[Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player

[Dennis Clason]

And don't let them assemble a Bb trombone to be played with the left 
hand moving the slide!

John Monroe wrote:
> 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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Dennis L. Clason, Ph.D.
University Statistics Center
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico