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weekender march 22 1986 p9 trombones slide into the notes they play editors note this is the third in a series on the markham concert band by judi mcintyre one of the easiet instruments to identify in a band is the trombone this brass instrument is simi lar to the trumpet but instead of depressing valves to create the different notes the trombone has an extendable slide that can in crease the length of the instru ments tubing the slide has two parallel and stationary inner tubes and two movable outer tubes the further out the slide is moved the lower the notes the range of the trombone can actually be increased by attaching a coil of extra tubing placed in the loop of the bell there are valve trombones made as well rob mcconnell of the boss brass is an advocate of this style trombone the trombone was createdin the 15th centurv as an offspring ol the trumpet until the 1700s it was known as a sackbut they were built in alto tenor and bass sizes and the musical parts writ ten accordingly the trombones of today differ very little from that time the most common form made now is the tenor trombone which sounds an octavelower than the trumpet this mellow and versatile in strument can be found in every form of orchestration including brass bands jazz bands sympho nies and concert bands the ladies and gentlemen who make up the trombone section of the markham concert band are indeed talented musicians they are described according to their concert set up nick caesar grew in granada where he played the steel drum from there his musical career included the alto sax flute paino guitar and eventually the trom bone when nick isnt playing an instrument he works as a welder as well as driving a moving van allen hodgson has been playing trombone for about three years he came through the ranks of the junior and intermediate divisions of the markham concert band selfemployed al is a designer of fireprotection and lifesafety sys tems bruce poulin who shares a stand with allen travels from ma ple for the weekly practices bruce is in his third season with the band and looks after dairy di vision of surgain farms phillip ozols is the rookie of the trombone section phillip attends markham district high school where he is presently in grade 10 jill morrison is next in line jill moved to markham last year and teaches instrumental music as well as math and language arts at franklin street public school sitting beside jill is pat mar shall pats musical training was on cello and as there were no string groups available locally she decided to take up the trom bone pat works in the project management group of the bays computing centre dale watts is another import from maple he has been playing trombine for eight years six of them with mcb dale is head of the purchasing department at york university bob hilliard hails from don mills his musical beginnings were in the west prior to joining the markham concert band three years age bob was in a musical retirement of 19 years a general pediatrician mr bob works at the hospital for sick children elson kerr is seated next to bob and has been with the band since is beginnings prior to joining the mcb elson and ruth who will be featured in the saxophone section played with the newmarket citizens band elson is employed by texaco as credit manager the trombone section and the rest of the markham concert band can next be seen at the spring concert on sunday april 27 at 3 pm at the markham theatre for tickets and informa tion call 4714133 or 4757174 next week the flute section will be featured markham pools come see us at our new location weve got utzt epmccvtutt indulge yourself in the allout luxury of our custom designs pools spas opening special lawmbfflhgaehbbge siva wmimflwpmlm- iff 00 hwy 48 v mile north of 16th ave markham delivered 2948420 the easter bunny gift basket overflowing with furry bunnies baby chicks and ribbonbound easter eggs the ideal way to show someone special you care only at presents of mind where the joy of giving originates markham village ianes 144 main street north markham ontario delivery service 416 4716000