Downloads

Print Downloads

• Daily Building Block Routine
  Here is a set routine largely based on the ideas of the of the Daily Routine Menu
• The Daily Routine "Menu"
  Revised August, 2007
  Many exercises you can dowload for free!
• 12 Simple Tunes
  I'm a big believer in the value of simple tunes for a variety of uses: buzzing, sight-singing, transposing, duets, warming-up...you name it!
• BoneWeek Fanfares
  I composed these fanfares for some of the International Trombone Weeks. They are written for trombone octet (some include a crude midi sound file you can listen to).
• Sample pages from my new book: Lip Slurs: Progressive Exercises for the Development of Tone and Technique.
• Sample Ear Training Patterns (for imitation)
• The Serocki Sonatina with some examples of derivative meter.
  Basically, derivative meter is any meter derived from the musical patterns. The idea is that one might interpret the piece more effectively by choosing to count in a derived meter.
• Happy Fun Trombone Audition Puzzles!
  Word Search
  Crossword Puzzle
  Maze (Help the trombone player get to the gig)

Sound Downloads

Brad Edwards: Live Performances

Here are some samples from live performances I've given over the years.

Drone Tones

These files are perfect fifths (with the fifth raised 2 cents for perfect intonation)
Play slowly along with them and listen carefully for beats. Practice with them regularly and your ear should greatly improve. Each tone lasts about 60 seconds.
Be warned: these are .wav files (with the .mp3 format, quality tends to suffer) and are large (5.46 mb for each tone).

B-flat and F
B and F sharp
C and G
D-flat and A-flat
D and A
E-flat and B-flat
E and B
F and C
G-flat and D-flat
G and D
A-flat and E-flat
A and E