The man that made me into a true lover of the Bass Trombone was Ted (Theodore) Griffiths!!!
The man was truly a genius and knew how to teach!!
If he were still alive I might be actually playing in an Orchestra that paid enough to live off of. That goes to show you that I have no self discipline.
He taught me that I can play anything I want as long as I'm willing to practice. I do that now except not for a living. I wasn't patient enough.
I still think of him whenever a big concert is coming up and pray that he is listening. When I play, I play for him now.
If anyone knows him post here.
I'd like to see how many lives he touched.
I know that at his retirement concert there were about 80 trombonists on stage playing for him!!
Cheers to Ted and everything he did for me!!!