My Trombone, Didgeridoo & Brass Channel will contain how-to, tips, techniques, performances, interviews, and improvisation videos, as well as travel videos. My name is Peter Chase Wetherill and I was born in LA but I have lived and traveled all over the world as a professional trombonist and band leader of many different groups. I have performed with my own groups as well as with legends such as Ray Charles. I am fluent in many styles from pop, rock, jazz, traditional, and classical music. I post videos on a regular basis so if you subscribe you will be notified whenever I post a new video. I am also available for private video lessons and will have promotions for introductory lessons.
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WHAT MAKES THIS TROMBONIST GREAT
INTRO: I am venturing into a new series of videos after the success of my last video comparing Frank Rosolino to Carl Fontana. Before I continue I must say that only about 5% of the views on my videos are subscribed to my channel, so to help me continue posting these videos please do not forget to subscribe to my channel! Before I start to feature any trombonist, I must describe how I analyze and categorize and classify the great trombonists as to what makes the trombonist great. This is inspired from Rick Beato’s series of videos called “What Makes This Song Great”. Much of the points to analyze is derived from the David Baker book “Jazz Styles and Analysis for the Trombone”. When interested in studying another trombonist it is important to know everything about the player, not just what notes they play on a transcription others have made. Here are the things that I will be discussing about what makes this trombonist great:
1. Brief biography such as place of birth, education, parents’ involvement in music, siblings, age at writing or death date.
2. What music do they perform in? Classical, Jazz, or both?
3. What other instruments do they play and double on and did they compose original and arrange other composers’ songs.
4. If jazz, what era or eras do they perform such as early jazz, blues, Dixieland, big band swing, modern big band, bebop, post-bop, pop, rock, funk, free, fusion, avant guard, progressive, or combination of eras or genres they now performing in.
5. If classical, what types of classical groups do they play such as orchestra, chamber groups, historic ancient music, solo concertos, avant guard, and experimental compositions.
6. Who was their main influence on their style and or trombone teachers?
7. What groups have they belonged to, toured and recorded with, commercial studio recordings, and recordings as a leader, and what schools have they taught in, and how they make a living only performing, teaching, posting videos, or a combination?
8. General tone quality and sound such as strident tone, mellow sound, dark tone, bright tone, dynamic, loud, soft, or one volume level.
9. What make and model of trombone do they use or models they have used and what mouthpiece if it is known.
10. What register do they seem to prefer such as high note player, middle register player, bass trombone register, or mixture of all ranges.
11. What type of articulation do they use such as multiple tongue type, staccato separated notes, connected smooth articulation, use of glissando, and playing against the grain without the tongue like turns.
12. What is their embouchure placement, slide technique, slide or lip vibrato, horn angle and mic placement.
13. What type of solo improvisation do they prefer such as melodic, harmonic, rhythmic themes, angular jumps, syncopated, on the beat, different scale types used, double time, shout chorus during rhythmic breaks or shots, trading with other players, humor or musical jokes, playing outside the key and chord changes, free, atonal, microtonal, use of quotes, signature licks, and how they structure their solos such as multiple tension and release, single tension and release, or one level of intensity, and what length of solo are they know for such as short solos, or long stretched out solos.
14. What advanced techniques do they use such as multiphonics, singing through the horn, circular breathing, extreme high or low notes, rips, narrowed sub tones, various mutes like wawa plunger mutes, and playing buzzing on the mouthpiece or slide etc…
15. Their overall contribution to the music world as far as education, trombone promotion, exposure, and career.
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In my opinion, these are some of the most amazing Bill Watrous tracks. Vote for your favorite and leave a comment why, or list another track that you think is more amazing. Here are the YouTube links to the four options:
Fourth Floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysk2H...
Straight No Chaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fb5D...
A Hot One for Jason: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCNTl...
I Want To Be Happy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC7wX...
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Here are the two slide direction exercises I mentioned in my slide direction video:
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