Hi Mori,

Welcome to the 'Bass Bone Club..prrrr).

I teach part time and like you, just love to pass on what I have
been taught throughout my playing career so far.

The first thing I always say is..'If you don't enjoy playing, who's
going to enjoy listening to you'?


I think the group is in hibernation at the moment..lol

Regards,


--- In trombonistsanonymous@yahoogroups.com, jazz727 <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> I've never stopped playing, though I've shifted from tenor to bass
(I
> love my bass 'bone *purrs*). I've been seeing a lot more girls
> playing recently, which is a nice change for me. I'm not in high
> school anymore either, and am now playing with a band at a local
> college, looking for and orchestra (anyone know a good orchestra
that
> needs a good bass around Los Angeles?).
>
> As far as teaching young students, I'm just going to pass along
what
> I've been told ever since I started playing. Get them to do
breathing
> exercises. They help so much with everything you do. Scales and
> whatnot, just hammer in the basics, even though I'm sure they're
all
> sick of them (I know I was). If you can, give them low level solo
> stuff to work on, and then play for eachother.
>
> That's my two cents...I was kind of surprised to get a message
from
> here....I kind of figured the group was totally dead!
>
> ~Mori~