Online Trombone Journal: Polls

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Have an opinion? Sure you do! Make it known. We will have a different topic each week for you to weigh in on. Please vote only once per poll topic.

If you have a suggestion for a poll topic please let us know. Send us your poll question and the 3-5 possible answers to: polls@trombone.org.

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View the results of the previous 357 Poll topics.

(5/13/2008): Do you listen to podcasts?
(5/5/2008): Are you a religious person?
(4/28/2008): Bydlo:
(4/22/2008): Do your summer plans include a workshop, camp or festival?
(3/24/2008): Do you play a dual bore or a single bore slide?
(3/17/2008): You play:
(3/10/2008): Have you decided on a political candidate in the upcoming U. S. presidential election?
(3/3/2008): Which would you choose?
(2/25/2008): Your home:
(2/18/2008): Marching band:
(2/11/2008): Are you a Wikipedia contributor?
(2/4/2008): Do you play more than one instrument?
(1/27/2008): Do you smoke?
(1/21/2008): How many mp3 (or mp4) tracks are in your library?
(1/14/2008): Spray bottle water: tap or distilled?
(1/7/2008): Morceau Symphonique: start in first or fifth?
(11/19/2007): Will you be home for Thanksgiving?
(10/28/2007): Do you regularly surf the web on a mobile device?
(10/8/2007): Do you use solfege in your personal practice and/or teaching?
(9/24/2007): How often do you travel out of state for performances?
(9/10/2007): Do you have a dedicated practice space in your home?
(8/27/2007): Do you have a regular daily practice routine?
(8/14/2007): What percentage of your daily reading is done online?
(7/23/2007): Of the following jazz trombonists, who is your favorite?
(7/9/2007): Of the following classical tenor trombonists, who is your favorite?
(7/3/2007): Is your computer an intergral part of your practice and/or performance?
(6/26/2007): How many items are in your printed music library?
(6/11/2007): Have you, in the past six months, bought trombone music online?
(5/29/2007): Prune : Wrinkled :: _____ : Fragrant
(5/21/2007): How often does your trombone need repair?
(5/15/2007): Are you allergic to cats or dogs?
(5/7/2007): Are you currently serving, or have you served, in the armed forces for your country?
(4/30/2007): How many lessons did you take with Glenn Dodson?
(4/23/2007): Have you performed Hindemith's Sonata for Trombone and Piano?
(4/16/2007): Your musicianship is:
(4/9/2007): Did you play an Easter gig?
(3/25/2007): Have you contributed research to Wikipedia?
(3/12/2007): Should students be paid less then pros for the same gig?
(3/5/2007): How many practice sessions do you usually have per day?
(2/26/2007): Your personal practice sessions are:
(2/19/2007): How long do you feel you need to warm up before performing a solo?
(2/12/2007): Do you use an iPod/MP3 player to aid your practice?
(1/29/2007): Do you keep a practice log or journal?
(1/22/2007): Do you find intonation a challenge to refine?
(12/31/2006): Will you make resolutions for the new year?
(12/26/2006): What did you get for Christmas?
(12/25/2006): Merry Christmas everyone.
(12/20/2006): Counting lessons, rehearsals and performances as services, how many services do you do in a typical week?
(12/11/2006): What rate do you charge for private lessons?
(11/27/2006): Do you teach or take regular private lessons?
(11/20/2006): What percentage of your waking hours do you spend online?
(11/6/2006): Your best practice session is in the:
(10/30/2006): After warming up and checking intonation, you:
(10/23/2006): When you wear your marching band uniform you feel:
(10/16/2006): Is the euphonium an acceptable substitute for trombone in a brass quintet?
(10/7/2006): You clean your slide:
(8/28/2006): Have you had problems traveling with your trombone lately?
(8/21/2006): Time for a new poll?
(7/24/2006): You last practiced/performed:
(7/10/2006): How many performances will you have in the next 30 days?
(6/26/2006): What is your music medium of choice?
(6/19/2006): Have you ever intentionally damaged an instrument?
(6/5/2006): Do you enjoy getting your hair cut?
(5/29/2006): Do you have a cell phone on you at this very moment?
(5/15/2006): Do you have a large collection of unused mouthpieces?
(5/7/2006): Does your tuning slide move?
(4/16/2006): Do you take naps?
(4/10/2006): Do you dance?
(4/3/2006): Will you be giving a recital this month?
(3/20/2006): Do you like to play on a full stomach?
(3/13/2006): How often do you record yourself?
(3/5/2006): Facial Hair?
(2/20/2006): Do you listen to orchestral pieces that have no trombone parts?
