Easy Duets for Beginning Trombone Players
The Beginning Band Fun Book’s FUNsembles: Book of Easy Duets (Trombone)
What Is This Book?
The Beginning Band Fun Book’s FUNsembles: Book of Easy Duets (Trombone) is a collection of more than thirty easy duets written specifically for beginning trombone students. Each duet is designed to develop timing, rhythm, balance, and listening skills while keeping the music fun and engaging. It’s an ideal next step for young players who are ready to move beyond playing alone and start performing with others.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is ideal for elementary and middle school trombone students in their first one to two years of playing.
It works well in school band programs, private lessons, small ensemble classes, and at-home practice.
It’s also a helpful resource for homeschool music programs and band directors looking for simple duet material for concerts, sectionals, and classroom activities.
What Makes This Book Easy for Kids to Learn?
The duets are written at a true beginning level, with simple rhythms and approachable ranges for young trombone players.
Clear, uncluttered layouts help students focus on the notes and rhythms without distractions.
Progressive difficulty allows students to start with very easy pieces and gradually build confidence as the music becomes slightly more challenging.
Consistent formatting from piece to piece helps beginners know what to expect and reduces frustration.
What Music Does the Book Include?
This book includes more than thirty easy duets specifically arranged for beginning trombone.
The pieces focus on tuneful, accessible melodies that young players can learn quickly and enjoy playing with a partner.
Selections are designed to reinforce fundamental band skills while giving students the excitement of real ensemble playing.
Are There Fun Extras Included?
This book focuses on the music itself and does not include additional extras.
What’s Inside the Book?
More than thirty easy duets for beginning trombone
Duets carefully graded for first-year and early second-year players
Parts written to encourage listening, blending, and balance
Coordinated material that aligns with other band instruments in the FUNsembles series
Simple layouts that are easy for young players to read
Music suitable for lessons, sectional work, concerts, and home practice
An engaging way to introduce ensemble skills from the very beginning
Skills Your Child Will Learn
Playing in duet and small-ensemble settings
Improved timing and steady tempo control
Better rhythmic accuracy and counting
Listening and blending with another musician
Balancing melody and harmony parts
Following and leading within an ensemble
Stronger overall musical confidence and independence
How to Use This Book
Teachers can use this book in band rehearsals, sectionals, and private lessons to introduce and reinforce ensemble skills.
Parents and students can use the duets at home by playing with a teacher, a classmate, or another trombone player from band.
Band directors can pair students of similar or mixed ability levels to play duets as warm-ups, assessment tools, or performance pieces.
Students can alternate between first and second parts to build flexibility, confidence, and a deeper understanding of how both lines fit together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this book suitable for complete beginners?
Yes. The duets are written for beginning trombone students and are appropriate for players in their first year or so of band.
Can this book be used with other instruments?
Combine this book with the matching editions for woodwinds, brass, and percussion to create flexible duet pairings across instruments.
Is the music good for concerts and recitals?
Yes. Many of the duets can be used for informal performances, classroom demonstrations, small recitals, or solo and ensemble events.
Do students need a teacher to use this book?
A teacher is helpful, but motivated students can also use the book at home with a duet partner to reinforce what they’re learning in band.
Learn More
For additional music tutorials and demonstrations, visit the official Music Fun Books YouTube Channel.
Where to get it
Available now on Amazon.