Daily Routines for Bass Trombone by David Vining is appropriate for trombonists high school age and up. Now in its third edition!
103 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand.
Daily Routines provides a systematic way to develop and improve fundamentals. There are 9 routines, each divided into skill categories: long tones, crescendo/diminuendo, flexibility, subito dynamics, resonant low playing, tonguing on one note, tonguing and moving around, high range and low warm-down. Each of the 9 routines is devoted to a particular broad topic, such as Range. Players need only play one routine a day to develop and maintain fundamental skills.
Author David Vining is a dynamic teacher and performer who has delivered hundreds of recitals and masterclasses nationwide to critical acclaim. Currently professor of Trombone at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, Mr. Vining has also served on the faculties of the University of Kansas, the University of Cincinnatis College-Conservatory of Music and Temple University. Mr. Vining is a popular clinician, presenting clinics and workshops throughout the country as a clinician for Conn-Selmer Musical Instruments. He is a certified member of Andover Educators, a consortium of music educators dedicated to preserving and enhancing the careers of musicians through accurate anatomical information and somatic awareness as applied to music-making. Through a unique and powerful tool called Body Mapping, Professor Vining helps students and teachers in all musical disciplines avoid injury and become better musicians.
As trombonist with the Chestnut Brass Company from 1985-1990, Mr. Vining toured the United Stated and Europe performing recitals, master classes, and concerts with orchestras. Mr. Vining may be heard with the Chestnut Brass Company on the Crystal, Musical Heritage, and Newport Classics labels. Mr. Vining has performed orchestrally with the Flagstaff Symphony, Cincinnati Opera Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, Kansas City Camerata, Fort Wayne (IN) Philharmonic, Toledo (OH) Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra.
Mr. Vining holds degrees from Bowling Green State University and Florida State University. He is the author of the best selling method book Daily Routines for Trombone: Tenor, Bass and Student Editions. He is also the author of Teaching Brass: A Guide for Students and Teachers, Long Tone Duets, Long Tone Duets, Ralph Sauer Edition, Ear Training for Trombone, Ear Training for Trumpet, What Every Trombonist Needs to Know About the Body, Rangesongs, The Breathing Book and Flow Studies.
A native of Cocoa, FL, Mr. Vining resides in Flagstaff, Arizona with his wife Leslie, daughter Sarah, and son Benjamin. Visit his personal web page at: www.davidvining.net
