12. Silent Night
Silent Night is a Christmas carol and as such is a tune that was originally ‘sung‘. When we play a ‘sung‘ tune we really have to concentrate hard on trying to ‘play‘ the piece like a singer would ‘sing‘ the piece. Singers perform in sentences (or phrases) and so the notes need to join together. This is really hard to do on a trombone as we have to move our slide a LONG way at times. So, try to move your slide between the position VERY quickly. Keep blowing the air in one solid stream and then coordinate your tongue with the exact moment that you are moving the slide. Sounds hard, doesn’t it???? …. that’s cos this is the HARDEST skill that trombone player needs to learn. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