(2/13/2006): Do you free-buzz?
(1/30/2006): What is your vocal range?
(1/23/2006): Coffee or Tea?
(1/9/2006): Is trombone your favorite instrument?
(1/2/2006): Are you making any resolutions for the new year?
(12/26/2005): No poll this week
(12/19/2005): Have you ever played sackbut on a gig?
(12/12/2005): Are you easily offended?
(12/5/2005): Have you ever participated in Merry TubaChristmas?
(11/21/2005): Do you compose?
(11/14/2005): I play...
(11/7/2005): Have you ever performed a work by Eric Ewazen?
(10/24/2005): Should bass trombones be allowed to play the tuba parts in brass quintets?
(10/18/2005): Have you ever modified your own mouthpiece?
(10/3/2005): Did you play in an orchestra before college?
(9/26/2005): How many of the Rochut/ Bordogni books do you own?
(9/19/2005): Do you have extra mass of any kind mounted to your horn?
(9/13/2005): Would you be interested in a trombone wind controller?
(9/5/2005): Can you play trombone in treble clef?
(8/29/2005): Which doctor do you dread going to see the most?
(8/22/2005): How much did your first trombone cost?
(8/15/2005): Which of the Big 5 orchestras has your most ideal trombone section sound?
(8/8/2005): My trombone repair guy (or gal):
(8/1/2005): Do you have a cell phone?
(7/25/2005): I live in the...
(7/11/2005): What is your bedtime?
(7/4/2005): I am a:
(6/21/2005): Should Texan Trombonists put their horns on their gun racks?
(6/13/2005): Paper or Plastic?
(6/6/2005): Are you skilled with sound equipment/ recording devices?
(5/30/2005): Which of your parents were musicians?
(5/16/2005): How long have you had your computer?
(5/8/2005): White or Wheat?
(5/2/2005): Do you own trombone related apparel?
(4/25/2005): What is your opinion of the Washington D. C. Service Bands?
(4/18/2005): How many languages do you speak acceptably well?
(4/11/2005): Were you ever the lead in your high school musical?
(4/4/2005): Can you convincingly perform on piano?
(3/28/2005): What is your favorite musical period?
(3/21/2005): Ah! spring: when a young trombonist's fancy turns to...
(3/15/2005): Which brand of trombone straight mute do you prefer?
(3/7/2005): What Country's food do you enjoy most before a performance?
(2/28/2005): What is the most important factor in choosing a trombone studio?
(2/21/2005): Where does your music stand sit?
(2/14/2005): What is your favorite clef to play in?
(2/7/2005): In rehearsal, the trombone stand sits...
(1/24/2005): As stated on a college biology exam, "Why is a bird?"
(1/17/2005): No poll this week...
(1/10/2005): Female Trombonist
(1/3/2005): What is the best valve for a trombone?
(12/27/2004): Did you get something trombone-related for Christmas?
(12/20/2004): How much snow do you have?
(12/6/2004): How many Christmas gigs will you be doing this year?
(11/22/2004): Zombie movies were the best in:
(11/15/2004): What is the ideal size for a Trombone Choir?
(11/8/2004): Who has to use the most hot air?
(10/25/2004): Do you enjoy playing with rock/ r&b/ funk bands?
(10/18/2004): Who was the best third party candidate in recent history?
(10/4/2004): How much do you weigh? (Don't worry, this is anonymous!)
(9/27/2004): Did you get accepted to your first choice college?
(9/13/2004): What kind of Ice Cream would the trombonist choose?
(9/6/2004): You sold me a dead parrot!
(8/30/2004): What's your music medium of choice?
(8/23/2004): Who would the Trombonists elect?
(8/9/2004): Wet Lips or Dry Lips?
(8/2/2004): If, heaven forbid, your trombone stand toppled, which section of the orchestra would you blame?
(7/26/2004): Did you buy a new primary horn during college?
(7/19/2004): When is it hardest to play a Trombone correctly?
(7/12/2004): No one is sending in poll topics:
(7/5/2004): Trombone players should attempt to emulate:
(6/28/2004): My Mouthpiece is:
(6/14/2004): Which European country's music do you most enjoy?
(6/7/2004): How much of the time in a day would you like to spend playing trombone?
(5/31/2004): Marching Band/ Drum Corps:
(5/24/2004): What Brand of Mouthpiece do you use?
(5/17/2004): The Bach Cello Suites are:
(5/3/2004): Will you be attending the 2004 ITF?
(4/26/2004): Which natural instrument do you most enjoy playing?
