Jazz Trombone Pro Tips: Major Scale Workout for Improvisation
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Here is a great major scale workout for jazz trombone -
As the semester settles in for most of the college students out there, I wanted to throw out a few thoughts about major scales that might go above and beyond what you normally do with them. Most of us are familiar with all 12 major scales, but are we really comfortable with all the permutations of that key center? Especially as improvisers, we strive for fluency in and around all the key centers we might come across while improvising over all sorts of tunes.
When I was teaching at Florida State, we would choose one key per week and do all of the exercises that I talk about in this video, and then move onto another key the following week. After a few times around the circle of 4ths/5ths, you’ll be amazed at how much more fluent you are while improvising! Besides getting familiar with the tonal material, it is very important to focus on the details of your trombone playing (or whatever instrument you’re playing these exercises on). Focus on achieving great attacks on each note (and that they’re exactly the same on note regardless of the register), having a great sound, and playing with accurate pitch/rhythm! Metronomes, Tuners, and Drone tracks are our friends!
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Until next time, please enjoy! See you next week -
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Great advice Nick!
+Paul The Trombonist - Trombone and Music Producer thanks Paul! Hope we get to play together sometime. I'll be in LA in a few weeks for a couple days.
Hello Mr Paul trombone I need your trombone tutor books
The Q is: Is it done reading the intervals or memorized? it seems like a pain playing them from memory first and not paying attention to your sound from concentrating on remembering the notes. Thanks for the tips
Read the first key perhaps but then all from memory! The goal is fluidity and freedom to improvise in each key - so getting your head out of the sheet music is essential for that. But yea it does take a little longer (at first) - but better results!!
What do you think about doing a chromatic scale, but returning to the note you started on after each consecutive note? I really like the challenge. (i.e C Db C D C Eb until you hit the highest C). I think it's a neat little range building challenge, but I think it's always nice to get advice from a pro. My college is only now trying to build up a music program, so I don't really have anyone to ask about it (the only brass player here is a tubaist, tubist? whatever)
Med Down Plays - sure! That's a good exercise, but that targets working on something other what I was talking about here. There are many great exercises to work on chromatic scale playing as well!
Ok im having a really hard time deciding if i have good tone and i listen to a me5ric crap ton of trombone i practice when i have time or try to anyways however i dont know where i place myself
So you record yourself and listen back?
Nick Finzer yes
That’s the move 👍
The tiny smile after 11 more to go kills me everytime
Hahaha amazing. I never noticed 🤣
🤪
You have an incredible tone.... It would be the world for me to have that tone
Hey Joseph - glad you enjoy it - I'm sure you can! check out the sound concept video , that's a great place to start!
Thank you
+Joseph Thouvenin you bet! Hope it's helpful!
Thanks. I'm a returning trombone player and need this exercise.
Robert Houston glad it's helpful!
any chance these are available in treble clef? Wonderful material...
Hmm I’m not sure it is yet. It’s definitely in bass. And even better to learn by ear!
Jazz trombonist hailing from Australia. Thank you so much Nick! I needed this exercise!
amazing! glad you found it :) feel free to share the exercise with your future students!
5:22 so true... :)
+Jan Krtička 😜
Ok, you've got me : I'll buy the book 😉 The first interval exercise teaches J. Alessi as well. Great !
Hahaha. You can transcribe it if you don’t wanna buy! 🤪
Yeah! This will be a productive routine, especially when combined with👂🏾training. I'm gratefully Thankful Mr. Finzer.
Glad to hear this - good luck!!!
What's your best exercise for Intonation issues ??
major and minor scales with drones! play each scale degree until it rings in tune before moving on to the next. Do for full range of each key.
@@NickFinzer THX I've been playing with Drones with Headphones it seems to be helping Thx I'm 62 wish I had TH-cam in my Teens and 20s
That’s great! Glad ur doing that already
why You use a playback?
I know.becouse it sounds better!
hug bro!
Hye nick. Thanks for the nice tips. Very Amazing. Great tone.
Much appreciated Jat! Glad to be helpful!
Of course very helpful. Im from malaysia. Hope we can meet one day
I hope so too!
you sound great man
thanks for listening! hope this exercise is useful for you, too.
geez, you puff just one cheek! never saw anyone doing that before!
Haha. Yep, sometimes. And not all the time... 😜
Trombone Shorty lol
Is that a King 4b? Thanks. Great sound.
3b plus!
@@NickFinzer Roger that. I need one! Thanks for the videos. Great stuff. I’ll be working on my scales :-)
Nice! 😊
@@tyfude lets hear it! :)
You really have good range and tone nice👌
+Alonso Martinez thanks Alonso - hope to hear you sometime
woow
Hope ur enjoying the exercise 👍
can someone explain the scale formula of 3:44 minute, up and down? thanks! Nick?
+trombon78 sure! It's all the diatonic triads found in the major scale. Starting up F major down G minor up A minor down Bb major etc...
great lesson -
glad you enjoyed it!
Fan Trombone
sarà
is that a 2B or a .491? king 12C, or 11C m/p please, u have a great tone!
+POLYZENIDAS it's actually a King 3B Plus .525 bore - marcinkowitz 6E-S mouthpiece.
I've found a great book by Kynaston and Ricci called Jazz Improvisation. It takes these exercises to the next level! (12 keys and their modes too!)
Yea? I’m not familiar- but it’s always better to do the transposing mentally than using a book!
@@NickFinzer I agree! The book only gives examples in C in one octave! It says "the rest is on your own" :)
Bam!
I never thought of that - it wasn't in Arban's .... :)
haha - well there's a lot of stuff out there that's not in that Arbans book ;) - but of course it's a GREAT place to start!!!
'Get Ahead' seems to be sold out?
Hi Ezra! Physical copies are sold out from my store. They are still available on amazon or the digital copy in my online store! 👍
is your trombone tuned to 432 hz?
Arel Enoc don't think so! Could be ur speakers or headphones playing tricks on ur ears.
Would like to know what mouthpiece you you use. Thanks. Paul
hey Paul! sure: it's a Marcinkiewicz 6E-S; just looks black from tarnishing.....
Thanks Nick. A good lesson on the Major Scale workout BTW. Any lessons on sound/tone improvement?
+paulvlk1 not yet. Coming soon!
What mouthpiece is that?
Hi Lisandro - it's a Marcinkowitz 6E-S (highly tarnished! haha, that's why it looks so dark in color...)
nice tutorial
+Iwank Markzaid 👍
lovely tone
thx scotty!