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Ouryuken53
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I have just started playing trombone, what should I do first?
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I would start by learning that you aren't performing yet; you are learning.

Next I would figure out how to make a sound on the trombone. Then refine it so you don't attract so many mooses. :tongue: :tongue: :tongue:
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Take some lessons from a competent trombone teacher.
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Also maybe learn to clean it without damaging it. It's a journey -- and be always of the moose.
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ghmerrill wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:20 am Also maybe learn to clean it without damaging it. It's a journey -- and be always of the moose.
I have no idea what "be always of the moose" means. :idk:
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There is a fraternity of the Moose like there is a fraternity of the Elk. But they all do not play trombone.

If you have a lousy tone you can sound like a wounded moose on the trombone. Not pleasant.
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AndrewMeronek wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:39 am I have no idea what "be always of the moose" means. :idk:
Somehow a word got left out. It was supposed to be "Be always aware of the moose."

Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thxtUzAtVk

These are (at least generally) sounds that you don't want to make with your trombone.
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