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Low Range Buzzing

September 25, 2020 benjaminyatestbone Leave a comment

Buzzing in the Pedal Range   Buzzing in the pedal range on trombone can be useful for some students. A…

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Summer Lessons Seminar Week 2

May 28, 2020 benjaminyatestbone Leave a comment

                               This week, the summer lessons…

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Practicing Efficiently

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The first Summer Lessons 2020 seminar on May 20, 2020 was about practicing smarter, not harder. Although this seminar included…

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Choosing the Right Mouthpiece

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Students are all looking for the right mouthpiece. This is a difficult topic, because the answer is muddy at best.…

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Practicing the Chromatic Scale

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Practicing the chromatic scale can seem like a “back burner” project until the required sophomore barrier exam. However, knowing your…

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Practicing Lip Slurs with Audacity

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Lip slurs can be deceptive- when a player plays a lip slur, often, we think we are just “warming up”.…

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Large Interval Lip Slurs

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Some beginning information on larger interval lip slurs and slurs building range. Students are using Dr. Nathan Dishman’s book, A…

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Moving into the extreme low Register on Scales

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The following video is mean to provide information about transitioning into the extreme low register on trombone scales. Please note,…

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Low Brass Juries via Video Platform

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The following video should help with some questions about using Zoom as our video platform for juries. I’ve included a…

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Trombone Low Range Studies

March 27, 2020 benjaminyatestbone Leave a comment

This video reviews some low range studies useful in building range in the valve, second partial. These studies will help…

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