Can trombone be played in treble clef?
For reasons which occurred way back in history, the trombone plays in concert pitch when playing music written for it in bass clef (like a cello or bassoon does), but when reading music written for it in treble clef the trombone becomes a transposing instrument in Bb (like a trumpet or tenor sax).
What are the slide positions for a Trombones chromatic scale?
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.
Does trombone read bass or treble?
Trombone music is usually written in concert pitch in either bass or tenor clef, although exceptions do occur, notably in British brass-band music where the tenor trombone is presented as a Bâ™ transposing instrument, written in treble clef; and the alto trombone is written at concert pitch usually in alto clef.
How do I start playing low notes on the trombone?
If you prefer to start on the lower note, C, you can go to Trombone – Treble Clef – Low. Use this website on its own, or get even more out of it with the accompanying studentbrass.com book. This page is for students who struggle to reach 6th position.
What is the D flat scale for descending?
D-flat major scale descending This step shows the notes when descending the D-flat major scale, going from the highest note sound back to the starting note. For major scales, the notes names when descending are just the reverse of the ascending names.
How many flats does the D-flat major scale have?
This step shows the ascending D-flat major scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. It also shows the scale degree chart for all 8 notes. The D-flat major scale has 5 flats. This major scale key is on the Circle of 5ths – Db major on circle of 5ths, which means that it is a commonly used major scale key.
What are the notes 1 and 13 in this scale?
The numbered notes are those that might be used when building this note scale. But since this is a scale in the key of Db, it is certain that notes 1 and 13 will be used in the scale. Note 1 is the tonic note – the starting note – Db, and note 13 is the same note name but one octave higher.