(4/19/2004): How much of the time do you think you are as relaxed as you need to be when playing?
(3/29/2004): How many performances will you have in the month of April?
(3/15/2004): Do you incorporate breathing exercises into your usual warmup/maintenance routine?
(3/1/2004): Do you make your living solely by playing or teaching trombone?
(2/23/2004): Are you satisfied with your primary instrument?
(2/9/2004): How artistically satisfied are you with the music you play on a regularbasis?
(1/26/2004): For orchestral trombonists: how many auditions did you take before you won your current position?
(1/19/2004): While the OTJ was unavailable last week, you:
(1/12/2004): Your favorite method of producing vibrato is:
(1/6/2004): Do you play another instrument as well or better than you play the trombone?
(12/22/2003): How many holiday gigs did you play this year?
(12/15/2003): How often do you clean your mouthpiece?
(12/8/2003): Christmas music...
(12/1/2003): How many years have you been playing the trombone?
(11/24/2003): When playing, you breath:
(11/10/2003): Do you pivot when changing registers?
(11/4/2003): Music scholarships should be awarded on the basis of:
(10/21/2003): You would rather have a different job.
(10/14/2003): Have you ever lost your slide in a performance?
(10/6/2003): What is your favorite Holst suite?
(9/29/2003): How often do you use a piano in your practice sessions?
(9/22/2003): Have you ever seriously practiced or performed on an alto trombone?
(9/15/2003): What is your favorite scale type?
(9/8/2003): What kind of F-attachment valve do you use?
(9/3/2003): Do you feel that teaching private lessons has improved your musicianship?
(8/25/2003): Have you played all the etudes in Melodious Etudes Volume 1 by Johannes Rochut?
(8/11/2003): Are you a member of the OTJ Forum?
(8/4/2003): Have you read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
(7/21/2003): Of the following, whose performances of Blue Bells of Scotland do you like the most?
(7/14/2003): How did you learn to play the trombone?
(7/8/2003): Do you feel that your high school music education left you well-prepared for college study?
(6/29/2003): Have you ever played Flight of the Bumblebee on trombone?
(6/24/2003): Do you have a Blog?
(6/16/2003): A colleaugue, sitting next to you, plays a rhythm incorrectly in an important rehearsal. You:
(6/9/2003): Are there enough beginning trombonists in the area in which you live?
(6/2/2003): Part Two: How many minutes did you practice in the last 7 days?
(5/26/2003): Part One: How many minutes will you practice before next Monday, June 2?
(5/19/2003): When was the last time you took a lesson?
(5/12/2003): The poll is on vacation.
(5/5/2003): Will you be moving this summer?
(4/28/2003): Have you ever had a trombone stolen?
(4/21/2003): If you could pick the symphony for the last orchestral concert of your career, which composer would it be?
(4/14/2003): When listening to other musicians, which do you listen to the most?
(4/7/2003): Are you celebrating International Trombone Week?
(3/31/2003): Do you ever talk to your trombone?
(3/24/2003): If you were on vacation with only one trombone, which one would you bring?
(3/17/2003): What are you waiting for?
(3/11/2003): How much time per day, on average, do you spend listening to music (not playing it)?
(3/3/2003): Long tones:
(2/24/2003): Have you ever knocked over your music stand while performing?
(2/18/2003): As it turns out, the awesomely gorgeous oboist in front turns around and scowls at you each time you drop a bum note on the alto. You, being the person you are,
(2/10/2003): When playing the trombone, on any pitch, you aim for the:
(2/3/2003): You would like a new trombone.
(1/27/2003): How many female trombonists do you play with regularly?
(1/20/2003): Are you happy with your mouthpiece(s)?
(1/13/2003): What is your favorite classical music period?
(1/6/2003): Do you mark your music?
(12/28/2002): Your New Year's resolutions include:
(12/21/2002): Merry Christmas!
(12/2/2002): In general, this year you:
(11/24/2002): Have you played Morceau Symphonique by Guilmant?
(9/23/2002): Most of your performance is done:
(9/16/2002): On average, how long does it take you to prepare a substantial solo work?
(9/9/2002): Given the opportunity to begin your music career again, would you still choose the trombone as your primary instrument?
(9/2/2002): How much of the Arban's Complete Method for Trombone do you regularly practice?
(8/26/2002): At the beginning of this new school year, were you selected for the ensemble you most wanted to play in?
(8/20/2002): How many practice sessions do you do each day?
(8/11/2002): You empty your water key:
(7/29/2002): Do you incorporate breathing exercises in your daily health or trombone practice?
