[Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary - now left handed playing trombonists.

[Dennis Clason]

I believe Hoyt Bohanon also plays left handed, at least part of the time.

I started out playing left handed but got quickly corrected.  I don't 
want to think about what a left-handed bass would cost...

Ray Horton wrote:
> Christmas 1970 or '71, I saw a Christmas TV special with the Seattle 
> Symphony with a left handed first trombonist.  I assume he was a sub.  
> Never saw the guy again.  Poor guy stuck out like a left handed 
> violinist.
>
> Slide Hampton is the only one I can actually name.
>
>
> Raymond Horton
>
>
>
> Steve Gamble wrote:
>> They can't do it with either hand at the beginning, so why not learn it
>> the way the instrument is built.  Later on, you don't run into problems
>> with weird f-attachments or clashing bells in the section.
>>
>> Steve Gamble, Librarian
>> Tucson Symphony Orchestra
>> 2175 N. 6th Ave.
>> Tucson, AZ  85705
>> 520-792-9155 x118 office
>> 520-792-9314 fax
>> 520-991-7056 cell
>> sgamble at tucsonsymphony.org
>> www.tucsonsymphony.org
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu
>> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu] On Behalf Of
>> thetubameister at roadrunner.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:47 PM
>> To: Dennis Clason; John Monroe
>> Cc: Trombone List
>> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player
>>
>> I gotta ask, for the sake of argument - Why not?  Assuming they're
>> left-handed, shouldn't they play left handed?  I know a great left
>> handed trumpet player.  And trombone may be the most reversible
>> instrument in history.
>>
>> J.c.
>>
>> ---- Dennis Clason <dclason at nmsu.edu> 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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>>> Dennis L. Clason, Ph.D.
>>> University Statistics Center
>>> New Mexico State University
>>> Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Dennis L. Clason, Ph.D.
University Statistics Center
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico