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Remington taught at the Eastman School for 49 years, teaching countless students, some of whom rank among the finest trombonists in history. As students progressed, they would be encouraged to switch to other mouthpieces to refine their sounds depending on performance conditions. The effect of the 88H combined with the Remington mouthpiece produced a very uniform sound in the Trombone Choir and trombone sections in the large ensembles. Remington encouraged his first-year students to switch to this mouthpiece, as it produced a beautiful clear sound with moderate effort.
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Conn also manufactured a "Remington" tenor trombone mouthpiece which was available in either silver or gold plate. The unique tone color and dynamic range of the instrument have made it popular amongst trombonists and contributed to its continuous production from its debut in 1954 to the present. In 1954, Remington completed work in conjunction with C.G. Selected sections from his method include exercises designed around sustained long tones, security in the high register, legato tonguing, flexibility or "lip-slurs", and "pattern scales" (which would create a trombonist equally adept in all the keys). Donald Hunsberger's transcription of Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue is considered one of the first of the great Bach transcriptions for trombone choir. Ralph Sauer has made a fine reputation with his beautiful transcriptions of the music of Bach.
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Remington used this great music as a tool to train his students in the art of ensemble performance. Bach became the backbone of the ensemble. Remington encouraged his students to transcribe music for this ensemble, amassing a large library of "new" works for it. SATB: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) into sections of trombonists, and transposing the music into the proper registers for the trombone. Separating the different musical parts (i.e. A large ensemble of trombonists would gather to play music written for multiple trombones or transcribed from other sources, such as the chorales and fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach. This was quite different from the more traditional trombone methods of the time which focused on more marcato and regimented technical studies such as the Arban Method.Īnother of Remington's contributions was the Eastman Trombone Choir formed in 1941. His emphasis, whether in warm-up or in practice, was on relaxation and playing in a "conversational" and "singing" manner. He also encouraged his students to look for music to play that was outside of the common literature for trombone, especially music that would improve the singing characteristics of their trombone playing. Remington was fond of singing, and during his lessons, he would sing along with the student's trombone sound. He developed a system of legato warm-up exercises (now immortalized by Donald Hunsberger in his book, The Remington Warm-Up Studies ( ISBN 0-91)) which have had major influences on trombone practicing up to the present time. As a trombone teacher, he was affectionately known to his students as "The Chief". He would remain on faculty there for the rest of his life. His performing career was marked by lengthy tenure as Principal Trombonist with both the Rochester Philharmonic and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, an amalgamation of the Philharmonic and the Eastman School of Music. Upon returning from the Navy, Remington joined the Eastman Theater Orchestra in Rochester, also becoming a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music in 1922. One of his bunkmates in the Navy orchestra was comedian/violinist Jack Benny. In 1917 Remington joined the United States Navy and was assigned to the orchestra at a training station near Chicago. By the age of 17 he was a member (and regular soloist) with the Rochester Park Band. His Father, Fred Remington, a brass instructor who played cornet and trumpet, presented young Emory with a trombone at the age of 14. 4 A Partial List of Emory Remington's Students and their Principal Career Positions (in alphabetical order)īorn in Rochester, New York on December 22, 1892, Emory Remington began his musical studies in the Boys' Choir of an Episcopal Church.