trumpet
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Growing up as a kid, we sit in a room all day and play trumpet for hours.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
In “Miles” the great trumpet player and composer offers a warts-and-all portrait of his singular existence with a similar forthrightness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
And so she moved her life to the mountains, teaching piano, trumpet and saxophone her "side hustle".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
But in 1845, Doppler had loaded a train with a band of trumpet players and asked them to hold a note as the train sped forward.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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