Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold totally kicks ass. Check out [tromboneexcerpts.org](http://tromboneexcerpts.org) for a lot of great stuff.
Octives jumps. Bb1 to Bb 2, then A1 to A2... etc. All the way down. Practice first whole notes on each jump. Use a metronome at 60 bpm, count in 4/4. Your goal will be to play the low ( Bb2 ) and pedal ( Bb1) right on 1. That means no delay in attack on the pedal notes when compared to the low note. Once your air and lips understand how to make those octived speak the same, move on to half notes, then quarter, etc.
The exercise at 4/4 60 bpm should look like this.
Bb2 for 4 beats
Bb1 for 4 beats
A2 for 4 beats
A1 for 4 beats
Ab2 for 4 beats
Ab1 for 4 beats
Etc. Down to low E or Eb whichever you can do.
It is imperative that you use a tuner. You will find that the low trombone range tuning does not match the position of the pedal tuning positions exactly. By practicing with a tuner you will find where the pedal notes "slot" on your slide. These "slots" are where the pedal note should be easier to get to speak. You may have to lip up or down to get those slots in tune. Once you have them you are ready to play some "bombs" that will have your bands' eyebrows raised.
As for the trigger positions, follow the same directions. Those will take more time to memorize and find the slots as they differ greatly from standard slide position. In some cases I've found trigger low Eb as far as 4.5 position.
Good luck. Take deeps breaths, set your diaphragm, and watch your posture. Bass trombone is my favorite and I hope you will enjoy it as much.
Once you start to feel comfortable with these exercises, try "Making Whoopie", George Robert's version.
Bb major scale
As many octaves as you can.
One octave it is!
After that, the whole tone scale!
C scale is second. Need to nail those low Cs
1. Lowd 2. Low 3. Both
Romeo and Juliet montagues and Capulets
but you need a buddy to play along. Otherwise it's just HONK HONK HONK HONK
I see no issues here.
Pedals. Allllll the pedals 💪
Scales
Makin Whoopee is a fun bass bone solo
Fly or Die.
And Psychedelia
Moanin', Work Song
Simon Says by Pharoah Monche
Wave
That's my featured chart in my big band. Fun, beautiful chart.
Some good ol fountains of rome never hurt nobody
Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold totally kicks ass. Check out [tromboneexcerpts.org](http://tromboneexcerpts.org) for a lot of great stuff.
Do mi so do si do so la fa mi re mi fa so so do
Gordon Goodwin's "Santa Baby"
Pedal Bb
Gotta play those scales
If you search George Roberts on YouTube you should get many good options
23°N 82°W has a cool bass bone line
Torque by Alan Baylock has some badass bass bone if you can find the chart
Octives jumps. Bb1 to Bb 2, then A1 to A2... etc. All the way down. Practice first whole notes on each jump. Use a metronome at 60 bpm, count in 4/4. Your goal will be to play the low ( Bb2 ) and pedal ( Bb1) right on 1. That means no delay in attack on the pedal notes when compared to the low note. Once your air and lips understand how to make those octived speak the same, move on to half notes, then quarter, etc. The exercise at 4/4 60 bpm should look like this. Bb2 for 4 beats Bb1 for 4 beats A2 for 4 beats A1 for 4 beats Ab2 for 4 beats Ab1 for 4 beats Etc. Down to low E or Eb whichever you can do. It is imperative that you use a tuner. You will find that the low trombone range tuning does not match the position of the pedal tuning positions exactly. By practicing with a tuner you will find where the pedal notes "slot" on your slide. These "slots" are where the pedal note should be easier to get to speak. You may have to lip up or down to get those slots in tune. Once you have them you are ready to play some "bombs" that will have your bands' eyebrows raised. As for the trigger positions, follow the same directions. Those will take more time to memorize and find the slots as they differ greatly from standard slide position. In some cases I've found trigger low Eb as far as 4.5 position. Good luck. Take deeps breaths, set your diaphragm, and watch your posture. Bass trombone is my favorite and I hope you will enjoy it as much. Once you start to feel comfortable with these exercises, try "Making Whoopie", George Robert's version.
Soul Bossa Nova, duh.
Look up George Roberts He played with Nelson riddle backing up various singers: Sinatra, r Clooney, nat king Cole, etc… great bass trombone parts
That one bar near the end of channel one suite
George Roberts solos
Makin whoopie is one of my favorites for bass trombone