[Trombone-l] 51 positions of the trombone?

[Tom Izzo]

Larry & all,


Tom Izzo
Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
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--- On Wed, 2/4/09, Borden, Lawrence <lawrence.l.borden at Vanderbilt.Edu> wrote:

> From: Borden, Lawrence <lawrence.l.borden at Vanderbilt.Edu>
> Subject: [Trombone-l] 51 positions of the trombone?
> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 3:11 PM
> Folks,
> 
>  
> 
> Really = NOT the Kama Sutra, rather I found a page in a
> piece of music
> outlining the "51 positions of the trombone." I
> seem to remember, in my
> Swiss cheese brain, that this was a method book written by
> a Chicago
> trombone player/teacher. I met him in the 60's, but I
> only have a vague
> memory of his name (maybe Dr. Mark ______ ?). Does anyone
> else recall
> having seen this. 
> 

Mark McDunn, (no Dr, though). Was a prof/instructor at DePaul Univ for many years, lived in River Forest, made more TV & radio commercials in Chi than any other Trombonist. (His blowing down the slide filled with water on Charlie the Tuna commercials is a fond memory).
He wrote a book on the "76 fundimental positions of the slide Trombone". I didn't remember a 51, though.
He arranged many Trombone Quartets, wrote or co-wrote many elementary & secondary solos, good at all contests, etc., died about 5 yrs ago.
That's about all I can think of off the top of my head.

Tom

>  
> 
> I think it is one of the more stupid topics for a method
> book,
> especially since no two trombones are alike, but I do
> understand and
> appreciate the theoretical acoustics involved - but a
> method book????
> 
>  
> 
> Larry
> 
>  
> 
> Lawrence Borden
> 
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