alt Hacker News> But, how can a trombone ever be better than the piano when there’s so many variables? Well, unlike a piano, where each key produces a fixed pitch, a trombone lets me subtly adjust every note as I play.
Thanks, but I'll stick to my keyboard's pitch bend control.
The trombone's great expressiveness comes at a steep learning cost.
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noman-land • today at 1:30 PM
The learning curve is really not that steep. You pretty quickly learn the landmarks for the 7 positions of the slide.
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cm2012 • today at 1:32 PM
Eh I played trombone in high school and it is very forgiving. You can vibe play a trombone.
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Piano is great for people who learned to play by sight.
Trombone is great for people who learned to play by ear.
For those who can easily hear the 13 cent difference between a justly tuned major third and an equally tuned major third, justly tuned instruments can be really hard to play.
But I am, like most, like you. I first learned on the piano and my ear is pretty bad for an experienced trombonist. I have a pretty good ear compared to the average person, but compared to a typical trombonist, it's really bad.
I play with others who have incredible ears. It makes me jealous.