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Old 10-11-2005, 05:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
Tootsall
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Originally Posted by MahlerBrass
Cornets, it's easier to make a good sound, and the trumpet is a bit too big for a lot of beginner students, it's easier for them to hold a cornet, there by focusing on actually playing the instrument and not holding the darn thing
Of course, some beginners are larger than other beginners! LOL. I was 6'4, 200# and 50 years of age when I started so the issue of being able to hold a trumpet didn't exist. Still, I enjoy hauling out the Eterna to play through some of the Arbans exercises and I REALLY wish I could convince more of our c.b. trumpet section to carry a cornet for when the part is marked "cornet"!
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