Demystify the Slide: Playing & Teaching Trombone

Don’t let your trombone skills SLIDE away! This course covers essential skills and knowledge including legato tonguing, lip slurs, airflow, slide technique, and maintenance. You’ll become more proficient on the instrument, as well as gain valuable teaching tips and strategies for teaching the trombonists in your band. Designed for the practicing band director, students will participate in a weekly group lesson via Zoom. Participants will need a trombone, laptop, and webcam. Weekly Zoom group lessons & individual asynchronous assignments.

Required Zoom Group Lessons: Wednesdays – 7pm Central

February 18, February 25

March 4, March 11, March 18

April 8, April 15, April 22

*Course Numbers:

MMEd: 514TB, 2 credits

MECA: 8106A, 3 credits

* This course is offered at two course levels. Students enrolled in the MMEd program at VanderCook are eligible to enroll for the 500 course number. Students not enrolled in the MMEd program who wish to earn graduate credit as a MECA Continuing Education student should register for the four digit course number. The difference in credits earned and tuition cost is attributed to the difference in tuition rates for the MMEd and MECA Continuing Education programs. If you are unsure which section is best for you, please contact us directly at [email protected].