Trombone tone quality

Excellent trombone tone is always warm, rich and pure, regardless of the volume, range or tempo of the music. For this reason, it's vital to work on your tone quality every day in addition to listening. I recommend playing 5-10 minutes of long tones with a little mouthpiece buzzing every day.

1. What is good tone quality?
2. How do you practice the quality of tone?
3. Why does my trombone sound fuzzy?

What is good tone quality?

Good tone quality is essentially tone that doesn't have any of the bad characteristics. Bad tone quality is defined as a weak sound, thin sound, lacking in overtones, strangled or choked off, lack of focus or clarity, and so on.

How do you practice the quality of tone?

11 ways to improve your vocal tone:

1. Breath from your diaphragm – take a deep breath into your belly, not your chest.
2. Open your mouth – if you want to project and be heard, you need to open your mouth. ...
3. Blow bubbles – this is a great exercise to practice sustaining your breath when you speak.

Why does my trombone sound fuzzy?

Buzzing either too high or too low will result in a weak tone. This is true of all brass instruments, but it is particularly true for the trombone. Practice buzzing with just the mouthpiece to train your lips (and your ears) to buzz on pitch.