[Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player

[John Monroe]

In our school district, kids start trombone in fifth grade.

Even the most careful kid will be banging his horn around.  And in a  
group setting the most careful kid will be surrounded by LESS careful  
kids!  So get something substantial.  And expect it to get dented.

Also remember that kids are kids.  They have no idea how to assemble a  
trombone, so be sure to show them.  Give them step by step  
instructions and have them practice putting the horn together.  That  
will reduce the number of dents generated getting the horn in and out  
of the case.

John Monroe

On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:06 AM, Price Taylor wrote:

> I asked this a couple of days ago..but might have used the wrong e- 
> mail
> address (I use multiple e-mails and consolidate them with Gmail).
>
> =====
>
> Hello list, my youngest son is 10, in 4th grade, and is expressing an
> interest in playing the trombone - of course, that's great (I  
> think...)!
>
> I started playing in 5th grade but the current thinking now is 6th  
> grade - I
> think that's because the middle school has band?
>
> I was thinking that this summer might be a good time to get an early  
> start
> and begin playing.  Many years ago, I bequeathed my old King  
> Cleveland to my
> high school, that was my first trombone.  Guess I should have kept  
> it, it
> was pretty hard to hurt that horn.
>
> I'm looking for recommendations for a beginner's trombone - ideally
> something to last to 9th grade.  The Yamaha YSL-354 appears to be  
> the choice
> of many, although I have no experience with Yamaha trombones (I play  
> a Conn
> 88H and King 3B).
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks list!
>
> -Price
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