learn the basics, over the shoulder
The guided path teaches you the trombone step by step. These hand-picked beginner videos show you the same basics on a real horn — buzz, slide, first notes, lip slurs.
These are wonderful teachers' own videos, chosen for the basics and embedded here with a link to their channels. Atlas gives you the path and the practice; they give you the demonstration.
Hold the horn, make your first buzz, and understand how the slide works.
A fast, friendly first sound — buzz, slide, first note. Pairs with “First Sounds.”
Assembly, posture, mouthpiece and the very basics in one calm overview.
The seven positions and your first five notes — pairs with “The Slide & The Staff.”
Exactly the notes our path drills, demonstrated on a real slide.
Lip slurs — the smoothest way between notes. Pairs with “Connecting Notes.”
Play along with three beginner lip slurs to build flexibility and range.