Title: Trombone Gift Guide + Feeling Thankful

In this episode, we discuss some gifts that trombone players would actually want to receive. We also discuss some not-so-great gifts that we may or may not have received in the past…The semester is almost over, and we are feeling thankful for all of our students and musical experiences!

Trombone Wish List

• Metronome and tuner that is not your phone - https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trombone/accessories/metronomes.php
• Morningstar Mutes - https://www.morningstarmutes.com/trombone-mutes
• A good practice mute.
• David Rejano - https://rejanomutes.com
• Sshhmute - https://www.sshhmute.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooXKVITs2o2SnStOzsh6ZqG1ALvNpxHtP7tfGk0-cjOivo79luf
• Ben van Dijk’s - https://benspracticemute.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooSU8WZVAaVHtblHAVwdCBed5I7w-Fv596uQeptEk0iwnLLljHu
• Ono mutes - https://onomutes.com/product-category/mutes-polychrome/
• Vizi-Air - https://vizi-air.myshopify.com/products/5-large-bore-trombone-euphonium
• K&M Trombone Stand (14985) - https://www.hickeys.com/search/products/sku032216.php
• Meinlschmidt Oils and Lubricants (formerly Hetman) https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trombone/accessories/oils_and_lubricants.php https://www.jm-gmbh.de/en/lubricants/
• Recording Device - https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/musicians/

• A Littin Trombone - https://www.littin-musik.de/trombones/?lang=en
• Calder Pips grip - https://calderpipsmusic.com/trombone-grip
• Warburton Embouchure Trainer
• https://warburton-usa.com/products/p-e-t-e
• Staccator: https://staccator.store
• Etsy trombone gifts - https://www.etsy.com/search?q=trombone%20gifts&ref=search_bar

Jonathan sits down with Daniel Cosio, Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of Northern Colorado.

UNC bio

Personal website

Instagram: @danthetromboneman97

The Einstein Prioritization Matrix - https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix

The Five Stages of Grief: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_stages_of_grief

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Kübler-Ross

Tim Higgins’ Flux: https://www.415music.com/products/higgins-t-flux-for-bass-trombone-1

Sara Benincasa’s Real Artists Have Day Jobs (and other awesome things they don’t teach you in school): https://www.amazon.com/Real-Artists-Have-Day-Jobs/dp/0062369814

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In this special episode of Trombone(ish) Jessy and Jonathan talk about their gig and audition horror stories.

Join us for some SPOOKY STUFF!

Myth Busters demonstrate a Reubens Tube

Kenneth Tse’s performance of Jean-François Charles’ “Montagne Pelée”

Ilan Morgenstern’s Morningstar Mutes

Littin Trombones

Photograph of glass trombone made by Benjamin Revis

Skylight Calendar

Recorded Thursday, September 2, 2025.

Dr. Juan Saldivar, Adjunct Professor of Trombone at Texas A&M Kingsville (TAMUK) discusses his path from growing up in Laredo, Texas to joining the faculty at one of the finest trombone programs in the United States.

Dr. Saldivar's TAMUK website.

Border Bones website.

In this episode we are joined by Sean Reusch from www.trombone101.com and @trombone101 on Instagram.

For amazing books and resources, check out Sean's shop and the free downloads section.

Episode 6 - Recorded August 29, 2025

Show Notes

Title: It’s Fall (Semester)!

Fall semester is already underway, and Jonathan and Jessy catch up after being back from summer break. Did our summers go to plan as we laid out in our last episode? Join us as we get back into the swing of things with teaching, new schedules, new students, and all things Trombone(ish)!

https://www.hickeys.com/search/products/sku079149.php

https://www.hickeys.com/search/products/sku079150.php

https://www.britthobodays.com/

Episode 5 - Recorded May 20, 2025

Show Notes

Title: It’s Summertime!

Settle in as Jessy and Jonathan make summer plans. We discuss the perks as well as the challenges of being a university trombone professor on summer break. Join us as we chat about what we are excited to pursue and lean into over summer break. Even if you’ve already gone back to work or school, this is a fun conversation that may help you if you are expecting a change in your schedule.

Recorded April 25, 2025

Try guided meditations and mindfulness sessions at Headspace (not sponsored, but seriously please sponsor us. I would do so much for so little): https://www.headspace.com

Ichiro Kishimi and Kumitake Koga’s “The Courage to be Disliked.”

Jessy and Jonathan discuss making daily or weekly goals and how that affected their practice. We are all taught that we should be making daily goals for our practice, but how often do we do it?

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits.

Our next challenge is to practice mindfulness prior to your first practice session of the day. Jonathan uses and recommends the guided meditations on the Headspace app.