(7/22/2002): If offered the chance to play an improvisational solo in a jazz group, my reaction would be:
(7/15/2002): Have you ever played trombone for a funeral?
(7/8/2002): Do you consider singing an important skill for instrumental musicians?
(7/1/2002): Have you studied piano in addition to trombone? If so, do you feel it helped you become a more rounded trombone musician?
(6/24/2002): Do you believe that true creativity - the ability to create a new idea, can be taught?
(6/17/2002): Which of the following composer best used the trombone to its fullest capabilities?
(6/10/2002): Which of Beethoven's Drei Equali is your favorite?
(6/3/2002): Do you close your tuning slides(s) when you put your trombone in the case?
(5/27/2002): Do you bring your trombone on vacation?
(5/21/2002): When you started playing trombone, could you reach 7th position?
(5/13/2002): What operating system do you use most often for web-surfing and e-mail?
(5/6/2002): Next to trombone, what is your favorite brass insturment?
(4/29/2002): How comfortable are you with minor scales (all three forms)?
(4/22/2002): How closely do you play to your potential?
(4/15/2002): Have you ever used your water bottle for less than honorable purposes?
(4/8/2002): Do you sway when you play standing up?
(4/1/2002): When tuning your viola, you first tune the:
(3/25/2002): Do you use the Buddy Baker daily routine as your routine?
(3/18/2002): I play trombone because:
(3/10/2002): Have you consumed alcoholic beverages while performing?
(3/4/2002): How far would you travel, on a weekend afternoon, to see/hear George Roberts play bass trombone 'Karaoke' (no admission charge)?
(2/25/2002): Do you employ breathing exercises as a part of your daily practice?
(2/18/2002): Government funding of the arts:
(2/14/2002): Did you spend Valentine's Day
with your beloved?
(2/11/2002): What hand do you use when you put in and take out your mutes?
(2/4/2002): 5th position...
(1/28/2002): Have you read "The Art of Trombone Playing" by Edward Kleinhammer?
(1/21/2002): Have you read any of the works of Ayn Rand?
(1/14/2002): You touch the bell with your right hand:
(1/7/2002): How often do you practice jazz improvisation?
(1/2/2002): How often do you practice with play-along recordings?
(12/17/2001): Have you performed the Hindemith "Sonata" in recital?
(12/10/2001): Have you ever cheated on a test, quiz, or exam?
(12/3/2001): What type of musical ensemble do you feel most comfortable in?
(11/26/2001): Your favorite type of mute is:
(11/19/2001): Are you, or were you previously, a music major?
(11/12/2001): What percentage of all your equipment do you actually play?
(11/5/2001): Do you use singing to help with practicing?
(10/29/2001): How many of your family members play trombone?
(10/22/2001): Who most influenced you to take up a musical instrument?
(10/15/2001): If I hadn't been allowed to pick the trombone when I was first choosing an instrument to play, I would have chosen:
(10/8/2001): Think carefully. Have you ever completely used up an entire tube of Trombotine?
(10/1/2001): Will you be playing a solo recital before January 2002?
(9/24/2001): What did you do in the absence of the OTJ Poll?
(9/10/2001): How many mouthpieces do you own?
(8/27/2001): Have you ever worn (orthodontic) braces?
(8/20/2001): Do you (still) purchase vinyl albums?
(8/13/2001): If you woke up tomorrow and could never play the trombone again, how would you react?
(8/6/2001): What brand of gig-bag do you use?
(7/30/2001): How often do you clean your trombone?
(7/23/2001): Have you achieved your practice goals so far this summer?
(7/16/2001): Are you, or have you ever been, in a marching band?
(7/9/2001): Do you make an effort, either in practice or performance, to use alternate positions?
(7/2/2001): After turning and sailing downwind, which sail do you normally raise?
(6/25/2001): How do your pets react to trombone playing?
(6/18/2001): Have you traveled outside of the country you live in?
(6/11/2001): What is your comfortable upper-range?
(5/28/2001): It's just a trombone.
(5/23/2001): Did you attend the ITF in Tennessee?
(5/7/2001): What percentage of your income is from teaching and/or playing trombone?
(4/29/2001): Your trombone is made by:
(4/23/2001): Are you left or right handed, or ambidextrous??
(4/16/2001): Do you exercise regularly?
(4/9/2001): Do you smoke?
(4/3/2001): Is your bell lacquered?
(4/2/2001): Will you practice today?
(3/26/2001): Which, if any, parts have you had customized/changed on your trombone:
(3/19/2001): Do you use solfege in your personal practice and/or teaching?
(3/12/2001): Are you competent in BOTH the tenor and C-treble clefs?
