[Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player

[Ray Horton]

I wonder if a small soft pad of some kind, stuck to the upper slide, 
right where they always hit it with the bell, would be a good 
precaution?  I often see a dent there, and/or a dent on the lower slide 
where they hit it on the front of their chairs. 


Raymond Horton


Dennis Clason wrote:
> 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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