(slightly too large) minor third (slightly too large).octave (from the pedal Bb which is actually kind of a fake note, more on that another day).The observant reader might have noticed that the intervals get smaller and smaller as you go up in the range. As with many other notes on the trombone, it can be played on more than one slide position, and is usually played in 3rd slide position. Note that the Ab is too flat when played in first position. notes on first slide position on the trombone. You will probably need to be a professional trombone player to hit the very highest notes, and even if you can actually play them, you might not be able to put them into good use. The smaller the notes get, the harder they are to play. These are the notes you can play in 1st position. Your embouchure and strength and technique will set the limit. In theory, there is no upper limit for what notes you can play on any given slide position on the trombone (this goes for all brass instruments). And when trumpet players claim that C is their base note, they too are talking about Bb, just one octave above the trombone.) The notes on the first slide position When trumpet players say Bb they mean Ab. (Unlike trumpets that are transposing instruments, trombone players actually call the notes by their real name, so when we say Bb we mean Bb. The harmonic series on the first slide position starts on the tone Bb, usually considered the base note of the trombone. The notes are based on the harmonic series (or overtone series). The trombone has 7 slide positions, and you can play a selection of notes on each slide position. If you sound thin, you will have a hard time blending in with the other instruments.– the truth about the 7 trombone slide positions and where to find every note. I’ll leave you with a couple of videos I produced of my favorite place to play: outside! If you plan to play alto within the context of a band expecting you to sound close to a tenor, you’ll need to work on your sound. I have never cared to have a trigger on my alto. With a trigger, you can play all those notes directly above pedal Eb. Of course, I am referring to an alto without a trigger. Unlike the natural notes, the false tones are mostly dependent on your ear. The second reason is to strengthen your ear for hearing pitch on the alto. The first reason is so that you can play notes you might be expected to play from a tenor trombone part. I do recommend that you learn to play those false tones between E and Ab for two reasons. Pedal Eb is in first position and low A is the next natural tone on the horn. In the above chart, I have identified the alternate positions after the “/”.īecause of the physics of the alto trombone, the lowest natural note just above the “false” tones is concert A. Especially if you are a tenor trombone player, you’ll want to learn the alto trombone using the same notation that you are used to.īelow is a comparison of the first position overtone series between alto and tenor. Unless you plan on being a symphonic player where those ancient parts for alto were written in alto clef, learn the instrument in bass clef. In fact, I think it is pretty silly to learn alto trombone in alto clef. Reading alto clef is NOT required for alto trombone. The second partial on a tenor is Bb at the bottom of the bass clef staff, and the corresponding partial for the alto is the Eb in the middle of the bass clef staff.īefore showing you the position chart, let me make one point. That tells you that the partials on the alto are a fourth higher than tenor. The fundamental of a tenor trombone is concert Bb and the fundamental for an alto trombone is concert Eb. In case you may not be aware, the slide positions for alto trombone are completely different from tenor trombone.
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