I want to learn tenor clef because I think it will be useful... now does anyone know how I can go about doing that. Are there any good books out there, or websites?

There is an awesome book out there Its Introduction to Tenor Clef published by Accura music. The writer was Reginald H Fink Good luck its really important to learn it as soon as possible. Here a good tip when u get the book start it at the beginning learn a portion repeat from that part each day then after u become fluent with that move to a new part. Good luck

i recommend study 61 in the fink book, it moves from bass to tenor, its an amazing study, and fun to play as well!

I`m sorry, you need to learn tenor clef? Why not just start playing in tenor clef...the music doesn`t change. Of course, when you`re at my level, everything is easy as pie. Speaking of pies, my sister makes the best peach and shoo-fly pies that you ever tasted. I think somehow it caused a natural phenomenon - my greatness as a trombonist. I`ll be eating them while preparing for that opening in the New York Phil... see you all there.

Until Next time,
Mr. Greene

Fink`s book is a wonderful introduction. Once you have gone through the book you need to invest in the Blazhevich: Clef Studies. This book will screw with your mind a lot. It also forces you to read alto clef. As a symphony trombonist you need to know Tenor, Alto and bass. In those orders. When you hit the eariler periods of music (Bach, Mozart) most of it is written in alto and tenor. Once you feel confidant enough with the tenor clef studies that Fink has try this. Take the literature you have and play it in tenor clef. Just read it stright, as if it were written in tenor clef. Fink talks a little about this in the book, but not much. You need to find the new key of the piece and play in that. typcially the last note of the piece is the key it is in. Know if it is minor or major, it makes a difference. An example of this would be to take the Rochut Etudes and read them in tenor clef. That way you are getting your legato studies along with your tenor studies. But you higher range studies. Have fun!

Ralph Sauer put out a nice tenor clef book for trombone.
Clef Studies for Trombone - Wimbledon Music Inc.

its easy to learn... all you do is move the C from the first ledger line above the bass clef staff onto the 4th line of a tenor clef staff...then jus tinker with your ear and figure out the positions for the really high stuff on your own... most everything above 4th ledger line B-flat can be played in 1st or 2nd position by tweaking your embouchure and positions

If you take private lessons (which you should be) ask your teacher, I`m sure he/she will hook you up.

I used a method book to help me learn alto and tenor clefs. It is the Blazevich Clef Studies for Trombone. I think it was about 20 dollars.

It starts out with notes only in 1st position, then 2nd, and so on.

Here is the poor mans way of doing it. Get a hymn book from church (if you go if not go to goodwill and get one there) then just start at the begining like you did when you first started and write the position or the note name under the notes. Go from there that is what I did for basics. then i moved on to some flute ( what flute!!! ) method books there in the same key as TBONE and they are usually prety complex stuff.
if that doesnt work then just sleep with your neighbors wife. that always helps me.