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December 7th, 2020 | 1 min read

By Kate Greenall

Ted, age 8, shares his experience of what it is like to learn to play the trombone and how that has changed in a covid world.

 

How would you describe yourself? I enjoy being outside, building dens, and I play Rugby with my local team. I like listening and playing music and I also like playing games on my Xbox.

 

What instrument do you play? Trombone, I also play the drums.

Do you have lessons? Only trombone lessons.

 

What instrument do you have? I have a yellow pBone.

 

What age did you start playing? I started playing when I was 5. My first instrument was the pBuzz and then I went on to the pBone.

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What is your favourite piece to play? I am working on my grade 1 at the moment and I like to play a piece called Strolling. I am looking forward to learning some Christmas songs to play with my family.

 

What has changed about your lessons? I used to have my lessons at my teachers house. Now my lesson is on zoom in my dining room at home.

 

Do you like having lessons online? I do miss having lesson at my teacher’s house, but I do like the zoom lessons. I think that I have become a better player with doing my online lesson. This is because I don’t have my teacher pointing to each note so it makes me work harder.

 

Do you play in any bands? I play in a band with at my local Music Centre. This has been closed because of corona virus.

 

What do you miss about playing at Music Centre? I miss the tuck shop and seeing my band friends.

 

What do you think about 2020 and the Coronavirus? How has this changed your day-to-day life? I use to go to after school activities, swimming, band, trombone lessons and rugby practice but these have all been changed or stopped. It has made me worry sometimes when I am out as I don’t want to get too close to people.

 

What would you tell anyone who wants to learn to play a musical instrument? Don’t be afraid to try. I was nervous at first, but I have made lots of new friends from music and learnt so many new things.

Kate Greenall

Kate has always had a love for music and after starting to play the clarinet aged six went on to study music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She joined Warwick Music Group in 2010 as Social Media Manager and now serves as Chief of Staff where her role is the day to day management of the team. She ensures activities are streamlined within the organisation, supporting the priorities of the business to help it grow. She now spends most of my spare time supporting my three children as they learn their own instruments!