How to read trombone notes

1. What are the notes on trombone?
2. How do you memorize trombone notes?
3. What are the slide positions on a trombone?

What are the notes on trombone?

Trombone Notes and Positions

• The Harmonic series of a trombone.
• 1st position- all the way in.
• 2nd position-between 2.5" & 3" out.
• 3rd position-brace just before the bell.
• 4th position-end of slide just past the bell.
• 5th position-mid way between the bell and stocking.
• 6th position-just before the stockings.

How do you memorize trombone notes?

When you identify the notes, you must say them out loud. This musical example would go like this: 1 Low, 1 Low, 4 Middle, 3 Middle, 1 Middle, 1 Middle, 4 High, 2 High, 1 High. This will help you learn your positions faster and help you memorize them quickly.

What are the slide positions on a trombone?

The trombone has 7 positions: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. When learning your trombone positions, rather than think of them as 7 separate positions, it is helpful to think of them in groupings.