Ok guys this is my problem. I play the trumpet... and for you boners thats in Bb (treble cleff). I recieved a Jupiter Slide Trumpet or Soprano Trombone as a gift (also in Bb). Now what music book would i use to learn the notes. Could i use a trombone book to learn the slide positions? But since the instrument is in Bb, and i am use to the treble cleff... how do i work out the notes and such in the bass cleff (because the trombone book would be written in the bass cleff) Guys i know this is probably simple for you, but im confused off my rocker. Thanks for your help guys,

Philip

if a trombone player were to pick up trumpet music we would be reading in tenor clef. which is a fourth above what we are normally used to reading. as for the slide trumpet... you read trumpet music. You are going to have to figure out the positions yourself because the positions are different from a normal trombone because the natural tendencies for that instrument are WAAY off what a trombone is. So you might as well just stick to trumpet, slide trumpet is a useless instrument in the sense that youll never be called for it.

Don`t get discouraged! I recently picked up slide trumpet myself. Many consider soprano trombone unwieldy, although that is true when playing SOME trumpet parts it is alot of fun and great to solo on. For trombonists the chance to play in the upper register while have a slide is a dream come true. Now to answer your question. Use your trumpet book; practice getting the positions down. Remember that slide trumpet is just a smaller tenor trombone, so all the scales will be in the same positions as a tenor just up an octave. Another plus is that although very little music is written for it, you can play trumpet music, and trombone music so that’s really cool. I would recommend learning bass clef, ask a trombone player in your band to show you the positions, just go by your ear if the note sounds a little off, but remember none of the notes are that far away from normal trombone positions. By the way you tune the thing by loosening the slide/bell connection, then pull out, it’s the same idea as a flugal horn. If you still have trouble, play a note on your trumpet then play it on the slide trumpet, this is slower but you can still learn this way. Also get a trombone slide position chart. Well I believe that about covers it.

by the way this is really obvious but in case you didn`t realize it before. Slide trumpet is exactly one octave up from normal tenor(in bass clef). Trebel is really is esp. for you since its in the key of Bb.

here are the positions to valve equivalants
1p = Open
2p = 2nd
3p = 1st
4p = 1st and 2nd
5p = 2nd and 3rd
6p = 1st and 3rd
7p = 1st 2nd 3rd

notes trb to trpt Bb scale
Concert = Bb
Bb = C
C = D
D = E
Eb = F
F = G
G = A
A = B
Bb = C

oooo a shires trombone player... weeeee

Its exactly like a trumpet, except for the slide, basically....

Get a tuner, and play your low C (B-flat for bones, and go up the chromatic(sp?) scale.

personally, I rather do long tones and etc....and go really high in a tenor...because it is possible...I got the High High F...(if u write it, it should be in treble clef...-_-)

good luck my fellow player...xD