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

[Tom Izzo]

--- On Wed, 3/4/09, Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote:

> From: Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary - now left handed playing trombonists.
> To: "Steve Gamble" <sgamble at tucsonsymphony.org>
> Cc: "Trombone List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 2:42 PM
> 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.

Doug Yeo (BSO) started left handed, until his private teacher "corrected" him.

When I have problem children who "insist" they have to use the bell to find third or any other position, I show them (obviously on a straight Bb Tenor), that I can play with either hand, equally, I might add, and have. If we are truly listening for intonation when we play, and both of your arms are healthy, & fully functioning, you should be able to play a straight slided or valved trombone with either hand.

Tom

> 
> 
> 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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