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

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Coiffed mentally impaired theatre
  12/30/25
extremely messy instrument - don't recommend it bc of this ...
Pale Vivacious Travel Guidebook Resort
  12/30/25
The cr advice is to buy him a more useful instrument. Hard t...
olive wonderful death wish therapy
  12/30/25
only real case would be if hes literally going to front a ja...
Pale Vivacious Travel Guidebook Resort
  12/30/25
you're done here LLLOOOLL https://grok.com/imagine/post/c7e...
ungodly transparent gaming laptop library
  12/30/25
trumpet is for vain princessy types dupa confirmed
Autistic Blood Rage Lay
  12/30/25
breaking with the other commenters to say that if your son l...
heady hyperventilating ratface
  12/30/25
flutes and clarinets were more prestigious in my school band...
bright bat shit crazy multi-billionaire meetinghouse
  12/30/25
flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women
heady hyperventilating ratface
  12/30/25
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Coiffed mentally impaired theatre
  12/30/25
stanford dean of engineering did trumpet for undergrad. look...
yapping violet ticket booth
  12/30/25
keep him away from spaceporn
up-to-no-good crystalline boltzmann university
  12/30/25
Only way he'll maek it is if he's good at jazz. I (still) pl...
Boyish site
  12/30/25


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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:29 AM
Author: Coiffed mentally impaired theatre



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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:48 AM
Author: Pale Vivacious Travel Guidebook Resort

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: olive wonderful death wish therapy

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: Pale Vivacious Travel Guidebook Resort

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: ungodly transparent gaming laptop library

you're done here LLLOOOLL

https://grok.com/imagine/post/c7e8eea2-530b-4998-b9b1-c00bf9466f9f

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:08 AM
Author: Autistic Blood Rage Lay

trumpet is for vain princessy types

dupa confirmed

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:12 AM
Author: heady hyperventilating ratface

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: bright bat shit crazy multi-billionaire meetinghouse

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: heady hyperventilating ratface

flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women

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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: Coiffed mentally impaired theatre



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Date: December 30th, 2025 5:38 AM
Author: yapping violet ticket booth

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: up-to-no-good crystalline boltzmann university

keep him away from spaceporn

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Date: December 30th, 2025 1:17 PM
Author: Boyish site

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)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5815373&forum_id=2.#49549975)