Using a plastic instrument helps you with your grip as you’re able to practice holding the instrument without the added weight of the brass. The International Trombone Festival was held in Birmingham the year after I started to play, and I found myself performing in a section of learners, on the stage of Symphony Hall. Little did I know the year before that’s where I would be, after that CBSO concert. The bass trombone is the second-largest type of trombone, and also the second most popular after the tenor. While the same suggests a lower pitch than the tenor, it's actually also pitched in Bb. There aren’t a ton of plastic trombones to choose from, and feature wise, they’re relatively similar too.

Plastic trombones are much easier to keep clean and scratch-free, which, if you’re still learning how to hold a trombone or play it, is an important consideration (avoiding damage means your instrument will last longer). If your budget is small, you can find plastic trombones closer to one hundred dollars. There are many brands on the market so you’re sure to find a plastic trombone in your ideal price range. BrandsThis suggests that you shouldn’t encounter too much trouble with any product on this list. Just don’t expect perfection.

Moving up a step, the sopranino trombone is exceptionally rare and usually only found in trombone choirs. This instrument is so hard to find, in fact, that most Google searches will simply throw up pictures and examples of the soprano trombone instead! As one Reddit user wisely points out, this is a nigh-on mythical bit of kit. Soprano Trombone It comes with a mouthpiece that has a 22mm cup diameter. This size mouthpiece is usually better for bass sounds. In this case, it gives the mini trombone a richer sound than you’d expect. You could trade it out for a smaller mouthpiece if you choose. Vincent Bach is probably the most known and highly regarded brand on the above list. They offer a wide range of brass instruments and mouthpieces. The contrabass trombone is the lowest and largest member of the trombone family. Because of its low pitch, it has a long length of tubing. The longer slide is limited to five or six positions, meaning two rotary valves are needed for the missing notes by increasing the length of the tubing as needed.If you’re looking to get started as soon as possible, and don’t want to spend a lot of money on an instrument, this can be a good place to look. COOLWIND (or Cool Wind) makes plastic trumpets, trombones, tubas, euphoniums, flugelhorns, cornets, instrument cases and trumpet mutes.