Jay Friedman

Here’s more thoughts on excerpts asked at tenor trombone auditions. First, lets take the solo from the Russian Easter Overture. This is an excerpt that can score big points on Continue Reading →

I was watching the US open golf tournament last week and they kept talking about when to be aggressive and when not to. It was a difficult course so a Continue Reading →

I want to resurrect my idea put forth many years ago about an ITF that presented examples of every school of the playing before the world became a giant melting Continue Reading →

What in the world do I mean by that?? Well it applies to the fact that once you set for a note with your embouchure, it’s almost impossible to change Continue Reading →

This month the topic of Just intonation has come up, and I want to explore it’s uses and the fact that it can be of value to those who don’t Continue Reading →