Trombone slide positions and notes

1. What are the trombone slide positions?
2. How are notes played on a trombone?

What are the trombone slide positions?

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 are notes played on a trombone?

The mouth is used to vary the sound

The more a trombone player tightens his or her lips, the higher the pitch produced. Notes are played on a trombone through a combination of the slide position and the way the player blows into the instrument. I can only extend my right arm so far! Try out a mouthpiece!