[Alex Smith]

I play Tenor, grade 8. I'm just curious, as I've started a Trombone quartet remix of a game tune (influenced heavily by Joseph Alessi). I'd love to show a preview to whoever is interested.

Over here in England, Trombonists are fairly rare in some parts of the country. What's it like in America? Also, do you have a grading system? Because my grades are ABRSM and I'm sure it's different in other parts of the world.

[Jarvi]

I play trumpet in my highschool band, but we have about 6 trombonists and we're a pretty small group.

A B C D F
high low

Is the grading system out here (well I assume everywhere, but hell, could just be California for all I know)

[Black Mage]

Hm, I still prefer "tromboner," myself.

[Steben]

I play trombone!

!!

[Chavous]

I played trombone for about two weeks...I got to where I am able to play about a level 2 piece without any big problems.

[KWarp]

Is it just me or do Trombones look very silly to watch people play?

[nodspaw51]

Here I come out of OCR retirement to make this statement:

Think about how infinitely tuneable the slide is for a trombone. It is my personal belief that trombone players have the best ears and the best arm strength with all the slide they have to carry during marching shows. They also get the most women and are for the most part, nice people. I am in 11th grade, have been playing trombone for 5 years, and still get a kick of blasting peddle Bb's in the ears of nervous french horn players. I bid you all adeau, and will return to my shell of un OCR ness.

-Nods

[Arek the Absolute]

I.Meldey is a trombone player, if I remember correctly.
Me, I am percussion boombooomtiiiisssssss

[Drakonis GTR]

I played trombone for 6 years (6th grade thru to graduation). Played mostly Tenor, though I used an F-attachment for 5 of those years. Unfortunately, its been about 6 years since I played, so I'm a little rusty.

As for grading, the only diffrence we had from regular high school classes would be chairs. Chairs were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (and sometimes 4th, though rarely) and these were obtained by skill. I myself was 1st. And of course your chair determined your part in the music, 1st having the most difficult.

And in regards to marching, while playing trombone can be kind of rough on you (yeah, I tended to get winded during a long parade), I felt more sympathy towards the poor bastards playing the baritone. The baritone weighs more, and you have to hold it away from your body all the time, with no straps to help.

I do miss playing it though. I'm going to have to buy myself one one of these days.

[Jarvi]

Originally Posted by Black Mage

Hm, I still prefer "tromboner," myself.

All the people in my band are immature kids that crack "boner" jokes.