Trombone

I created more sound on the trombone mouthpiece because my embouchure on the trombone mouthpiece produced more sound. First, I was kind of upset with the instrument I ended up with because almost all the girls played the flute, and they looked very graceful when they played the flutes. The trombone did not really satisfy the requirements I was looking for. However, when I started learning new notes on the trombone, I started loving how producing sound on the trombone was a unique element. Unlike…

consisted of students. The stage was set up really well and has a nice lighting. Unc Jazz Band personnels are consisted of sax section, trumpet section, trombone section and rhythm section. In the back of the stage were the drummers . To the left of the stage was the bass players and to the right the saxophone players. In the rear were the trumpets, trombone players, and a conductor. I believe this setup allowed for their breathtaking performance and clear sound quality.…

voice acting as a conductor, pulling the drums, bass, piano, trombone, and finally clarinet into playing. It seems that a lot of call and response is going on in this piece, with Armstrong’s voice starting out the sequence and the various instruments responding in time. Armstrong switches to playing a brief trumpet solo that stretches the instrument’s upper range, as the trombone player begins singing. For the rest of the song, the trombone player and Armstrong exchange vocal lines. Towards the…

played. Next was Here’s that Rainy Day, the first trombone piece, which had a slight tropical feel to it, a rhythm & melody that commanded attention, and was apparently the theme for an old TV show as well. Milestones featured the trumpet and trombone, the two taking turns playing an ostinato melody before getting a little more competitive and playing together. Satin Doll was fifth, featuring both instruments, although the focus was on the trombone. When Sunny Gets Blue was next, a piece that…

consisted of: a piano, a bass, drums, a guitar, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. This makes a total of 17 musicians plus one for Professor Paul McKee who was the conductor. The student ensemble was very large and was arrange/modeled after a…

lines of a saxophone player standing on a street corner in the French quarter of New Orleans. Or a thought of the roaring 20s' and imagine your self at a party where everyone is dancing to the sound of a live band with trumpets, saxophones, and trombones. However these are actually surprisingly accurate to what jazz really is. But how did such an innovative type of music come about? Who was the first one to bend the rules of music and create a whole new genre? Who created these versatile…

The brass line brings the sound and the flare to any modern marching band and drum corp. The section, if played correctly can blend perfectly together. Each instrument has its own unique history and has evolved from their ancestors into almost a completely different instrument. From being used for religious purposes to signaling or provoking fear into enemies eyes, the instruments have evolved into the beautiful yet powerful sounding instruments today. Brass instruments have vastly different…

As the baby sister of my family, I wanted to do everything that my older brothers did. They played hockey, so I wanted to play hockey. One brother played trombone, so I wanted to play trombone. The socially constructed norms of society often thwarted me from doing so. My brothers would tell me to go play with dolls instead. Obviously we weren’t born with girls wearing dresses playing with dolls and guys playing sports and aggressive games. Gender socialization is what taught my brothers that I…

I have made it into the Central Coast Section Honor Choir group for seven years (6-12th grade) and the band for six years (7-12th grade). With the experience at Monterey Jazz Festival Education Program for the last six years, I also am very fluent in the way of jazz. I played at the Monterey Jazz Festival Middle School Honor Band from 7th to 8th grade and the High School Jazz Band from 9th-12th grade. I was in the Monterey Jazz Festival Honor Vocal Ensemble as a 9th grader as well and will be…

Johnson on the trombone, Meghan Walls playing the piano, Andrew Moser on the electric bass, and Collin St. Mary on the drums. Regarding the music…