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

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Multi-colored resort
  12/30/25
extremely messy instrument - don't recommend it bc of this ...
Red theatre
  12/30/25
The cr advice is to buy him a more useful instrument. Hard t...
Pearl filthy business firm personal credit line
  12/30/25
only real case would be if hes literally going to front a ja...
Red theatre
  12/30/25
you're done here LLLOOOLL https://grok.com/imagine/post/c7e...
Electric crystalline sound barrier milk
  12/30/25
trumpet is for vain princessy types dupa confirmed
Slap-happy partner plaza
  12/30/25
breaking with the other commenters to say that if your son l...
glittery bipolar puppy
  12/30/25
flutes and clarinets were more prestigious in my school band...
purple startling reading party
  12/30/25
flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women
glittery bipolar puppy
  12/30/25
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Multi-colored resort
  12/30/25
stanford dean of engineering did trumpet for undergrad. look...
Passionate half-breed
  12/30/25
keep him away from spaceporn
trip pocket flask
  12/30/25
Only way he'll maek it is if he's good at jazz. I (still) pl...
vivacious school crotch
  12/30/25


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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:29 AM
Author: Multi-colored resort



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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:48 AM
Author: Red theatre

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: Pearl filthy business firm personal credit line

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: Red theatre

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: Electric crystalline sound barrier milk

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: Slap-happy partner plaza

trumpet is for vain princessy types

dupa confirmed

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:12 AM
Author: glittery bipolar puppy

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: purple startling reading party

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: glittery bipolar puppy

flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women

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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: Multi-colored resort



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Date: December 30th, 2025 5:38 AM
Author: Passionate half-breed

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: trip pocket flask

keep him away from spaceporn

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Date: December 30th, 2025 1:17 PM
Author: vivacious school crotch

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)