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Originally Posted by brunets  It seems that, in France, the trumpet players used to start with learning the cornet a few years before switching to the trumpet afterwards... That made the learning curve easier...
Stéphane |
It may have been for the same reason they used to start American kids on cornet - they're shorter and easier to handle. Although when I started in 4th grade with a trumpet I don't remember its length being an issue. Maybe the reason they stopped?
Jude