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Educational Materials

Thirty-Three Ways to Improve Your Beginner Trombone Class

Dixon Listening Matrix

Rhythmic Emphasis Exercise

Multiple Tongue Start Rhythms

tenor trombone

Major Scales for Beginners

Descending Interval Trombone

Lyrical Flow Warm-Up Trombone

Basic Flexibilities Trombone

Slurs with Pedals

KOW – Tenor Trombone – Complete

Upper Register Range Builder – Tenor Trombone

Major Calisthenics Trombone

Minor Calisthenics Trombone

Mr. Dixon’s All-Star Slurs

Clarke Study – Trombone

bass trombone

Descending Interval Bass Trombone/Tuba

Lyrical Flow Warmup Bass Trombone – Tuba

KOW – Bass Trombone – Complete

Six-Eight Low Register Study

Major Calisthenics Bass Trombone

Minor Calisthenics Bass Trombone

other brass

KOW-Trumpet-Complete

KOW-Horn-Complete

KOW-Tuba-Complete

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