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

[Jeff Albert]

That should have been "should not" damage any teeth...

On 9/30/07, Jeff Albert <jeff at jeffalbert.com> wrote:
> 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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