Aiden Edgar

1. in music we’re learning about vocal health and singing in a healthy way: As a trombonist, are their things you need to do to look after your voice and instrument?
2. We’ve learnt that having the correct posture helps us to sing better and keep our voices safe: Is posture important for playing the trombone?
3. In music we’re learning about the pulse and keeping a steady beat: In a brass band, how do you make sure you keep in time with the rest of the musicians?
4. One thing we’re finding difficult is continuing our beat whilst other rhythms are being played: Do you have any advice for playing your part whilst not being distracted by the other parts being played?
5. In music we use tonic solfa as an aid to improve our pitch accuracy: as a trombonist, how do you ensure that you’re sliding the slider to the correct position for the pitch you need
6. This term we’ll begin to transfer our singing skills and musical application to tunes percussion: are there skills on the trombone that you can transfer to other musical instruments?
7. As we’ve moved into Y4 we’re beginning to explore how to read more complex rhythms such as beamed notation with mixed durations: Do you have any tips for reading, learning and playing complex rhythms? 
8. Are there any rhythms that are impossible to play on the trombone?
9. In music we’re learning how by using syncopation, we can make our compositions more interesting: Are there other ways that you utilise to make your music interesting?
10. We’re exploring major scales through the voice, glockenspiel and keyboard: are their scales on the trombone that are more difficult to play than others and which is your most and least favourite?
11. We use patterns to remember the major scale, for example WWHWWWH on the keyboard or glockenspiel: Are their certain patterns you use to remember the scales on a trombone?