Skills and Bones: The Search for Trombone Treasures
This is a show for middle school and high school trombone students and beyond. Helpful tips for young inspiring trombonist, band directors and professionals. There are be pedagogical tips, stories from other musicians, and interviews sprinkled in from trombonist and other artists along the way.
This was a fun episode to record as we go back to our Jax State days with a bunch of trombone players studying with Dr. Roberts, having fun, and trying to figure out our next steps. Lt. Anderson has created a great life for himself in the Navy Fleet Bands and gives some life lessons and advice about a career in music.
15 May 2026
Kevin Hicks and the Trombone Visualizer
You know it, we have found some gold with this episode of Skills and Bones. Meet Kevin Hicks and learn about all the amazing things he is up to. You will learn about his cool technology with the Trombone Visualizer, publications, and recordings. Make sure to check him out here on his website: https://www.khicksmusic.com/
22 Sept 2025
Cross Grain Playing and the Slide Master App - Meet John Covelli
On this episode you will get to meet John Covelli out of St. Louis. He works in a 9-5 job and like many trombone players or musicians keeps at it. He continues to learn in the practice shed and his love of the trombone has brought us a new app through the assistance of technology and apps. We learn more about how and why the app was developed. Also, we get to know John and what it's like working and keeping up the chops and gigging with his band. What a fun chat!
Please check out his resources!
YouTube links with demos by Mr. Covelli of the app:
https://youtu.be/CXgg6XtNPhI (https://youtu.be/CXgg6XtNPhI)
https://youtu.be/zfhBcD9jVWY (https://youtu.be/zfhBcD9jVWY)
The app:
https://slidemaster.app/ (https://slidemaster.app/)
And of course here is the site for the Skills and Bones Consortium - https://sites.google.com/view/skillsandbones-podcast/home
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