John McAllister
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Trombone

(This is a long-term project and it'll probably take me a long time before this section is as robust as it should be)

Long Tones & Lip Slurs

(youngest players)
(middle/early high school)
(middle and advanced players)
Click here for cinematic series

Floating slurs

Individual Warm-Up for the *Advancing* Trombonist
One day I decided to sit down and write out a solid warm-up that I would play on my own (me being a trombone player). It has a lot and is a solid 15-minute warm-up and workout. Eventually, I'll have a play along track to accompany it. 
Individual warm-up
​advancing trombonist

Technique

Crush Your Scales
"Crush Your Scales" is an individual pass off-type resource to systematically teach students their scales. These do not work for full band like most of my other resources. These would be good for private lessons or supplementary material. I've given them to students to progress on their own as well. The exercises are designed to be purely technical, so if they're playing their instruments correctly (check out the warm-ups section) and have a fingering chart... they should be able to do so.
Crush your scales
Page of Patterns
These are pages of patterns in different key signatures. Originally developed as a full band resource, this is only the trombone pages. There is a page for all twelve key signatures. The idea is to learn all the same patterns in every key. As you're practicing these, it's a good idea to go ahead and start thinking of them in terms of scale degrees and not just the note you're playing (know both!)
Page of patterns

Free Music

Progressive Trombone Duets (VE)
6 Duets (VE)

Music for Purchase

Solo
Trombone Solo - Little ROndo

Chamber Music

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  • Start Here
    • Blog
  • Music
    • Concert Band - Marches
    • Concert Band - VE
    • Concert Band - E
    • Concert Band - ME
    • Concert Band - M
    • Adaptable Duets
    • Adaptable Quartets
    • Adaptable Quintets >
      • Adaptable Quintets - Classical
      • Adaptable Quintets - Pops
      • Adaptable Quintets - Folk & Traditional
      • Adaptable Quintets - Patriotic
      • Adaptable Quintets - Originals
    • Etudes and Exercises
    • Marching Band >
      • Marching Band - Stands Tunes
      • Marching Band - Community
    • Jazz
    • Christmas/Holiday
    • Strings
    • Complete Catalog
  • Instruments
    • Flute >
      • Flute Choir Christmas
    • Oboe
    • Bassoon
    • Clarinet
    • Saxophone
    • Trumpet
    • Horn
    • Trombone
    • Euphonium
    • Tuba
    • Percussion
  • Free Resources
    • Let's Read Music
    • Ensemble Theory
    • Warm-ups >
      • Foundation Warm-Ups
      • Chorales
    • Warm-Ups Symphony
    • Fundamentals
    • Scales and Technique
    • Rhythm
    • Arrangements
    • Sight-Reading
    • Breathing
    • Jazz Center
    • Games
    • Strings!
    • Recruitment Materials
    • Posters
    • Free Christmas
  • Cinematic Series
    • Complete Warm-Ups Sets
    • Long Tones
    • Flexibility
    • Articulation
    • Scales
    • Page of Patterns
    • Counting
    • Play Alongs
    • Arbans
    • Pop Rhythms
    • Classical Improv
    • LoFi
    • Music Humor
  • My Story