Building Blocks for Tone Technique
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The book is divided into five sections

Daily 6-Minute Warm-Up
Mouthpiece buzzing, tone and slide positions, lip slurs, rhythmic articulation

Part One: Lip Slurs
(20 Progressive Exercises)
This sequence helps students progress smoothly from easy slurs to more advanced material.

Part Two: Pattern-Building
(40 Exercises)
This section not only gives practice with scales but also builds a basic understanding of fundamental concepts such as whole steps and half steps. Many exercises present the same patterns in both familiar and foreign keys.

Part Three: Lyrical Legato
(40 Etudes, duet parts available)
These little etudes help students develop a smooth, singing style. Extra exercises go into detail concerning the use of the legato tongue and natural slurs.

Part Four: Varied Articulation
(40 Etudes, duet parts available)
These provide practice with some details of articulation including accents, tenuto, staccato, and mixing in legato tonguing as well as natural slurs.

Part Five: Simple Tunes in Multiple Keys
(20 Tunes, each in two keys, duet parts available)
These enjoyable little melodies presented in different keys help students develop key sense, that ability to think beyond simple slide positions to an understanding of how to transpose interval content into a foreign key.

Appendices
1: The Overtone Series and Intonation
2: Developing the High Range
3: Introducing the Tenor Clef
4: Working with the F-attachment
5: More About Tuning
6: 22 Tips to Get Better
7: 10 Practice Tricks that Work

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Joe Dixon, Nationally Recognized Clinician, San Antonio, Texas

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Because I work with kids of all ages every day, I have to pick and choose from the materials at my disposal and compromise at almost every corner because most of the available material is too complicated for really hammering in good habits. The Intermediate Trombonist keeps it simple for longer so good habits can be effectively set and cured and even understood before moving forward. Each topic and point is made easily and concisely and the language does not leave room for bad habits to creep in. Another fantastic feature is the additional encouragement left at the end of each section, noting that the player, having conquered the final exercise, is now ready for the more advanced material contained in another of Brads books. I am so excited to organize a mass purchase of a tall stack of these books so all of my students can devour them!

Shelby Kifer, Bass Trombonist and Educator, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Brad Edwards, the Intermediate Trombonist, is a MUST-HAVE book for teachers. I just received my copy yesterday and I absolutely love it! Congratulations, Brad, on such a fantastic book. It fills a major void in trombone literature exercises that fall between beginning literature and advanced literature. Your book is perfect for the age of students that I primarily work with (middle and high school trombonists). I love how its laid out, your step by step explanations and wonderful exercises, and your playing tips. As a teacher, its very easy to assume students know and understand all of the things contained in your book. Its so helpful to have clear descriptions and exercises to illustrate how to play the trombone. This book will be Instrumental in helping build a super solid foundation for great music making. Thank you for all your efforts in writing this!

Sean Reusch, Trombonist, Educator, Author, San Diego, CA

From the first to the second printing, several small corrections/tweaks have been made to the book. I am keeping a log of these.
A a a der Winter der ist da
A B C das Kätzchen lief in'n Schnee
A beautiful Life
Abend wird es wieder
Aber heidschi bumbeidschi
Abide with me
Ach wie ist's möglich dann
Ade zur guten Nacht
Alberta
Baa baa black Sheep
Backe backe Kuchen
Bald gras' ich am Neckar
Banks of the Ohio
Beim Kronenwirt
Bela bimba
Can the Circle be unbroken
Can You walk on two Legs
Careless Love
Charlie is my Darling
Danny Boy
Darling Cory
Das Lieben bringt groß Freud'
Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust
Dat du min Lewsten büst
Deck the Halls
Deep River
De Hamborger Veermaster
Der Butzemann
Early one Morning
East Neuk O'Fife
East Virginia
Einer Seefahrt froh Gelingen
Ein Mann der sich Kolumbus nannt
Fleißige Handwerker
Gaudeamus igitur
Gehn m'r weng 'rüber
Get on Board
Glory Hallelujah (John Brown's Body
Go tell it on the Mountain
Hab mein Wage vollgelade
Hallelu' hallelu'
Handsome Molly
Hänschen klein
Hark the Herald Angels sing
Harvest Song
Häschen in der Grube
Havah Nagilah
I come from Alabama (Oh Susanna)
I'll fly away
I'll tell You of a Fellow
I'm a Rover
I'm gonna sing
I've been working on the Railroad
I've got a Shoes
Jack be nimble
Jamaica Farewell
Jesse James
Jesusita
Kalinka
Kein Feuer keine Kohle
La cucaracha
Land of my Fathers
Lang lang ist's her
Lasst nur der Jugend
Lauf Müller lauf
Lavender Blue
Leaving of Liverpool
MacPherson's Farewell
Mädele ruck ruck ruck
Mädel wasch dich
Mariechen saß weinend im Garten
Mary and Martha
Mary Ann
Mein Christian
Meine Oma fährt im Hühnerstall Motorrad
Nine Hundred Miles
O Christmas Tree
O come all Ye Faithful
O du lieber Augustin
Oh by and by
O my Darling Clementine
Oh my lovin' Brother
Paddy works on the Railway
Pay me my Money down
Rabbit in the Log
Rakes of Mallow
Ride on Moses
Rise and shine
Sabinchen war ein Frauenzimmer
Sally Goodin
Santa Lucia
Sascha
Scarborough Fair
Schlaf Kindlein schlaf
Schwäfelhelzle
Seein' Nelly home
She'll be coming round the Mountain
Take this Hammer
Tanz Kindchen tanz
Teacher's Blues
Ten green Bottles
Ten in a Bed
Ten little Indians
Th Alphabet Song
The Ash Grove
The Bluebells of Scotland
The blue Tail Fly
The Border Lament
The Brewer Lad
The Collier Laddie
The Cuckoo
The Dying Cowboy
Wabash Cannonball
Wach auf mein Herzens Schöne
Wachet auf es krähet der Hahn
Wade in the Water
Wahre Freundschaft soll nicht wanken
Walk together Children
We all clap Hands together
Weißt du wieviel Sternlein stehen
Ye Banks and Braes
Yellow Rose of Texas
Zeigt her eure Füßchen