{"id":10274,"date":"2026-05-19T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilktone.com\/?p=10274"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:06:44","slug":"urbie-green-king-promotional-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilktone.com\/?p=10274","title":{"rendered":"Urbie Green King Promotional Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometime in the early 1970s (best guess, 1971-1972) trombonist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urbie_Green\">Urbie Green<\/a> made a promotional film for King Musical Instruments, giving a clinic to students from Willowbrook High School and filmed at Proviso West High School, in the Chicago suburbs not far from where I grew up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clinic covers basic trombone technique mostly, but he also covers some more advanced multiple tonguing and slide techniques. Throughout the whole video Urbie demonstrates and performs for the students, which alone would make this video worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out both parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"656\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SwTAesHNxGs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"656\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nhnb9mM_Z-4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometime in the early 1970s (best guess, 1971-1972) trombonist Urbie Green made a promotional film for King Musical Instruments, giving a clinic to students from Willowbrook High School and filmed at Proviso West High School, in the Chicago suburbs not far from where I grew up. The clinic covers basic trombone technique mostly, but he &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wilktone.com\/?p=10274\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Urbie Green King Promotional Clinic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15350306,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"{\"document\":\"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