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Learning to play the trombone is incredibly rewarding, but getting started is a challenge.
That's where MusicProfessor can help you make the most of your practice. Start from opening your case for the first time and progress all the way to playing your first melodies. Master all of the techniques necessary to become a great trombonist. On the way, you'll also learn music theory and musicianship skills.
And save money while you study with us! Private lessons are expensive. Each MusicProfessor Trombone course provides an entire year’s worth of lessons, for a fraction of the cost, and at your own convenience.
Join over 18,000 MusicProfessor students and begin your studies today!
|| COURSE FEATURES ||
- Over 120 video lessons
- Downloadable sheet music
- Trombone-specific troubleshooting tips and advice
- Trombone equipment recommendations
- Learn how to clean and maintain your horn
- Dozens of familiar melodies and songs
- Technique-building exercises
- Major scales and scale exercises
- Music Theory basics, including how to read music
MusicProfessor's curriculum is used in nearly 100 schools and school districts throughout the United States and by more than 18,000 students and music teachers throughout the world. Nowhere else can you find the level of detail and professional instruction of MusicProfessor's curriculum.
Fulfill your musical destiny by enrolling today!
|| NOTABLE REVIEWS ||
“I have found this course to be clear, executed at a good pace, and very well explained. The content is systematic and logical. The music professor guy (Ben?) is great. I am registered to do the follow-on course. Other than small technical hitch, which was sorted quickly, the technology, presentation and user interface have also been a pleasure to use.”
-Peter Smith
“Excellent for those beginning the horn. Everything is broken down, the instruction is logical and complete. Very solid educationally.”
-Gwen Clark
“Ben makes the exercises fun while learning to play your trombone. He is easy to understand and explains things so the student will learn to play properly.”
-Michael Breen
|| ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR ||
R. Benjamin Osborne began his studies in music with the piano at age 5, and then on trombone at the age of 12. He grew up in Lubbock, TX, where he also received his bachelors degree in music performance from Texas Tech University in 2002 studying under Don Lucas.
After completing his Bachelors degree, Ben took a brief respite from music, spending one year in urban ministry in Chicago and then two years of full-time study at Dallas Theological Seminary, earning a certificate of graduate studies. In 2007, Ben completed a masters degree in trombone performance at Southern Methodist University where he studied with John Kitzman.
Ben has served as second trombone of the Austin Symphony Orchestra since 2008. He has performed on numerous occasions with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and has served as faculty at the MasterWorks Festival in Winona Lake, Indiana and The Festival Institute at Round Top. In August of 2010 Ben was appointed as Adjunct Instructor of Trombone at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas where he currently teaches.
As a soloist Ben has performed with the Metropolitan Winds in the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas, with the SHSU Symphonic Band, and in recital as guest artist at Baylor University, Texas State University, the University of Texas, Southern Methodist University, and at the 2010 Junior International Trombone Festival in Austin, TX. Ben is an artist and clinician with the Edwards Instrument Company and owner and sole proprietor of Edwards House Texas.
Ben currently resides in Conroe, Texas with his wife Rachel.
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This course has been provided by MusicProfessor, an online music education company.
