Hello Section! :D

Things Mr Koh taught us on Thursday:

1. Posture
You should be sitting forward in your chair with your back straight, one foot slightly in front of the other (usually your right leg). Trombone should be held up, nearing 90degrees.

2. Breathing
Breathe deeply. Your chest should expand outwards, not upwards.
-- Do not stop the flow of air. In other words, after you breathe in, do not hold the air in before you blow it out. Always breathe the full count.
-- Do not crescendo or decrescendo when letting the air out.
-- Maximize the inhalation and exhalation of air.

Do breathing exercises such as breathe in 4 beats, breathe out 4 beats; breathe in 1 beat, breathe out 7 beats.

3. Mouthpiece buzzing
Listen to a note (such as low B-flat) then buzz it on your mouthpiece.
Play a simple tune on your mouthpiece, preferably one with small pitch changes and long notes.

4. Long tones
Play the scale (going downwards) and play the first note again before playing each note. (Like the long note exercise, just not in chromatics)

5. Lip Slurs (this is kind of. self explanatory.)

Remember to practice your scales + Bring home your mouthpiece to practice whenever you can ^^

yuxin!

&loveTROMBONES; 2:01 pm