How to separate notes on the trombone
Lesson time: (2min 21sec)
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Lesson transcript:
Lesson on Separating Notes
We've had great fun playing glissandos in most music making. However, we need to be able to separate the notes slightly, and that's what we're going to learn.
Practice Exercise
Next, let's take the same notes we've been playing, only this time we're going to separate them.
- Let's use the same notes we were working with during the glissandos.
- This time, let's separate the notes.
Explanation
So, how did I make that sound different? I did two things:
- At the end of each note, I moved my slide a lot more quickly to the next position.
- To help with the next note, I used the sound "T" with my tongue.
Let me show.
About the instructor
Liam Kirkman is a trombonist who trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Over more than 20 years as a player he has worked across an unusually wide range of music, from Radiohead, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga and the John Wilson Orchestra to English National Ballet, and he has played on numerous film scores and TV soundtracks. A past President of the British Trombone Society, he has taught students at the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban, as well as young players taking their first steps on brass. He believes in staying versatile and keeping an open mind to every kind of music making - the approach he says keeps playing both challenging and rewarding. read more