Positions

Trombone slide positions

Trombone slide positions
  1. What are the slide positions on a trombone?
  2. How many trombone slide positions are there?

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.

How many trombone slide positions are there?

The slide has seven positions

Trombones work by using the slide to change the length of the tubing, which controls the pitch of the sound. The slide has seven positions, counted in order from the 1st position (toward you) to the 7th position (fully extended).

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