Trombone

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Band Method
Book 2

To the student:

Congratulations on completing beginning band! I am sure that you learned a great deal about music
and your instrument. Now it is time to build on that knowledge, and take your musicianship to the next
level. You will have many more performance opportunities, and you will find greater musical
challenges in the year ahead.

The key to continued success in band is practice. Your band director will recommend how much time
you should practice each day. Keep these tips in mind during each practice session:

• Warm up. your band director will recommend a procedure for preparing your body and
your instrument to play.
• Set a goal for each practice session.
• Practice the hard sections first, and break them down into smaller parts. Then put the
parts together.
• Play something fun at the end of each practice session.
• Practice every day.

Continue working with your band director and your classmates, and you will begin to see and hear big
improvements in the quality of your band. Good luck, and have fun!

Jim Evans

© 2001 Jim Evans

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Trombone
Relative Values of Notes and Rests in
Meter Signature
Notes

Whole

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e& a 3 e & a 4 e & a

ilalf
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Quarter $ $ $ $
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Eighth y y y y y
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Relative Values of Notes and Rests in Meter Signature

Notes Rests

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & Dotted half i & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & Dotted Quarter 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & Quarter 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & Eighth

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

Sixteenth
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

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Positioning Chart
*If your instrument has a thumb trigger, use the second position where where two positions are indicated.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*Approximate location of the brace (the part that you hold in your right hand) for each position

E F Fi G› G GA A› A

7 6
T2 T1 5 4 3 2

AI B› D› DA

1 7 6 5 4 3
T2 T1

E F Fi G›
G Gi A› A

2 1 5
4 3 2

AI B› D› DA

1 4 3
2 1 3

Fi A›

2 1 i3 i2
3 2 1

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1. B Flat Concert Scale

2. B Flat Concert in Thirds

3. B Flat Concert Scale Study

4. Chromatic Scale and Lip Slurs

5. Chromatic Scale in Contrary Motion

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Trombone Interval
The distance between two notes on a sta]f.
You can figure out an interval by counting the
lines and spaces from the first note to the second
note. Be sure to count from the location of the first
note.

6. Perfect Authentic Cadence in B Flat Concert

G Minor is the relative minor of B\ Major. They share the same key signature.

8. Perfect Authentic Cadence in G Minor Concert

9. Expanding Interval Slurs

10. Arpeggios (I-IV-V-I)

(Tonic) (Subdominant) (Dominant) I (Tonic)

11. Interval Study

unison2nd 7th octave 8th)
3rd4th 5th

Name these intervals

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12. E Flat Concert Scale

13. E Flat Concert in Thirds

14. E Flat Concert Scale Study

15. Chromatic Scale and Lip Slurs

16. Chromatic Scale in Contrary Motion

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17. Perfect Authentic Cadence in E Flat Concern

18. C Minor Concert Scale (harmonic) *check position chart

C Minor is the relative minor of E\ Major. They share the same key signature.

19. Perfect Authentic Cadence in C Minor Concert

20. Contracting Interval Slurs

21. Arpeggios (I-IV-V-I)

I (Tonic)
Iv (Subdominant) v (Dominant) I (Tonic)

22. Interval Study

Start slowly, then speed it up

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 Key Signature
F Concert
Review
Your Key of F Compound Meter
a meter in which the
beats are divided into
Trombone > three parts.
1 2 3

1 3 4 5

23. F Concert Scale

24. F Concert in Thirds

25. F Concert Scale Study

26. Chromatic Scale and Lip Slurs

27. Chromatic Scale in Contrary Motion

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28. Perfect Authentic Cadence in F Concert

D Minor is the relative minor of F Major. They share the same key signature.

30. Perfect Authentic Cadence in D Minor Concert

31. Expanding & Contracting Interval Slurs

32. Arpeggios (I-iv-ii7-V7-I)

(Tonic) p| (Mediant) ii7 (Supertonic 7) V7 (Dominant 7) I (TOllic)

33. Interval Study

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 Simile.
In a similar style

Trombone

34. Rhythm Study

35. Syncopation Study

simile

36. Articulation Study

37. Another Articulation Study

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 1 trip - let 2 trip - let 3 trip - let 4 trip - let
3
3 3 3 3
Trombone Triets
A temporary division
beat into three parts.

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

38. Compound Meter

39. More Compound Meter

40. A New Meter Signature

41. Triplets

3 3 3 3
3

42. Triplet Mix

43. Notes and Rests

3 3 3

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 Key Signature
A\ Concert
Your Key of A\

Trombone

44. A flat Concert Scale

45. A flat Concert in Thirds

46. A flat Concert Scale Study

47. Chromatic Scale and Lip Slurs

* 3rd position throughout

48. Chromatic Scale in Contrary Motion

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49. Perfect Authentic Cadence in A flat Concern

F Minor is the relative minor of A\ Major. They share the same key signature.

51. Perfect Authentic Cadence in F Minor Concert

52. Expanding & Contracting Interval Slurs

53. Arpeggios
3 3 3 3

Can you identify the function of these arpeggios?

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 Quarter Note Triplets
3
Three notes of equal
duration performed over
two beats.
1 2
Trombone
SwiR8 To delay the “and” of a
beat. The first eighth note
receives 2/3 of a beat, and
the second receives the last
1/3 of the beat.

54. Rhythm Study

55. Triplet Mix

Remember. two eighth notes equal a quarter note! 3

3

56. Rhythm Study

The grouping of the eighth notes implies an accent on the first note of each group.

57. Take Five

$p;pg Clark (adapted)

58. American Patrol

Meacham (adapted)
Swing

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 Key Signature
C Concert
Your Key of
Trombone C

59. C Concert Scale

60. C Concert in Thirds

61. C Concert Scale Study

62. Chromatic Scale in Contrary Motion

63. Rhythm Study

3

3
3

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64. Perfect Authentic Cadence in C Concert

65. A Minor Concert Scale (harmonic)

A Minor is the relative minor of C Major. They share the same key signature.

66. Perfect Authentic Cadence in A Minor Concert

67. Expanding & Contracting Interval Slurs

68. Arpeggios
Swing

Can you identify the function of these arpeggios?

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69. Rhythm Study

Allegro

70. ANiculation Study

Moderato

71. Theme from “Peer Gynt”

Moderato Grieg (adapted)

72. Body Percussion

Clap!

' Stomp!

73. Accidental Study

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 Note:
This page is missing its key signatures. Try to determine what key these
Trombone pieces are in by experimenting.
When you discover what key the piece is is, write in the key signature.

74. Ode to Joy

Allegro

75. Yankee Doodle

Allegro

76. Can-Can

77. Lullaby
Moderato

78. America

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This page is missing its meter signatures. Try to determine what meter
these pieces are in.
When you discover what meter the piece is is, write in the meter signature.
Trombone

79. Space Theme

Allegro

80. Favorite Things

Moderato

81. Everything's Alright

Vivace

82. More Can-Can

Vivace

83. Scarborough Fair

Allegro

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John Phillip Sousa

84. Stars & Stripes Forever (adapted)

10

12 13

16 17 19

20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 32

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 Trombone

12 Major Scales and Arpeggios

Concert Key

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Trombone
12 Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios

ef

fi

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Trombone Rhythm Challenge
Go as far as you can without stopping, then work on problem rhythms.
1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

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Trombone Rhythm Challenge

33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44

45 46 47 48

49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60

61 62 63 64

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65 66 67 68

69 70 71 72

73 74 75 76

77 78
79 80

81 82
83 84

85 86
87 88

89 90
91 92

93 94
95 96

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