Get READY! – Auditions for the Generations in Jazz Honor Jazz Band are this Saturday! – Here’s a last quick gift to help you get ready for the audition. I’ve recorded the major sections of John Fedchock’s A Drop In The Bucket to help you with your audition preparation. Last minute tips: USE LOTS of [...]

The use of alternate positions is one of the most critical skills a trombonist must develop to have outstanding technique on the instrument. While other instruments depend on valves, we must have great facility with the slide, but also use alternate positions in order to both speed up our playing, and to allow for cleaner [...]