If you have the opportunity it is suggested that you try out different instruments to get an idea of how well the instrument works for you. What may be a good instrument for one player may not work well for another.

MOUTHPIECES:

BE CAREFUL TO CHECK SHANK SIZING - LARGE or STANDARD

This is generally more of an issue for Euphoniums, but you don't want to order a bass trombone mouthpiece (generally large shank) by accident!

• Bach 12C - Smaller

• Dennis Wick 6BS

• Dennis Wick 5BS

• Bach 6 1/2 AL - Medium-Deep (GENERALLY THE BEST CHOICE)

• Bach 5GS - Large (Advanced)

• Bach 5G (Bass Trombone)

• Bach 2G (Bass Trombone)

• Denis Wick 5AL (Bass Trombone)

• Denis Wick 2AL (Bass Trombone)

BEGINNER:

• Bach 301 or 600

• Yamaha YSL-354

ADVANCED:

• Bach 36BO (Stradivarius - Small Shank)

• Bach 42BO (Stradivarius - w/ F attachment - Large Shank)

• Hilton 158

• Yamaha YSL-8820 (Zeno Series - w/ F attachment - Large Shank)

Be sure to hang onto a your beginner, small bore horn, it may be useful for jazz performing later.

OTHER ITEMS:

• Trombone Length Cleaning Snake

• Trombone Stand

• Yamaha Slide Oil and Spray Bottle

We recommend Yamaha Slide Oil over Slide-o-Mix as it lasts longer, leaves less build-up, and doesn't need to be cleaned off as frequently.

BASS TROMBONE:

Bass trombones reach lower pitches through the use of 2 extra attachments operated with the left hand. The school owns a bass trombone it is not suggested that students purchase a bass bone.

• Bach 50B3

MUTES

H.S. Trombone players should consider buying mutes.

The following mutes are listed in order of importance:

1. Straight Mute (Denis Wick Aluminum Bottom)

2. Plunger AKA Wha-Wha

3. Harman Mute (Jo Ral TRB-3 Bubble Mute)

4. Cup Mute (Denis Wick)

5. Bucket (Humes and Berg)

SUGGESTED BRANDS:

• Denis Wick (Best Choice)

• Humes and Berg

• Jo Ral

METHODS:

• 40 Progressive Etudes for Trombone - Hering

• Daily Drill and Technical Studies - Schlossberg

• Warm-Up Exercises - Remington

• Melodious Etudes for Trombone - Rochut

• Rubank Method Book No. 1, 2 & 3 - Gower/Voxman

• Complete Method for Trombone and Euphonium - J. Arban

• Method for Trombone / Euphonium - Clark

• Selected Studies - Kopprasch/Fote

• Trombone Technique - Denis Wick

• Bordogni Complete Vocalises for Trombone - ed. Mulcahy

• Sequences for Trombone - Blazhevich

• The Double Valve Bass Trombone - Raph*

• Low Range Studies for Trombone - Blazhevich/Vernon *

• 43 Bel Canto Studies - Bordogni*

• 24 Studies for Bass Trombone - B. Grigoriev/Ostrander*

• Bass Clef Clarke Studies - Clarke/Hickman*

• Bel Canto Vocalises for Bass Trombone - Raph*

• 32 Etudes for Bass Trombone - Hering/Stanley*

• Method for Bass Trombone - Ostrander*

• Modern Flexibilities for Brass - Belck*

SOLO LITERATURE:

• Concerto Rondo - Mozart

• Andante and Allegro - Barat

• Concertino for Trombone - Jacob

• Six Sonatas - Galliard

• Piece in E Flat Minor - Ropartz

• Trombone Concerto - Rimsky-Korsakov

• Sonata in F Movements - Marcello

• Morceau Symphonique - Guillmaunt

• Andante and Allegro - Ropartz/Shapiro

• Concert in One Movement - Lebedev

• Sonata in F minor - Telemann

• Sonatina - Hutchinson

• Introduction and Dance - Barat

• Praeludium, Chorale, Variations, and Fugue - Mueller

• Suite No.5 - Bach

* indicates Bass Trombone specific works.