Trombone

TROMBONE - Online Learner Resources

Complete each video lesson in the order presented below.

LESSON 1

• ​Foot Tap & Quarter Notes

• Rhythm Chart 1: Quarter Notes, Quarter Rests​​

LESSON 2

• Time Signatures

• Rhythm Chart 1.5: Quarter Notes, Quarter Rests

• Musical Alphabet

• Half Notes

• What is a Staff

• Watching​

LESSON 3

• Rhythm Chart 2: Quarter and Half Notes with Rests

• Rhythm Chart 3:Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes

• Treble/Bass Clefs

• Musical Alphabet Review

• Bass Clef Notes  on the Staff

• Breathing In

• Breathing Out

• First 8 Notes Practice​

LESSON 4

• Flashcards Set 1: Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon

• First 8 Notes (Lines) Practice

• Rhythm Chart 3.5

• Flashcards Set 2: Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon

• First 8 Notes (Spaces) Practice

• ​DAH-ing Rhythms

• Low Brass Air to Vibration

• Embouchure Basics With Straw

LESSON 5

• Level 1: Putting it all together!

• Parts of the Instrument: Trombone

• Brass Supplies

• Opening Your Case

• Speed Staff Intro​

LESSON 6

• Rhythm Chart 4: Dotted Half Notes

• Speed Staff: Lines 1 & 2

• Putting the Instrument Together: Trombone 

• Trombone Care and Maintenance

LESSON 7

• Rhythm Chart 4.5

• Speed Staff Lines 3 & 4 

• Trombone & Euphonium: First Sounds on the Mouthpiece

• Trombone Assembly

• Trombone Hand Position

​LESSON 8

• Introduction to Practicing

• Rhythm Chart 5: Time Signatures

• Speed Staff - Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon: Lines 3 & 4

• Speed Staff: Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon: Lines 5 & 6

• Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba - Buzzing Warm Up

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

LESSON 9

• Rhythm Trees

• Articulation Introduction

• Speed Staff - Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon: Lines 7 & 8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

WEEK 10

• Chart 6: Eighth Notes

• Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

WEEK 11

• Rhythm Chart 6.5: Eighth, Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes with Rests

• Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

WEEK 12

• Rhythm Chart 6.5: Eighth, Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes with Rests

• Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Register for ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS INTERACTIVE

WEEK 13

• Rhythm Chart 7: Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• How to Practice a Line in the Book

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 11 & 12

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 14

• Rhythm Chart 7: Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 12

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 14 

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 15

• Rhythm Chart 7.5: Eighth Notes and Rests With Time Change

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 14

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 17

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 16

• Rhythm Chart 8: Ties

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 17

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 18

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 17

• Rhythm Chart 8: Ties

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 18

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 21

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 22 (Practice line A and B separately)

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 18

• Rhythm Chart 8: Ties

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: First Notes - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

• Trombone: First Notes - Line 11

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 23

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 25

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 19

• Rhythm Chart 9: Dotted Quarter Notes 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 27

• Essential Elements Book: Lines 28

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 20

• Rhythm Chart 9.5: Dotted Quarter Notes 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 30 (top line)

• Essential Elements Book: Line 31

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 21

• Rhythm Chart 9.5: Dotted Quarter Notes 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 6-10 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 33

• Essential Elements Book: Line 34

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 22

• Rhythm Chart 9.5: Dotted Quarter Notes 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 6-10 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 35

• Essential Elements Book: Line 38

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

WEEK 23

• Rhythm Chart 10: Syncopation 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 6-10 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 41

• Essential Elements Book: Line 42

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

• Scales: Introduction 

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

WEEK 24

• Rhythm Chart 10.5: Mixed Syncopation 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 6-10 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 47

• Essential Elements Book: Line 49

  • Count It

  • "Dah" It

  • Note Name

  • Name & Finger

  • Play It!

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

WEEK 25

• Rhythm Chart 10.75: Syncopation with Rests 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 6-10 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 52

• Essential Elements Book: Line 54

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave 

WEEK 26

• Rhythm Chart 11: Sixteenth Notes 

•  Speed Staff: Lines 1-8

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 1-5 

• Trombone: Finger Ninjas Lines 6-10 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 62

• Essential Elements Book: Line 63

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave 

WEEK 27

• Rhythm Chart 11: Sixteenth Notes 

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Line 67

• Essential Elements Book: Line 71

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - Ab Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave 

WEEK 28

• Rhythm Chart 11.5: Mixed Sixteenths 

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Line 73

• Essential Elements Book: Line 75

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - Ab Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave 

WEEK 29

• Rhythm Chart 12: Sixteenth Rhythms 1 

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Warm Up

• Trombone: Brass Warm Up - Lip Slurs

• Trombone: Warm Up - Articulation Exercise

• Essential Elements Book: Line 78

• Essential Elements Book: Line 80

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - Ab Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - C Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave 

WEEK 30

• Rhythm Chart 12.5: Sixteenth Rhythms 2 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 86

• Essential Elements Book: Line 87

• Essential Elements Book: Line 90

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - Ab Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - C Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave 

WEEK 31

• Rhythm Chart: 12.75 - Mixed Sixteenth Rhythms 

• Essential Elements Book: Line 92

• Essential Elements Book: Line 93

• Trombone: SCALES - F Major Scale (Lower octave) 

• Trombone: SCALES - Bb Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - Ab Major 

• Trombone: SCALES - C Major 

• Trombone: Scales - F Chromatic One Octave