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Old 05-21-2007, 04:32 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Flugelhorn sound concept

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Originally Posted by kadleck View Post
Trombones have 5 positions?
Thank you, I forgot!
  1. First position, slide all the way in.
  2. Third position, fingers touching rim of bell.
  3. Second positition, slide in-between first and thrid.
  4. Fourth-Seventh position, between third position and end of the slide.
This method helps a great deal in sightreading, because accidentals are "felt" rather than "read" by trombonists.
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