Trombone Lesson Plan Template
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2Anne McTighe
Lesson Plan – First Trombone Lesson
Context:
• First lesson
• Student has never played trombone before
Goal:
• The goal is for students to become more familiar with the trombone
• They will learn:
o Correct breathing
o A correct embouchure
o How to buzz with and without the mouthpiece
o How to hold the instrument
o A few basic notes
Objectives:
• At the end of the lesson students will be expected to be able to:
o Put the instrument together and show the teacher
o Explain the steps for a correct embouchure and how to recognize an incorrect
embouchure
o Demonstrate a correct embouchure for their teacher
o Play the different notes they have learned
Materials:
• Yamaha trombone
• Mouthpiece
• Fingering chart
Time
Sequencing
Assessment
2
- Have the student stand. Ask him or her take a deep breath
Make sure students are
min.
for you. Watch their breath and analyze what they do.
breathing deeply; their
- Explain that deep breathing is very important. Show them
abdomen is rising and falling.
how to breathe deeply, placing your hands on your stomach
There is no excessive shoulder
so that they can see them rise/fall.
lifting, etc. Correct if any of
- Ask them to do the same. Again watch their breathing.
this occurs.
3
- Once the student knows how to breathe well teach them
Make sure the student’s
min.
how to form a trombone embouchure and buzz.
corners are tight. Ensure that
- Emphasize that the corners of the mouth should be tight,
they are not puffing out their
like when eating a lemon. Demonstrate how to buzz.
cheeks.
- Ask the to buzz as well. Watch their embouchure and make
sure they are still breathing correctly. (If not correct it)
5
- Have the student take out the mouthpiece. Tell the students
Make sure the students can
min.
about where to place the mouthpiece on their mouth
buzz with the mouthpiece.
(roughly in the center). Emphasize that they should not
Look to make sure they’re not
smash the mouthpiece into their mouth. Have them hold the
pressing it into their face too
end of the mouthpiece to try and avoid this.
much.
- Tell students to form the embouchure then place the
mouthpiece on their mouth. Explain that they will use the
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