by David Baldwin, adapted by Alan Raph

Alan Raph has adapted trumpet virtuoso David Baldwin’s Lips of Steel method for the trombone, and now trombone players can experience tremendous satisfaction when reaching the end of a piece with strength, resilience, and breath remaining for that last note! In other words, playing with endurance. Baldwin wasn’t born with this ability – he learned it, and Raph’s edition allows trombone players to learn it too.

Contents:

• How and Why to Use This Book (David Baldwin)
• FOREWORD to the trombonist (Alan Raph)
  
• Contents
  
• The Seven Secrets of Endurance
  
• Warm-up/Embouchure Conditioner
  
• TWENTY TWO ENDURANCE ETUDES
  
• 1. Power Through Rest
  
• 2. Dynamic Exaggeration
  
• 3. Chunking
  
• 4. Sing From the Heart
  
• 5. Building the Dynamics
  
• 6. Mindful Waiting
  
• 7. Shorten the Long Notes
  
• 8. The Low Blow
  
• 9. A Line at a Time
  
• 10. Time Your Rest
  
• 11. Tonguing Variety
  
• 12. Steady Embouchure
  
• 13. Count While Resting
  
• 14. Blast From the Past
  
• 15. Release the Pressure
  
• 16. Breathe Long
  
• 17. Twelve-tone Challenges
  
• 18. Breathe Strong
  
• 19. Marching Intervals
  
• 20. Lip Slur Magic
  
• 21. Slower Wins the Race
  
• 22. Romantic Style