[Trombone-l] Trombone Bore Size Survey

[creightonmiller@bellsouth.net]

Dear Trombonists/Music Educators,

I am doing a research paper with Dr. Joshua Hauser at Tennessee Tech University and would like to get your input on some questions I have in regards to trombone bore size.

There are 2 sections to this survey – the first section is for trombonists only, and the second section is for trombone teachers and band directors.

To make it easier to tabulate the results, please respond "off-list", instead of to the "listserver". My e-mail address is creightonmiller at bellsouth.net. 

To make this as easy as possible, I hope that you can just click on  <REPLY TO SENDER>, type in your responses, hit <SEND>, and I should get it back. 

Thank you for participating in my survey, and I look forward to hearing from you. If you could please respond by August 24th, I would greatly appreciate it. 

If you would like a copy of the results, please enter your E-mail address here:


Sincerely,
Creighton Miller


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(Your name and e-mail address will not be given out to any third parties and will not be used for anything except potential follow-up questions and a copy of the results, if you desire.)


I. EQUIPMENT SURVEY QUESTIONS FOR TROMBONISTS
1) Do you make your living playing the trombone?
Yes  [      ]          No  [      ]           Student  [      ]
                   
2) How many years have you been playing trombone?

3) Where did you receive your formal musical training, if any?

4) What styles of music do you perform and what is the percentage of each style you play?
[      ]  Chamber Music :                     percentage
[      ]  Symphonic Music :                  percentage
[      ]  Big Band :                               percentage
[      ]  Jazz Combo :                          percentage
[      ]  Rock :                                    percentage
[      ]  Other (specify):                       percentage

5) What equipment do you use for each of these different styles?

6) Give me a brief history of the models of trombones you have used throughout your life.

7) If you were to become shipwrecked and could only have one trombone, but had a wide variety of musical ensembles to perform with, what model would you choose? 

8) Do you feel that too many trombone players are showing up at jazz band with instruments that are too big for the integrity of the idiom?



II. EQUIPMENT SURVEY QUESTIONS FOR TROMBONE TEACHERS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS
1) How many years have you been in music education and to what capacity?

2) Where did you receive your formal training? 

3) What is your major instrument?

4) Do you have any preference for what models of trombones you recommend for your students?

5) (For High School or Middle School Directors only) When a midstate or allstate trombonist in your band has been playing a typical beginner horn and tells you he wants to get a better instrument, what models are you likely to steer that student towards?

6) If a student’s interest leans towards jazz and popular music as compared to symphonic and concert band music, does this change your recommendation?

7) Do you feel that too many trombone players are showing up at jazz band with instruments that are too big for the integrity of the idiom?



Creighton H. Miller
5001 Vineyard Point
Hermitage, TN 37076
creightonmiller at bellsouth.net