trombone slide position chart with f trigger

#TROMBONE SLIDE POSITION CHART WITH F TRIGGER FULL#
#TROMBONE SLIDE POSITION CHART WITH F TRIGGER TRIAL#
#TROMBONE SLIDE POSITION CHART WITH F TRIGGER SERIES#

If you’re anything like me, I take ranges in books with a pinch of salt and then have to figure out what we can really use on the job. So you stop writing the top G and then another player on a gig plays your regular G up the octave and says ‘why didn’t you write that up the octave?’. So you write a top G and some player tells you that’s too high.

We hear crazy high trumpets screaming in big band charts all the time for instance, so then you go and check a trumpet range in a book and then you see a top C. Range charts also seem to contradict what we hear. Does anyone actually see an oboe range in a textbook and then think ‘I need a buttery oboe sound here’ and proceed to only use the lower register? I prefer practical words like ‘difficult’ or ‘controllable’ to know how my writing will affect the player. I also enjoy the kind of pompous adjectives that get attributed to various parts of instrumental ranges like a sonic wine tasting. A low Bb on a sax versus it’s top F# is completely different in terms of intonation, dynamic, control and black and white dots on a stave don’t reflect this very accurately. At worst they don’t seem to represent reality, or at best imply that each note feels exactly the same as every other note, like a piano. Which position offers the best sound, intonation, and secure attack? Try working that out for each of the very high notes.If you’re anything like me, instrument range charts kind of frustrate me. I have found the high F on all positions but 2nd! What you should do, is find out what works best on your specific trombone.

Note that in the extreme high-range you can play almost any note in any slide position.

#TROMBONE SLIDE POSITION CHART WITH F TRIGGER TRIAL#

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#TROMBONE SLIDE POSITION CHART WITH F TRIGGER FULL#

Click each chart to download it in full size. This varies from trombone to trombone, so find out what applies to your horn. Watch out for intonation – notes on alternate positions might have to be held slightly up or down. You will find that some are quite useless and mostly of academic interest, but many of them are really useful. Go grab your trombone and try playing all the notes in the charts in all possible positions. As a rule of thumb, I recommend playing Bb on fifth position in keys that has both Cb and Bb (or B and A#) in them.ĭownload the complete alternate positions charts Which solution will result in the smoothest slide operation? Some keys call for specific alternate positions. You want to make your slide movements as smooth and short as possible, and alternate positions can really help you achieve this. And once you get higher than this on the trombone, you can play any not on almost any slide position! If you can play the note in the first place… Why use alternate positions?Īlthough trombone players mostly play a note in its default slide position, alternate positions are quite useful. Anything beyond this note is not very usable. In the chart, I have included notes up to the very-high F. While a newbie might struggle to play the middle-Bb, you might be able to play 2 octaves higher than that. The range on the trombone depends on your strength and embouchure.

#TROMBONE SLIDE POSITION CHART WITH F TRIGGER SERIES#

This is due to the fact that the intervals between the notes higher up in the harmonic series on the trombone get smaller and smaller. But as the range gets higher, alternate positions get more and more frequent. Higher range = more alternate positionsĪs you can see in the charts, notes in the low range have no or few alternate positions. For example, if the symbol 🔵* is located in the column for 3rd position, this means that you will have to place the slide somewhere in between the 3rd and 2nd position in order to play the note in tune. This means that you will have to place the slide further in than the standard position. Some of the symbols have an asterisk added to them. The symbol 🟤 means you have to use a trigger or F attachment to play the note in that position. The default position is marked with 🔵 and the alternate position is marked with 🟠. In the chart, I have noted both the default slide position for each note and the alternate position(s). But I bet this chart will reveal some alternate positions you hadn’t yet discovered! Trombone alternate positions – the complete slide chartĭid you know that many notes on the trombone can be played on more than one slide position? If you play the trombone, you probably do.

Trombone slide position chart with f trigger