[Trombone-l] safe time to start, was Mouthpiece buzzing and children

[Jeff Albert]

I would have to say that if he is doing it right, it should damage any teeth...

I would say he'd need to be big enough to hold it, not break it, and
show some interest.  I taught an 8 year old trumpet player once, and
that seemed to be fine.  It is a little slower going than with 10 or
11 year olds, but it worked just fine.

Jeff

On 9/30/07, Bill Langston <wfltrb at langstonfamily.com> wrote:
> This topic reminded me that I've been meaning to ask: at what age is it
> appropriate to start a child on a brass instrument?  I heard years ago
> that you could damage developing teeth etc. if you tried to start them
> too young.  I know I've got a while to go - my son is just two and a
> half, and his interest is largely isolated to asking me to play while he
> moves the slide and yelling through my Harmon mute - but I'd like to get
> him started as early as is reasonable.  I'll definitely get him started
> on piano before that, and I'll work on theory as soon as he's old enough
> to understand it, so I'm mostly curious about the physical capability to
> safely play a horn.
>
> Thanks -- Bill
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