I expect many of you will have heard of the Cambridge horn player Guy Llewellyn. After he had a terrible accident at home in June,when he fell off a ladder and damaged his spine, he spent several months undergoing rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Lots of us are now taking up the challenge to pass grade one on a new instrument to raise sponsorship money for the Spinal Injuries Association.As a complete contrast to the violin,I have chosen the trombone and start on 3 Jan with  the exam on 27 Feb.