[Trombone-l] Mouthpiece buzzing and children

[Alisha Ard]

Well, as far as age goes, I don't think there's any harm starting
young.  One of the first issues of the ITA Journal I read included an
article about a woman who had a class to teach 4-year-olds the alto
trombone.  Myself I started when I was 10 (that's when band came up in
public school) but when I was 17 I met Steve McAllister (you out
there, Steve?) who told me he started playing at age 3!  I was so
jealous...

My nephew started to enjoy playing my trombone when he was two.  By
age three he could get a good sound and use the slide a little bit.
Now he's four and he still asks me to bring my trombone whenever I
visit.  I told my sister-in-law to get him a trombone and that he
could be making the rounds of morning talk shows as a kid wonder in no
time, but she didn't think that was a good idea.  She's got three
kids, (infant, plus a two- and a four-year-old) and I suppose she was
thinking, "Why would I want MORE noise in the house?!"  I only visit a
couple times a year, so I can't teach him myself.  I suppose when he
gets older he'll also meet Steve McAllister and be jealous as well.

Alisha Ard
http://www.alishamarieard.com




On 10/1/07, Daniel Pliskin <daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>Then she grew up...and became a DRUMMER!
> >>>(still wondering just where I went wrong.)
> >>
> >>
> >>Have you ever seen The Fantastics? You need to make sure that she knows
> >>that if she ever plays trombone you're going to send her away to cooking
> >>school. Only then will she grow up to play trombone and cook really well.
> >>
> >>
> >No, so I don't get the reference. She'll turn 27 this December.
>
>
>
> In The Fantastics, two neighbors have been feuding forever.  So, of course,
> their kids fall in love with each other, only to find that that was their
> parent's plan from the beginning.  Then they have to figure out if their
> affair is of their choosing or a setup.
>
> DanP
>
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