(3/5/2001): Have you ever had an instrument stolen?
(2/26/2001): Of the following, which is your least favorite partial?
(2/19/2001): How did your High School instruction affect your ability to play in different keys?
(2/12/2001): Which do you use more in your practice?
(1/29/2001): What is your least-favorite slide position?
(1/22/2001): If you were to own only one trombone, would it be an "F-attachment" or a "straight" trombone?
(1/15/2001): Do You double on euphonium or tuba?
(1/8/2001): Playing in tune is perhaps one of the most important traits of a good musician. Do you work on intonation regularly?
(1/1/2001): One of your resolutions for the new year is to practice more regularly.
(12/26/2000): Do you experience pain in your hand or thumb from holding the trombone?
(12/18/2000): Hope...
(12/11/2000): Will you be spending Christmas with loved ones?
(12/4/2000): Are there some scales for which you prefer different positions ascending vs. descending?
(11/27/2000): Do you have "trombone art" in your home? (Old trombones used as a lamp, wall-hanging, etc...)
(11/20/2000): Do you get a "mouthpiece ring" on your upper lip after playing?
(11/13/2000): How many trombones do you own?
(11/6/2000): Have you ever played the trombone to serenade somebody?
(10/30/2000): Do you compose music?
(10/23/2000): How often do you clean your trombone?
(10/16/2000): What is your political affiliation?
(10/9/2000): Which clef do feel most comfortable in?
(10/2/2000): No poll this week.
(9/25/2000): Have you ever taught at a trombone or brass clinic/workshop?
(9/18/2000): Many people know that they should spend time in the "practice room," but very few are ever taught how to practice. Do you feel that you understand *how* to practice?
(9/11/2000): If you had to spend one year in just one method or etude book, which one would it be?
(9/4/2000): When do you practice the best?
(8/28/2000): You are:
(8/21/2000): Your instruments are:
(8/14/2000): What color (material) is the bell of your most often played trombone?
(8/7/2000): Do you usually carry your most-used trombone in gig bag or hard case?
(7/31/2000): Which bore size do you believe is more versatile?
(7/24/2000): I believe my trombone playing ability will ______ in the next few years.
(7/17/2000): What mouthpiece do you currently play?
(7/10/2000): What is your current life priority?
(7/3/2000): What is your age group?
(6/26/2000): Do you regularly teach private trombone lessons?
(6/19/2000): How many private instructors have you had (including your current one)?
(6/12/2000): Do you regularly record and listen to your practice sessions?
(6/5/2000): Have you, in the past six months, bought trombone music online?
(5/30/2000): Do you own a metronome?
(5/22/2000): Why?
(5/15/2000): How do you practice?
(5/8/2000): At what tempo do you change from single to double tonguing when playing sixteenth notes?
(5/1/2000): What style of music does most of your paying gigs involve?
(4/24/2000): Do you have unanswered E-mail in your Inbox right now?
(4/17/2000): Have you purchased a new (to you) trombone in the past 6 months?
(4/10/2000): How many times do you visit the OTJ each month.
(4/3/2000): What type of Internet connection do primarily use?
(3/27/2000): In your experience, removing the laquer from the bell section _______ the tone quality.
(3/20/2000): Do you download/listen to MP3 files from the Internet?
(3/13/2000): Have you ever performed a non-jazz, solo piece from memory?
(3/6/2000): Slide-o-Mix, Trombotine, or Other??
(2/28/2000): Do you regularly use a tuner during your personal practice time?
(2/21/2000): How many trombone are (were) there in your high-school sections?
(2/14/2000): What is your primary performance outlet?
(2/7/2000): Your income as a musician is what percentage of your total income?
(1/31/2000): Do you consider yourself proficient in more than one style of music?
(1/24/2000): Do you bring reading materials to rehearsals?
(1/17/2000): Do you believe that competition in a music program is beneficial to students?
(12/20/1999): How many different trombones do you regularly play?
(12/7/1999): How many holiday performances do you have this season?
(11/22/1999): Have you ever had problems with airlines when traveling with your trombone?
(11/15/1999): Are you a member of the musician's union?
(11/8/1999): Are you a member of a trombone quartet or ensemble?
(10/31/1999): Warming up is a very important part of being a brass musician. Fewer people feel as strongly about "warming down." Do you warm down after your last rehearsal or gig of the day?
(10/25/1999): What was your grade level when you started playing the trombone?
(10/18/1999): Do you use buzzing (free and with the mouthpiece) as a regular part of your practice routine?
(10/11/1999): On average, how many hours do you practice each day?

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