Equipment Notes
Being a Conn-Selmer artist who plays Bach trombones, I am always interested in instrument design and manufacture. We are currently working on a new signature model, featuring a thin red-brass Continue Reading →
Year: 2017
Billiards, Not Pool!
I use this mental analogy when playing legato to stimulate the airstream. I imagine the surface of the billiard table as the layer of air which the slide rides on. Continue Reading →
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 →
Velvet Fog
My excellent student Brian Johnston suggested I write an article on a term I used at a lesson a couple of weeks ago. I told him that a famous pop Continue Reading →