Tagged: broken arm, trombone
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nafmeadminOne of my 6th grade trombone students has broken her left arm. I don’t know how long her cast will be on, but she cannot hold her bone herself. Students need to come to lessons once a week, and she has been missing them because she cannot play. However, I feel like I should have her doing something. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
nafmeadminI would recommend having her attend her lessons, read the music and listen to what the class is doing so she doesn’t get so far behind, and having her play an “imaginary trombone slide” with her right arm. She will still get the practice of reading the music and having the physical motion of the slide. This happened to me when I was a 5th grade trombone player, and although it was a bummer to not be able to play, the cast came off relatively quickly in the grand scheme of things (especially when lessons are only once a week). Hope she heals soon!
nafmeadminHi, my name is Jesse with Hyson Music. Injuries always present challenges in the band room but sometimes as Battene702 suggested, you have to be creative. This type of situation is always easier to work through with a motivated student. Obviously ‘buzzing’ into a mouthpiece or ‘imitating’ slide positions are not nearly as much fun as playing. That said, hopefully she will stay excited to participate and more importantly, she’ll will heal soon! Best of luck! 🙂
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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