Comments on: Does anybody know of a good website that gives the pros and cons of playing different band instruments? http://www.php-clans.com/band-website/does-anybody-know-of-a-good-website-that-gives-the-pros-and-cons-of-playing-different-band-instruments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:41:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Arrow http://www.php-clans.com/band-website/does-anybody-know-of-a-good-website-that-gives-the-pros-and-cons-of-playing-different-band-instruments/comment-page-1#comment-3663 Arrow Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:59 +0000 http://www.php-clans.com/band-website/does-anybody-know-of-a-good-website-that-gives-the-pros-and-cons-of-playing-different-band-instruments#comment-3663 What a great question! I've been answering the same questions over and over for years and have yet to find a great objective resource for this. Your question led me to surf a little, which I assume you've probably done, as well. I liked http://webs.davis.k12.ut.us/rsiegel/AboutInstIndex.html as a source of instrument information, including audio examples. I found an interesting list of "ideal attributes" for each instrument on a cached page at http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:RxHquKLYE6cJ:www.mccsc.edu/~raustin/chooseobtain.htm+choosing+a+band+instrument&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a but I would caution parents not to put too much weight on these unless there is an extreme physical problem. I strongly believe that if a student has a strong desire to play a particular instrument, almost any "physical mismatch" can be overcome. On the other hand, if they don't show a strong preference, looking at which might provide the best chance for "natural" success makes sense. I'd be interested in knowing what you decide to recommend or create.<br><b>References : </b><br>Decades as a band director and a little web surfing. What a great question! I’ve been answering the same questions over and over for years and have yet to find a great objective resource for this. Your question led me to surf a little, which I assume you’ve probably done, as well. I liked

http://webs.davis.k12.ut.us/rsiegel/AboutInstIndex.html

as a source of instrument information, including audio examples.

I found an interesting list of "ideal attributes" for each instrument on a cached page at

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:RxHquKLYE6cJ:www.mccsc.edu/~raustin/chooseobtain.htm+choosing+a+band+instrument&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

but I would caution parents not to put too much weight on these unless there is an extreme physical problem. I strongly believe that if a student has a strong desire to play a particular instrument, almost any "physical mismatch" can be overcome. On the other hand, if they don’t show a strong preference, looking at which might provide the best chance for "natural" success makes sense.

I’d be interested in knowing what you decide to recommend or create.
References :
Decades as a band director and a little web surfing.

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