Visited your site, Caroline, and you really have a great attitude. The "band geek" expression goes back a long time and it`s interesting that people still look at band musicians that way. The word "geek" is a reltively negative expression and I`m sure you use it in the best humor possible. I personally feel quite opposite in that to play music is a wonderful thing and that, if anything, being in band is a very positive and beautiful thing. Don`t want to ramble here, but keep that positive attitude. And when you and any other young women on this board raise that horn to your lips, be proud and beautiful for you are all that way!

I am a girl whos playin the trombone, and i am also the only person who plays it in the band. My school`s only girls! Anyway, i think that girls or boys playin it are Cool, it doesnt matter if u are male or female, just play Brass!! ( i am goin to learn trumpet)

I`m one of them. There are now 2 girls in the trombone studio at my school.

Girls have been playing trombone for a long time. I`m researching the topic, and there were nuns back in like 1500 that played trombone and other instruemnts. (Search for nuns of San Vito if you wish to read more about them).

im a "chick" trombone player.lol. ive played for five years and i love it alot. im in the jazz band and in the advanced band and trombone rox if u dont play it u should cus all the other instruments r just blah..in my opinion.

im also first chair in both of the bands and in my jazz band theres isnt one boy. its so awesome.

I once new a Caroline Cooper in Columbia Missouri.

What is up? You are the second Emily now that i have heard of/met that plays the bone. She is also (well untill just reciently sh swiched to base bone) 1st chair in jazz band and was in the symphonic ensemble. Rock on!!

At one time when I was a major at SJSU, there was 4 trombone chicks. They were all pretty good, and all hot.

My friend Emily and I are the two trombone players in our HS band that are girls and their is only four of us. In the 7&8 grade theirs like 3or4 girls and i dont know about the 6th and 7th graders, but yeah us girls get a lot of jokes playing the trombone...perverted ones

hey, i was just searching for trom sheet music on the net and i found this site and saw the tromboners forum and thought "HEY COOOOL!"- i mean, whats cooler then hearing from all your fellow trombonists??
anyways,obvioulsy i am a girl and i play trombone my hope is to play in big symphony orchestras around the world, coz you dont see many chics doing that!
trombone guys are cool, but trombone chics are cooler! just kidding- we`re all damn coool!
(is this site american...??)

I find that most female trombone players are rather gunshy about playing solos. Haven`t met any females yet that just belt it out. But I`m sure they must be out ther.

Let me tell you about this one chick! Befor i do there are few things better than watchinh a chick do it by her self.

I was at a contest last year and heard a girl from washington state play a kick ass solo. She was loud great tone and could really play.(not alot of range though just an f maby a g) but is wa awasom like 48 measures, I knew the piece and arangement half of the solo is writen but the other half is improv and she was great in both.

Go tbone chicks. Never forget bone players do it in 7 positions.

Yeah- Just wanted to let you know that I also am a "girl boner"... I`m the only girl who plays in my high school and I`m in the Marching band and regular band. get`s pretty annoying sometimes...

Oh, I know. The boner jokes (and others) never end... Ok, maybe when you beat the joke-maker out for 1st chair, but aside from that they`re never-ending.

if u havent heard a chick trombone player play a solo then u dont no what ur missing. i just got 3 solos in my jazz band and half are improv and they rock. i love playing solos and belting it out!!!!