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72One Man Bands: The Ultimate Multi-Taskers
Addicted to multi-tasking? Here's the ultimate for musicians, and it predates mobile phones by centuries! I've been fascinated by one man bands since I was a kid. I recently re-watched the Pixar short animation featuring dueling one man bands....
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74Angel Trombonists Throughout History: 50 Images
"What do the angels, those heavenly and most perfect musicanti, play other than these? For if we encounter something about music in the Scriptures, we hear either of a trumpet or a trombone” (Kuhnau, 28). "Experience shows that when, say, our...
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67Top 20 Brass Trios
Wood engraving by Gunther, c. 1885, depicting a brass trio leading a Norwegian procession. The following is a list of original brass trio literature I have compiled in the process of playing in a faculty brass trio and coordinating brass chamber...
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73How to Hold a Sackbut: The Grip of the Early Trombone in Pictures
Occasionally there is discussion about how the sackbut, or early trombone, should be held. Among other differences, in contrast to the modern trombone, the stays on these early trombones were flat, so the left-hand grip of the overall instrument...
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71Top 40 Trombone Quartets
This list is essentially a compilation of the staples of the trombone quartet repertoire. It is not comprehensive by any means, but I hope it provides a useful starting point for players wishing to get a feel for the standard repertoire and...
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68Super Slides: Trombones with Extension Handles Throughout History
Before bass trombones had valves to access extra tubing for lower notes, players were forced to use extra-long slides if they wanted to extend the lower register. These slides were long enough that extension...
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68Trombone History: The Trombone in Parades, 15th and 16th Centuries
76 trombones led the big parade! When Meredith Willson penned those lyrics in 1957 for the Broadway musical The Music Man, the author was unwittingly reflecting not just a recent local tradition, but...
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71How to Get a Music Scholarship
As a full-time music professor of 11 years, I have served on scholarship committees at three different universities in three different regions of the country. Here are a few insights that may be helpful in landing a great music scholarship. One...
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68Sound Qualities of the Early Trombone: 20 Primary Sources
A few years ago I applied for funding to purchase a set of sackbuts, or early trombones, for my university. I decided at the time to do some research, in the form of both recordings and primary sources, into...
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70Trombone History: A Mischievous Trombonist in Renaissance Italy
Siena, Italy, ca. 1572, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum Sixteenth-century, Siena, Italy, boasted a first-rate musical establishment in both its Palace wind band and its cathedral musical establishment, attracting musicians from all over Europe. Both...
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