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ABQ Residency photos
American Brass Quintet held a mini-residency at the Brigham Young University School of Music in November, 2008, made possible through a BYU Laycock Foundation Grant and the National Endowment for the Arts. It was a fantastic experience for students, faculty, and community. BYU’s...
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Alto Trombone History Update
Added entries related to alto trombone in the Trombone History Timeline and Alto Trombone Timeline. Both have to do with late 19th-century instrument manufacturers (Boosey in London and Zimmermann in Leipzig) and their alto trombone production/offerings. This information ma...
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News Item
Got a nice note about the website from David Zimet, owner of Hickey’s Music, one of the best sources out there for trombone music. Hickey’s also carries a lot of the breathing toys that I discuss in the “Respiratory Training” article on this site. David and his team were very...
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Copyright and Public Domain
The images on this site are either used by permission or are in the public domain. After reviewing this website with a university licensing and copyright expert, here is my personal understanding: Public domain for artwork occurs after the death of the artist plus 70 years. In ad...
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Webpage Updates
November 20, 2008
Trombone History Timeline: Posted an entry from another primary source. This one, an English dictionary titled A New and complete dictionary of arts and sciences, printed in London in 1763-64, is noteworthy because it describes the sackbut, even at this r...
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American Brass Quintet at BYU
The world-renowned American Brass Quintet will be holding a mini-residency at Brigham Young University November 11-13, 2008. For a YouTube promotional video of the group, visit here. All events are open to the public. The full residency schedule is as follows:
November 11, 12...
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The Comeback Trombonist
The Comeback Trombonist
As a trombone teacher at BYU, I work regularly—3 or 4 times a year—with players who have just taken 2 years away from their horn (for their LDS missions) and are returning to playing. After helping numerous students, consulting with other brass teachers...
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Questions for Chamber Ensembles
As coordinator of brass chamber music at BYU, I require that the groups I oversee rehearse at least one hour a week without a chamber coach. I have found that these ensembles seem to get significantly more done when they have some concrete things to work on (in addition to the ob...
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Brass Intonation Review
Due to the nature of the trombone (the slide), we have the unique ability to adjust pitch to almost any degree without sacrificing tone. Thus the trombone has the potential to be the most in-tune instrument in the band and the most in-tune wind instrument in the orchestra. The ot...
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Solo Performance Etiquette
Below is a handout I put together when I started teaching college and realized I should probably be helping students a little with some of the nonmusical aspects of recitals that sometimes go unsaid. Almost everything on the list results from personal observation or personal expe...