How do you finger a trombone?

Answer 1

You finger with positions. First position is not moving it at all. Third is just before the bell. Second is in the middle of those with just about an inch of the inner slide showing. Fourth is just after the bell, about the same as third is before. Sixth is about

as far as a kid could reach, sevenths further and fifth is between fourth and sixth. Bb valve brass equivalence:1st position=open 2nd=2nd valve 3rd=1st valve 4th=1+2 or just 3rd valve 5th=2+3 6th=1+3 7th=1+2+3...Believe me these are the right translations, the second valve is shortest. slide= the slidable section of a Trombone. Bell=the place on most wind instruments where sound comes out position=the location of a slide to make a sound. By the way trombone can get more notes by putting notes between positions, such as the highest G,played a little before the second position.