[Trombone-l] Positions

[Howard Spindel]

Might be easier to figure out if you could post a scan of one page 
somewhere so we could all look at it.  I couldn't find a preview online.

Are they possibly position indications for an independent 
double-valve bass trombone with the second valve in varying 
fundamentals?  Are the numbers possibly for a different instrument, 
since the Slama etudes are used for multiple instruments?  Just 
throwing out a couple ideas.

Howard

At 01:48 PM 8/7/2008, Randy Fendrick wrote:
>I came across an etude book 66 Etudes by Anton Slama.  There are many
>examples of numbers located over the top of notes.  Traditionally
>thistypes of notation  indicate a position that is suggested for
>placement of the slide to play the note, usually to make the passage
>flow easier.  For instance,  Bb above the staff 5th position. These,
>however, have position locations that I have never seen.  For example.
>C in the staff, bass clef 4, D in the staff, 0, E 2, which is the
>normal position, F natural 4, G 0, A 2, B 2, C 4.  Some position
>numbers are underlined as 2 some have line over the number.  Does
>anyone have an explanation for this numbering system?  In other words,
>is this written for trombones in G or Eb, or what?
>Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
>later,
>rf
>Randy Fendrick
>Southside Chicago Seven
>Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, ret