops will help current students succeed too.

Here is the long awaited new method by LASSALLE Daniel, International Soloist, Teacher at Toulouse and Lyon Conservatoires. This method-catalog, with a preface by Michel BECQUET, offers many exercises, flexibilities, and all that is needed to organize its technical work, whatever your level and your goals are. Instruments: Trombone Difficuly Level: Medium Duration: Plus de 15 mns Musical Style: Educational Category: Original Composition, Method Composer: LASSALLE Daniel

Music through the Ages in 2 Volumes-Time Pieces for Trombone is a two-volume anthology providing a graded selection of well-crafted and idiomatic arrangements as well as some original pieces for Trombone and Piano Grades 1-5. All of them have been carefully written by Paul Harris and Amos Miller to practice the note ranges and keys of the early grades while providing straightforward Piano accompaniments for the teacher to play. Time Pieces allows the pupil to get a real feel for the different styles of music through time and will prove and invaluable varied source of further study and recital repertoire. Treble and Bass Clef edition.