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

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multi-colored rambunctious dog poop fortuitous meteor
  12/30/25
extremely messy instrument - don't recommend it bc of this ...
house-broken bateful business firm
  12/30/25
The cr advice is to buy him a more useful instrument. Hard t...
soggy halford
  12/30/25
only real case would be if hes literally going to front a ja...
house-broken bateful business firm
  12/30/25
you're done here LLLOOOLL https://grok.com/imagine/post/c7e...
Aphrodisiac Hospital
  12/30/25
trumpet is for vain princessy types dupa confirmed
irradiated cocky ratface
  12/30/25
breaking with the other commenters to say that if your son l...
frozen diverse principal's office
  12/30/25
flutes and clarinets were more prestigious in my school band...
flickering hot parlour
  12/30/25
flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women
frozen diverse principal's office
  12/30/25
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multi-colored rambunctious dog poop fortuitous meteor
  12/30/25
stanford dean of engineering did trumpet for undergrad. look...
Sticky Famous Landscape Painting
  12/30/25
keep him away from spaceporn
hilarious headpube
  12/30/25
Only way he'll maek it is if he's good at jazz. I (still) pl...
gaped charismatic idea he suggested international law enforcement agency
  12/30/25


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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:29 AM
Author: multi-colored rambunctious dog poop fortuitous meteor



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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:48 AM
Author: house-broken bateful business firm

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: soggy halford

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: house-broken bateful business firm

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: Aphrodisiac Hospital

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: irradiated cocky ratface

trumpet is for vain princessy types

dupa confirmed

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Date: December 30th, 2025 2:12 AM
Author: frozen diverse 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: flickering hot parlour

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: frozen diverse principal's office

flutes/clarinets were mostly piloted by Women

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Date: December 30th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: multi-colored rambunctious dog poop fortuitous meteor



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Date: December 30th, 2025 5:38 AM
Author: Sticky Famous Landscape Painting

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: hilarious headpube

keep him away from spaceporn

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Date: December 30th, 2025 1:17 PM
Author: gaped charismatic idea he suggested international law enforcement agency

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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