H. Voxman's Selected Studies for Trombone brings technical preparation into the setting of complete musical studies. Published by Rubank, this 72-page collection combines key-centered etudes with scale and arpeggio material, making it a next step for students who have worked through an advanced method book.
The studies require more than getting through the notes. In the included F-minor Allegretto by Blazhevich, for example, long slurred phrases, changing dynamics, and active rhythmic figures ask the player to coordinate slide movement and articulation without losing the shape of the melody. That combination makes the book useful for connecting technical work with phrasing and musical direction.
Teachers can use individual studies as weekly assignments, preparing the relevant key before working toward a complete performance. The collection also supports audition preparation where selections from this edition are specified. This is the trombone volume, Rubank RUBL 159, rather than the separate cornet or trumpet book.
H. Voxman's Selected Studies for Trombone brings technical preparation into the setting of complete musical studies. Published by Rubank, this 72-page collection combines key-centered etudes with scale and arpeggio material, making it a next step for students who have worked through an advanced method book.
The studies require more than getting through the notes. In the included F-minor Allegretto by Blazhevich, for example, long slurred phrases, changing dynamics, and active rhythmic figures ask the player to coordinate slide movement and articulation without losing the shape of the melody. That combination makes the book useful for connecting technical work with phrasing and musical direction.
Teachers can use individual studies as weekly assignments, preparing the relevant key before working toward a complete performance. The collection also supports audition preparation where selections from this edition are specified. This is the trombone volume, Rubank RUBL 159, rather than the separate cornet or trumpet book.