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How To Empty Your Spit Valve (Water Key)

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How To Empty Your Spit Valve (Water Key)

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Please watch from MINUTE 4:00.

Key Points:
- After you play (or during), use the water key to get rid of the "spit" or condensation from the instrument.
- Blow air into the horn (no sound) while holding open the water key with your finger.

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Step 4 - How To Buzz On the Trombone Mouthpiece & With the Whole Trombone

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Step 4 - How To Buzz On the Trombone Mouthpiece & With the Whole Trombone

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Watch this video to learn how to use your facial muscles and lips to make sound.

Key Points:
- Close your lips like you are saying "Mmmm".
- Keep your lips closed and tight while you push fast air through your closed lips.
- Keep your teeth apart.
- Use your stomach muscles to push out the air.
- Try short sounds first, then longer sounds.
- Try high, middle, and low sounds.
- Tight lips, fast air for high sounds.
- Looser lips for low sounds.

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Step 5 - Learn The Slide Positions (Silent practice)

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Step 5 - Learn The Slide Positions (Silent practice)

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Learn positions 1st, 4th, 3rd, 2nd. Exercise with these positions.
Learn positions 5th, 6th, and 7th.

Key Points:
- Use your wrist and fingers to move the slide in a relaxed way.
- 1st position is all the way in.
- 4th position is where you can see the inner slide lined up with the bell.
- 3rd position is where the brace and fingers are lined up with the bell.
- 2nd position is between 1st and 3rd.
- 5th position is further out from 4th.
- 6th position is when your arm is extended all of the way.
- 7th position is almost taking your slide off by extending your fingers.

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Step 6 - How To Play Your First 5 Notes (F, Eb, D, C, Bb), Hot Cross Buns, and Baby Shark

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Step 6 - How To Play Your First 5 Notes (F, Eb, D, C, Bb), Hot Cross Buns, and Baby Shark

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D = 4
C = 6
Bb = 1
F = 1
Eb = 3

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Watch this video to learn how to take care of your slide.

Key Points:
- To oil your slide before play, apply slide oil (no other oil!) to the inner slide and then spread the oil by moving the slide around.
- If your slide is still loud and moving slowly, clean the slide.  Take a towel and rub the inner slide until it is clean.
- Put the slide back on correctly, with the water key on the bottom.

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If you have a care kit, learn how to use it.

Key Points:
- Use the mouthpiece brush, warm water, and dish soap to clean the mouthpiece
- Use the polishing cloth to remove your fingerprints and take care of the lacquer
- Use the cleaning snake and warm water with dish detergent to clean out the inside of the bell and outer slide.

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How to Care for the Trombone Using EasyRent Care Kit.

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If you have slide grease or slide cream, watch this video to learn how to use it.  This is different than using simple slide oil.

Key Points:
- Parts of the slide
Outer slide
Inner slide
Stocking (end of the inner slide)
- Steps
Wipe off inner slide
Put the cream on the stocking
Do not put cream on the entire slide
Spray the slide with water
Move the outer slide

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Always put your case flat on the floor with the label up.  Turn the case so that the clasps are facing you. Now you may open the case

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Watch the video in full screen mode to learn about the different parts of the trombone.

Key Points:
- Bell
- Slide (outer slide & inner slide)
- Slide Lock
- Tuning Slide
- Braces
- Brace Box (for holding)
- Lead Pipe
- Spit Valve (water key)
- Mouthpiece (rim, cup, shank)

* Be very careful not to dent the outer or inner slide. Dents on the slide will make the instrument hard to play.

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Step 3 - How To Assemble and Hold Your Trombone

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Step 3 - How To Assemble and Hold Your Trombone

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Watch this video in full screen mode to learn how to get your trombone ready to play!

Key Points:
- Left Hand holds the bell and brace. First finger rests on top of the mouthpiece.
- Right Hand moves the slide with thumb and two fingers only. (Do not move the slide with your entire hand.)
- The slide lock needs to be turned to allow the slide to move. When you are not using the slide, put the slide lock on.

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Trombone Lesson 1: Assembly, Disassembly, & How to Hold

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This tool is called a METRONOME. Musicians use it when they practice in order to improve their time.  You can buy one like the one in the picture from a music store. OR you can look up a free metronome.
Google: metronome
It comes up right at the top.

This one is also good: https://www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/

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Step 7 - Learn How To Play Your First 5 Notes on Trombone, 5 Note Scale

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Step 7 - Learn How To Play Your First 5 Notes on Trombone, 5 Note Scale

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Watch this video in full screen mode to see the notes Bb, C, D, Eb, and F while you play.

Key Points:
- 1st Position. You can play Low 'Bb' and High 'F'.
- 6th Position. You can play the note 'C'. It is one step higher than 'Bb'.
- 4th Position. You can play the note 'D'. It is one step higher than 'C'.
- 3rd Position. You can play the note 'Eb'. It is one step higher than 'D'.

Try:
Going up by step - Bb (1), C (6), D (4), Eb (3), F (1)
Going down by step - F (1), Eb (3), D (4), C (6), Bb (1)