Why I love bass trombone

somewhere in Russia ^

[real saxophonist]

I always thought of saxophone as 'work'. Tuba and bass trombone were 'fun'.

Look at this girl. She's beatiful, she's a good player, and that's a badass horn.

No, Laz, you can't have her.

[bandleader]

The Bass-Trombone is MY instrument!

[Rich21IE]

cool

[knarf]

nice, clean tongue.

I'll wait ....

/8^)

[Revelation 911]

My uncle played regularly in local quartets etc...I played as well. When he passed some years ago, a old buddy of his played an old hymn in blues style on his old trombone....i cant recall crying harder

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Thanks for posting. Good stuff! Will show this to my kid who is a brass player.

Is that a contra bassoon beside her? Man....I took bassoon lessons in college (because I did music ed and HAD to) and I never could get the hang of a double reed. Finicky and temperamental and never could get a good crow. Loved tenor and bari sax, tho. :-)

[real saxophonist]

Probably the most famous bass bone lick

[fungoking]

The trombone, the offensive lineman of the band.

[Fido969]

Ping!

[real saxophonist]

I kinda messed up the original post, so here's the original video.

[real saxophonist]

Yes, contrabassoon. I tried to learn bassoon, like you, the double reed thing just didn’t happen.

[absolootezer0]

i had a scholarship on bassoon. found that once you can play that, you can play anything.

[RedStateRocker]

Thanks. That was cool.

[rmh47]

Can anyone identify the piece they are playing?

[dorothy]

I had a summer scholarship on bassoon and had no problem at all with the double reed (trick was to get it sufficiently moist). But playing any of the brass instruments was out of the question -- just no lip for them. Best I ever managed was a badly quavering C scale on the trumpet.

One interesting bit of advice I got from my bassoon instructor that summer (he was first chair in the Boston Symphony): He told me in all seriousness that if I intended to play professionally, I should plan on taking one month off every year -- this to avoid potential brain damage from the double-reed vibration.

[vikzilla]

The trombone, the offensive lineman of the band.

I have no musical talent what so ever, but thanks for putting into pespective for me. That i can understand and apprecciate.She doesn't look much like a Anthony Munoz.

[fungoking]

My son plays and he is an offensive lineman. No real glory, but you can't compete without it.

[Moltke]

‘Die Schöpfung (The Creation)’ by Haydn.

[rmh47]

Thank you!

[Moltke]

Apropos this thread...

World's Largest Tuba

Oompah! Playing it can make you look slightly...uh...compromized, though.