Paul you're incredible. I discovered recently that for general relaxation and proper circulation and breathing the base of the tongue is supposed to be aligned with the inception of the lower teeth and gum. This is in no way forced. Given that this positioning of the tongue is the way one's tongue should generally, be the technique you explained becomes second nature. So instead of one focussing on pulling down on the windpipe, one should be focused on the positioning of the tongue when producing a tone. Also, the general placement of the tongue doesn't change when articulation is applied.
Paul, everything you come up with to help players makes sense to me. You can save new players years and years if they listen to you rather than go on their own. It took me many years to learn what I could have gotten from you in hours.
Paul...you are answering the many questions I find myself asking, in a way that I'm finding interesting and easy to follow...and easy to try and do and to achieve results. Your videos really work Paul, please keep the sound advice coming, really appreciate it :)
This year I decided tackle the challenge of learning how to play the trombone. Two months later you helped me learn many topics i wasn’t aware of. Warm ups, practicing efficiently, range, most importantly tone. Thank you 😊. I love ❤️ your videos there worth watching throughout every second until the end. Keep up the great content Paul. 👍
Hi Paul, I’m a trombonist in high school, playing in both jazz and classical. I listened to a lot of music to try to develop a goal of what to sound like on trombone, but I can’t help but to notice how different classical trombone and jazz trombone sound. For example, I listened to classical Joe Alessi, and it sounds completely different from either you or Andy Martin or Rick Culver. For example, classical trombone sounds more brassy compared to the airy jazz trombone. One idea I have heard is that jazz trombones use a smaller bore than classical (.508 vs .547), but this still feels incomplete, mainly because classical trombonists used to use small bore pre-20th century, but they still maintained the classical sound. What do you think is the cause for this different sound?
Rimland It's mainly the way they were trained to play, as Classical and Jazz are two distinct genres of music. For example, classical trombone players have the mentality of having a dark brassy sound and not developing a different individual sound for themselves. Overall, they want consistency in every player's tone. But jazz wise, players strive to achieve unique and different sounds, as smooth and airy sounds are more fit for jazz than dark brassy ones. It has a lot to do with mindset and accepted sounds for each type of music. Hope this helps!
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Paul you're incredible. I discovered recently that for general relaxation and proper circulation and breathing the base of the tongue is supposed to be aligned with the inception of the lower teeth and gum. This is in no way forced. Given that this positioning of the tongue is the way one's tongue should generally, be the technique you explained becomes second nature. So instead of one focussing on pulling down on the windpipe, one should be focused on the positioning of the tongue when producing a tone. Also, the general placement of the tongue doesn't change when articulation is applied.
Paul, everything you come up with to help players makes sense to me. You can save new players years and years if they listen to you rather than go on their own. It took me many years to learn what I could have gotten from you in hours.
In addition to dropping your jaw and opening your throat , it’s good to blow warm fast air while playing
When playing higher notes, slower air when playing lower notes
That's the content I subscribed for.
Paul...you are answering the many questions I find myself asking, in a way that I'm finding interesting and easy to follow...and easy to try and do and to achieve results. Your videos really work Paul, please keep the sound advice coming, really appreciate it :)
Wonderful pro tip🙏🏽
Can’t wait to try this!
"People are going to think your weird, but thats good it means your getting better at the horn" 😂 so true though, so true
So awesome tip. I'm on it.
This year I decided tackle the challenge of learning how to play the trombone. Two months later you helped me learn many topics i wasn’t aware of. Warm ups, practicing efficiently, range, most importantly tone. Thank you 😊. I love ❤️ your videos there worth watching throughout every second until the end. Keep up the great content Paul. 👍
Thanks homie! Great videos man, keep em comin.
Paul...are those tone bars you can attach to a trombone bell really produce a brighter sound?
What mouthpiece do you use?
Hi Paul,
I’m a trombonist in high school, playing in both jazz and classical. I listened to a lot of music to try to develop a goal of what to sound like on trombone, but I can’t help but to notice how different classical trombone and jazz trombone sound. For example, I listened to classical Joe Alessi, and it sounds completely different from either you or Andy Martin or Rick Culver. For example, classical trombone sounds more brassy compared to the airy jazz trombone. One idea I have heard is that jazz trombones use a smaller bore than classical (.508 vs .547), but this still feels incomplete, mainly because classical trombonists used to use small bore pre-20th century, but they still maintained the classical sound.
What do you think is the cause for this different sound?
Rimland It's mainly the way they were trained to play, as Classical and Jazz are two distinct genres of music. For example, classical trombone players have the mentality of having a dark brassy sound and not developing a different individual sound for themselves. Overall, they want consistency in every player's tone. But jazz wise, players strive to achieve unique and different sounds, as smooth and airy sounds are more fit for jazz than dark brassy ones. It has a lot to do with mindset and accepted sounds for each type of music. Hope this helps!
You can also blend a dark sound on jazz tho, Paul's sounds pretty dark and I love it
Paul en la casa has a lot to do with me now and the recipe for me is 6th and I will go on
How can i sing legato?
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Too bad we can’t take lessons with you in person.😪