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

[Christopher R Tune]

Hoyt did play left handed all the time I saw him playing.  It was funny to
see and it looked like he needed to give himself a little space to have it
work.  Hoyt didn't play bass bone.

Tune

On Wed, March 4, 2009 12:51 pm, Dennis Clason wrote:
> 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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> University Statistics Center
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Chris Tune

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