With 'The Techniques of Trombone Playing', Mike Svoboda has written a book conceived as a valuable guide for composers and trombonists. It familiarises composers with contemporary trombone techniques and shows how to put them to creative use. Furthermore it helps trombonists to view and employ their versatile instrument as a multi-functional sound generator. Together with composer Michel Roth, Mike Svoboda explores what might today be called 'the unlimited expansion of new performance possibilities': micro-intervals, multiphonics and the combination of the trombone sound with the human voice ' all accurately described and illustrated with many annotated music examples. ' Includes many tables and music examples on the basics and expanded techniques of trombone playing ' Practical information on mutes, repertoire, etc. ' With 92 sound files and 5 newly composed études which can be downloaded from the Bärenreiter website The authors Since September 2007 Mike Svoboda has been professor of trombone and contemporary chamber music at the Basel Academy of Music (Switzerland). Of formative importance to his artistic development was his nearly 11-year collaboration with Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 1980s and 1990s. His exchanges with Stockhausen and other composers, such as Peter Eötvös, Beat Furrer, Helmut Lachenmann, Wolfgang Rihm and Frank Zappa, allowed him to premiere more than 400 works over the last 30 years. Michel Roth is professor of composition and music theory at the Basel Academy of Music and a member of their research department. As a composer, he has been a regular guest at various international music festivals and more recently particularly in the area of music theatre. Numerous radio and CD productions document his compositional output for which he has also been awarded the composition prize by Music Viva, Munich. In addition Roth also researches and publishes on subjects concerned with music and art theory.

Beginner Series-Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google

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.

Beginner Level. 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Trombone, the Beginner Series by musician, educator and world renowned author Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or ?riffs? that make up Blues Trombone playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Due to the continued success of his more advanced book series, 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs Andrew decided to author a similar type of book for beginner students. This book is ideal for the beginner to intermediate music student with most of the examples notated in the easier keys. Besides learning how to play Blues riffs the book is a useful tool for sight reading exercises with many different rhythms. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale, in Andrew?s opinion, the two most important aspects of playing the Blues is explained in detail as well as ?straight? and ?swing? rhythms. There are five sections to the riffs in the book, section 1 contains basic Blues riffs, section 2 contains Rhythm and Blues influenced riffs, section 3 contains Blues/Boogie Woogie riffs, section 4 contains Rock influenced Blues riffs and section 5 contains Gospel influenced Blues riffs. Included with this book is are audio files that contains all the riffs, recorded twice: first, Trombone melody, piano, guitar, bass and drums and second just the rhythm track of piano, guitar bass and drums so you can play-a-long.

This is the follow-up book to The Swinging Beginning and continues to provide interesting material for the elementary standard musician for use in lessons and at home. Includes works in various styles including afro and latin. / Trombone (clé de fa), Baryton / Euphonium / Saxhorn (Ut clé de fa), Trombone (clé de sol), Baryton / Euphonium / Saxhorn (Sib clé de sol) / niveau : Elémentaire / Partition Cd

Breathing - Embouchure - Technique-This volume is the result of 20 years of teaching experience and is aimed at both beginners and advanced trombonists. Klaus Bruschke provides a wealth of material for daily practising as well as various exercises on the following themes: Breathing - buzzing - tonguing - coordination and velocity - intervals - thirds - arpeggios - dotted notes - chromaticism - legato - dynamics - intonation.

A conservatory-style approach to the various brass methods, utilizing Beeler's own teaching techniques.

This text covers every possible style appropriate to an intermediate book for brass. It includes music from the 14th century up to the beginning of the 20th century from dozens of countries including original compositions thatmimic many historic styles. The musical selections outside the standard repertoire compare well in quality to the more famous works and have unique elements that increase students' musical vocabulary. Includes: challenging andrewarding music in a comfortable range for students with braces; musical exercises to teach phrasing; and lip slur exercises. The great musical examples make practicing feel effortless and enriching! In addition to classicaletudes a number of jazz etudes are incorporated that represent important styles including Dixieland Swing Bebop Blues and various Latin forms.