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9 y/o son is getting really into trumpet. Any xo trumpeters have advice?

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Beady-eyed Elastic Band National
  12/30/25
extremely messy instrument - don't recommend it bc of this ...
ocher nowag mediation
  12/30/25
The cr advice is to buy him a more useful instrument. Hard t...
self-absorbed vivacious partner preventive strike
  12/30/25
only real case would be if hes literally going to front a ja...
ocher nowag mediation
  12/30/25
you're done here LLLOOOLL https://grok.com/imagine/post/c7e...
Concupiscible clown
  12/30/25
trumpet is for vain princessy types dupa confirmed
Contagious regret
  12/30/25
breaking with the other commenters to say that if your son l...
Chocolate principal's office
  12/30/25
flutes and clarinets were more prestigious in my school band...
sepia office
  12/30/25
flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women
Chocolate principal's office
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Beady-eyed Elastic Band National
  12/30/25
stanford dean of engineering did trumpet for undergrad. look...
histrionic greedy dilemma internal respiration
  12/30/25
keep him away from spaceporn
Multi-colored mischievous parlor
  12/30/25
Only way he'll maek it is if he's good at jazz. I (still) pl...
Big university sound barrier
  12/30/25


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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:29 AM
Author: Beady-eyed Elastic Band National



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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:48 AM
Author: ocher nowag mediation

extremely messy instrument - don't recommend it bc of this

and its not just the spit valve shit, you have to lube all the sliding parts and the grease inevitably spills out

if he insists on learning it, keep it as a side instrument and focus on a main one (drums, guitar, whatever)

- guy who played trumpet for 3+ years, first chair, in middle school

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Date: December 30th, 2025 1:46 AM
Author: self-absorbed vivacious partner preventive strike

The cr advice is to buy him a more useful instrument. Hard to jam with your buddies on a trumpet. I had a trombone when I was young and never picked it up again after getting a guitar. I wish I’d learned a little drums and keys too. Knowing basic piano is really useful for music in general and you should learn it young along with guitar. And being able to keep a basic drum beat. Then he can join any band.

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Date: December 30th, 2025 1:49 AM
Author: ocher nowag mediation

only real case would be if hes literally going to front a jazz or mariachi band

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:25 AM
Author: Concupiscible clown

you're done here LLLOOOLL

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:08 AM
Author: Contagious regret

trumpet is for vain princessy types

dupa confirmed

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:12 AM
Author: Chocolate principal's office

breaking with the other commenters to say that if your son likes trumpet he's a Winner and you should be proud

Trumpet is the Most Prestigious school band instrument and it's no contest

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Date: December 30th, 2025 3:33 AM
Author: sepia office

flutes and clarinets were more prestigious in my school band, followed by sax

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Date: December 30th, 2025 3:49 AM
Author: Chocolate principal's office

flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women

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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Elastic Band National



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Date: December 30th, 2025 5:38 AM
Author: histrionic greedy dilemma internal respiration

stanford dean of engineering did trumpet for undergrad. looks like your kid can still maek it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Widom

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Date: December 30th, 2025 5:40 AM
Author: Multi-colored mischievous parlor

keep him away from spaceporn

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Date: December 30th, 2025 1:17 PM
Author: Big university sound barrier

Only way he'll maek it is if he's good at jazz. I (still) play alto and tenor sax but have dabbled in trumpet because it's a different embouchere and in the same key as tenor sax. It didnt help me with my saxophone skills at all, so I dropped it.

I played a Bach Stradivarius. Both of my saxophones are Selmer Mark VIs from 1957 (alto) and 1972 (tenor)

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