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Trumpeter Paul Beniston

This trumpeter performed an epic Mahler solo and turned PURPLE with effort

soprano trombone jazz solo

You need to watch this incredible jazz solo on a soprano trombone

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I refuse to count this

16 confessions of a brass player that will make you say ‘same’

Marching trumpeter falls over spectacularly while

Marching trumpeter falls over spectacularly while trying to film himself on a GoPro

one man handel messiah

Handel's Hallelujah chorus on trumpet and organ is a thing of immense joy

Handel

Seika Girls High School band

These high school students are the most badass wind band you’ve ever heard

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Trumpet Bohemian Rhapsody cover

This trumpet cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is surprisingly delicate and delightful

Musical instrument instruction diagrams

Musical instrument instruction diagrams: get to know your instrument

musician every day tips

10 extremely simple things musicians can do every day to make life a little easier

best concertos ever written

These are the 16 most essential concertos in all of classical music

Tromba Marina

This instrument is the musical love-child of a double bass and a trumpet

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cornet triple tongue

This kid’s cornet triple-tonguing technique is seriously impressive

worst things to happen to a classical musician

The 13 worst things to happen to a classical musician

bernstein berates trumpet section

Leonard Bernstein arguing with his trumpet section shows what a perfectionist he was

trumpet zipline

Literally just a trumpet player flying down a zip-line playing an insanely high note

trumpet kid celebrates

This kid celebrating the end of his trumpet solo cuts to the core of human existence

7-year-old trumpeter National Anthem video

Seven-year-old trumpeter absolutely nails US national anthem at college basketball match

Nicola Benedetti & Wynton Marsalis

Nicola Benedetti & Wynton Marsalis give us some classical/jazz pro tips

Nicola Benedetti