--- title: Brassy Bone Blog | parents of musicians description: parents of musicians | Posts about learning trombone, music theory, teaching music, trombone performance, and more! --- [![Brassy Bone Logo](https://www.trombonelesson.com/hs-fs/hub/498127/file-2593967351.png?width=200&height=100&name=file-2593967351.png "Brassy Bone Logo")](http://HubSpot.com) [![Free Guide for Parents](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/498127/07cbe58f-394e-4501-ba7e-14606226849a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/498127/07cbe58f-394e-4501-ba7e-14606226849a) # Brassy Bone Blog [![](https://www.trombonelesson.com/hubfs/8-instruments-that-will-make-you-a-more-valuable-musician.png) ](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/8-instruments-that-will-make-you-a-more-valuable-musician?hsLang=en-us) ## [8 Instruments That Will Make You a More Valuable Musician](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/8-instruments-that-will-make-you-a-more-valuable-musician?hsLang=en-us) [fa icon="calendar"] Mar 30, 2015 11:43:00 PM / by [Diana Liechty](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/author/diana-liechty) posted in [learning trombone](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/learning-trombone), [learning music](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/learning-music), [getting into college](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/getting-into-college), [parents of musicians](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/parents-of-musicians), [competitive instruments](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/competitive-instruments) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/8-instruments-that-will-make-you-a-more-valuable-musician?hsLang=en-us#comments-listing) --- **THE SITUATION:** For most students, you start playing instruments when you get into middle school and join the band. Inevitably, there is a less than ideal spread of instruments across the already small group so any music teacher at the beginning of the year goes through a period of persuasion mixed with a little begging to get enough people to transfer to a new instrument in order to allow them to successfully get through another Sousa masterpiece. For me, I started sixth grade prepared and ready to go with trombone, automatically putting me above the transfers to my section and setting me up to be ahead of the curve from the very beginning. Here are 8 instruments that will help make you a more competitive musical participant from the start. [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/8-instruments-that-will-make-you-a-more-valuable-musician?hsLang=en-us) [All posts](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [learning music (2)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/learning-music) - [learning trombone (2)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/learning-trombone) - [competitive instruments (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/competitive-instruments) - [events (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/events) - [getting into college (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/getting-into-college) - [greater boston music (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/greater-boston-music) - [how to find a music teacher (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/how-to-find-a-music-teacher) - [how to find new music (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/how-to-find-new-music) - [instrumental stores (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/instrumental-stores) - [jazz (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/jazz) - [music festivals (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/music-festivals) - [music news (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/music-news) - [music teacher (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/music-teacher) - [parents of musicians (1)](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/parents-of-musicians) [see all](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/parents-of-musicians#) ### Follow BrassyBone! #### About Us Learn with an energetic and flexible teacher in Cambridge and Somerville in addition to Boston. New students get a personalize trombone lesson analyzing their level of music theory, setting goals for musical success in school and for performance, and getting off to a good start with jazz improv. [Learn More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/learning-trombone?hsLang=en-us) #### Main Menu #### Contact Me [fa icon="envelope"]  [BrassyBone@gmail.com](mailto:BrassyBone@gmail.com) [fa icon="home"] Somerville, MA 02143 [[fa icon="facebook-square"]](https://www.facebook.com/trombonelessons) [[fa icon="twitter-square"]](https://twitter.com/trombonediana) Copyright 2026 | Designed with [fa icon="heart"] by [HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com) [[fa icon="chevron-up"]](https://www.trombonelesson.com/blog/topic/parents-of-musicians#)