Category: Guest posts

The following essay from an anonymous reader details the overall approach to playing alto trombone, and reviews some well known alto makers. Jay Friedman I think the issue of alto Continue Reading →

by Kirk Lundbeck Oxygen; without it life would cease to exist. The air we breathe gives life to everything around us and without it our trombones would be silent. This Continue Reading →

by Mike Becker Playing with a smooth legato is a challenging style for trombonists, but it’s not as hard to achieve with a little help from some creative metaphors. When Continue Reading →

by Per Gade Paul Weschke’s career was interrupted first by WWI and then when he was retired, WWII. He died in 1940, the 1st year of WWII. Anton Hansen, solo Continue Reading →

by Per Gade Paul Weschke (b. 31. january 1867 – d. 19. March 1940.)] Introduction: Paul Weschke was the greatest trombone virtuoso of his era. He was known for his Continue Reading →