Trombone(ish)

Trombone(ish)
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Dr. Jessica Butler (Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Musicology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale) and Dr. Jonathan Allen (Assistant Professor of Trombone, University of Iowa) talk about stuff. We talk about things that inspire us. From goals to experiences to mentors to books and more. We always have a challenge that we take on between episodes and invite the listeners to do the challenge with us and tell us what you think! We both play and teach the trombone, but it's secondary. It's.... trombone....ish.

Episodes

  1. 12/01/2025

    Episode 12 - Trombone Gift Guide + Feeling Thankful

    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.comSshhmute - https://www.sshhmute.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooXKVITs2o2SnStOzsh6ZqG1ALvNpxHtP7tfGk0-cjOivo79lufBen van Dijk’s - https://benspracticemute.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooSU8WZVAaVHtblHAVwdCBed5I7w-Fv596uQeptEk0iwnLLljHuOno 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=enCalder Pips grip - https://calderpipsmusic.com/trombone-grip Warburton Embouchure Trainerhttps://warburton-usa.com/products/p-e-t-eStaccator: https://staccator.store Etsy trombone gifts - https://www.etsy.com/search?q=trombone%20gifts&ref=search_bar

    1h 9m

  2. 11/14/2025

    11 - An Interview with Daniel Cosio

    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 Follow us on Instagram: @tromboneish_podcast @jessicatrombone @jonathan.sayre.allen

    31 min
  3. Episode 10 - Halloween Spooky Gig Spectacular

    10/28/2025

    Episode 10 - Halloween Spooky Gig Spectacular

    In this special episode of Trombone(ish) Jessy and Jonathan talk about their gig and audition horror stories. Join us for some SPOOKY STUFF!

    49 min

  4. 10/21/2025

    Episode 9 - Revisiting Some Questions (we interview ourselves)

    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

    1h 7m

  5. 10/08/2025

    Episode 8 - With Special Guest Juan Saldivar

    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.

    1h 4m

  6. 09/26/2025

    Episode 7 - with special guest Sean Reusch

    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.

    1h 7m

  7. 09/11/2025

    Episode 6 - It's Fall (Semester)!

    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/

    58 min

  8. 08/25/2025

    Episode 5 - It's Summertime!

    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.

    51 min

  9. 07/14/2025

    Episode 4 - Mentorship and Mindfulness (and frustrations along the way)

    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.”

    59 min

  10. 06/07/2025

    Episode 3 - Making Specific Plans for Practicing

    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.

    55 min

  11. 05/28/2025

    Episode 2 (more like 1.5) What we wish we knew.... Continued....

    After recording episode 1, Jessy and I realized we had more to discuss on the topic of "What we wish we knew."

    52 min

  12. 05/27/2025

    Episode 1: What do you wish you knew when you were 18?

    In this episode we look back to being freshmen in college and ask ourselves, "what do you wish you knew or could tell your 18 year old self?" Challenge for this episode: Move your body more. To send us feedback or comments, please email us at tromboneish@gmail.com or review us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    34 min
  • 12 Episodes

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Dr. Jessica Butler (Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Musicology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale) and Dr. Jonathan Allen (Assistant Professor of Trombone, University of Iowa) talk about stuff. We talk about things that inspire us. From goals to experiences to mentors to books and more. We always have a challenge that we take on between episodes and invite the listeners to do the challenge with us and tell us what you think! We both play and teach the trombone, but it's secondary. It's.... trombone....ish.

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  • Episodes
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