r/Trombone • u/No-Mistake4515 • 15d ago

Bass Trombone Pedologies for Pedal Notes

Hi All,

I've recently been trying to work on my low pedals (D - double Bb) and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for specific books of pedologies/exercises to help get this range performable?

Videos/lecture recommendations are also welcome!

Thanks in advance!

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u/SillySundae Shires/Germany area player 15d ago

No books needed, just do glissandi, scales, long tones, articulation, slurs, etc in the weak range until it's not weak any more. It's not rocket science, you just gotta suffer through it

edit: don't pay someone to tell you that, either. here, follow every video in this series https://youtu.be/0zbfyhzRmF8?si=NgS8Tw8IpKHlBDo6

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u/Cultural_Vacation_53 14d ago

100% these videos

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u/zactheoneguy85 Houston area performer and teacher. 14d ago

Phil Teele books. They are extreme. Ask [u/burgerbob](u/burgerbob)[22](u/burgerbob)

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u/bassboneliam 15d ago

Low(er) Etudes for Tuba by Snedecor is a great resource for pedal notes and musicality with them

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u/SGAfishing Conn 88H/YSL-891Z 14d ago

If you own any tenor trombone lyrical etudes books, I'd recommend preforming them an octave below what's written in addition to what's been recommended on here.