Vocational trombone training and review of the trombone training applied at conservatories in Turkey at secondary and high school level

The beginning level of teaching instrument is an important process in which the foundations of the skills to be used throughout the professional career are laid. At the beginning of teaching the trombone, it is aimed to gain basic technical skills such as learning the posture and holding position, obtaining breath control and a homogeneous timbre, learning slide positions and making them a habit. After the beginning level, it is aimed to increase the technical and musical development by acquiring the knowledge and skills for the instrument. Curriculums are created in line with these purposes, and the choice of method and etude books, concerto and sonata in the content of the curriculum directly affect the development of the student. When the trombone teaching programs implemented in our country are examined, it is observed that there are problems and inconsistencies in the creation and implementation of the curriculum. It is predicted that this situation may disrupt the integrity of education and cause different orientations to emerge. In this study, vocational trombone education is examined, secondary and high school curricula applied in conservatories in Turkey were researched and evaluated and suggestions for solutions and a sample curriculum is presented. In this regard, it is thought that it can contribute to a more balanced vocational trombone education in Turkey.