![]() ![]() Tom Malone (Alternate Position System For Trombone) use 1.7 for the high G. ![]() I do not say it´s wrong, just that I prefer something that is lesser risk of missundersting. When I worked as a teacher I never used the + or - for that reason. Just like the 7the partial G is descibed as #2, -2, +2 by different writers.įor students it can be very confusing when using different books. One funny thing is that + is used by some to indicat that the tone should be raised by others just the oposite, the slide is to be longer. The low Eb is sometimes called just T3, sometimes described as b3 or 3- or 3+ or 4+ or 4- or #4 or bb3 or something else. when you use the F attachment you have jus 6 positions (or very often just 5 1/2) I have some examples of what, I will talk about two.Īre there right or wrong ways to tell slide positions?Įx. (I do have a problem with a mild dyslexi). If you sound thin, you will have a hard time blending in with the other instruments.Sometimes the discousions on the TTF get weird because of different way of wording things and because of that, missunderstandings, I am aware of that my bad spelling may cause some missunderstanding. I’ll leave you with a couple of videos I produced of my favorite place to play: outside! If you plan to play alto within the context of a band expecting you to sound close to a tenor, you’ll need to work on your sound. I have never cared to have a trigger on my alto. With a trigger, you can play all those notes directly above pedal Eb. Of course, I am referring to an alto without a trigger. Unlike the natural notes, the false tones are mostly dependent on your ear. The second reason is to strengthen your ear for hearing pitch on the alto. The first reason is so that you can play notes you might be expected to play from a tenor trombone part. I do recommend that you learn to play those false tones between E and Ab for two reasons. Pedal Eb is in first position and low A is the next natural tone on the horn. In the above chart, I have identified the alternate positions after the “/”.īecause of the physics of the alto trombone, the lowest natural note just above the “false” tones is concert A. Especially if you are a tenor trombone player, you’ll want to learn the alto trombone using the same notation that you are used to.īelow is a comparison of the first position overtone series between alto and tenor. Unless you plan on being a symphonic player where those ancient parts for alto were written in alto clef, learn the instrument in bass clef. In fact, I think it is pretty silly to learn alto trombone in alto clef. Reading alto clef is NOT required for alto trombone. The second partial on a tenor is Bb at the bottom of the bass clef staff, and the corresponding partial for the alto is the Eb in the middle of the bass clef staff.īefore showing you the position chart, let me make one point. That tells you that the partials on the alto are a fourth higher than tenor. The fundamental of a tenor trombone is concert Bb and the fundamental for an alto trombone is concert Eb. In case you may not be aware, the slide positions for alto trombone are completely different from tenor trombone. ![]()
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