The Importance of Singing in Relation to Brass Playing
by Michael Becker Throughout the course of my studies as a trombonist I’ve always tried to find new ways to play and grow as a musician. Many of my teachers Continue Reading →
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Long Tone Duets
By Michael BeckerPrincipal Trombone, Tucson Symphony OrchestraSecond Trombone, Arizona Opera OrchestraBass Trombone, Britt Festival OrchestraFounder and Creator, Becker Low Brass Boot Camp As musicians, we all know the importance of Continue Reading →
Eduard Kruskpe’s “Prof. Weschke” Model Trombone
by Hannes Vereecke and Sebastian Krause This article was originally published in the Historical Brass Society Journal. German repertoire of the interwar period constitutes a significant portion of the music Continue Reading →
You Can’t Run a Marathon in Street Shoes
by Kirk Lundbeck You want an orchestra job so you purchase “The One Hundred” by Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. A wonderful new book published by Continue Reading →
Joannès Rochut and “Bolero”
by Douglas Yeo Joannès Rochut (1881-1952) is well known to trombonists as the arranger of three books of vocalises by Marco Bordogni, published by Carl Fischer in 1928. What many Continue Reading →