16. The Saints
The Saints is a famous ‘traditional jazz’ tune that is used in many ways (not the least of which being the theme song for one of my favourite AFL teams!). As the first phrase starts low and moves higher, you’ll need to really concentrate on starting relaxed and then moving your air faster as you want the trombone to play higher notes. You should feel the ‘push’ of the air coming from your diaphragm (the muscle that is between your tummy and your lungs). The rhythm in this is a little tricky so look at it carefully and listen to how it is being payed on the backing track. The Youtube clip of this features the most famous jazz musician ever, Louis Armstrong – have a look at it!
