Girls Can’t Play Trumpet

12 Responses on “Girls Can’t Play Trumpet”

1. Kel1

   I found this clip on youtube:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjaUvw0iC8A

   of Ingrid Jensen, a female jazz trumpeter (who completely rocks, btw)

   And a section on an all-female jazz ensemble called “Diva Jazz.” Here: http://www.divajazz.com

2. gretchen

   This came to me via email:

   Please refer to some of the following names besides Ingrid Jensen
   Saskia Laroo, Clora Bryant “Gal with the Horn”, Jane Sager, Valaida Snow,
   Ernestine “Tiny” Davis, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Leisl Whitaker, Marie Speziale,
   Nova Lee McGee, Bibi Black, Elizabeth Carthew, Alison Balsom, Amanda Pepping,
   Dolly & Dyer Jones (mother & daughter), Hilaria Kramer, Cindy Bradley, Kiku
   Collins,Hilda Tansey, Lina Allemano, Alexandra Kerwin, Carole Dawn Reinhart,
   Crystal Torres.

   Its enough to get you started. please search for the names yourself.
   Hope you enjoy
   Kind regards
   Lianne Joss, Australia

3. sissytrump14

   Alison Balsom is an amazing classical trumpet player. She’s my hero (I play the trumpet too).

4. Joseffa

   I also am a girl who plays trumpet. I picked this instrument not knowing how hard it would be to overcome the boys telling you that you shouldn’t be playing the instrument. I see someone like Alison Balsom and/or Ingrid Jensen. They have inspired me not only as a player but as a female. It makes me realize how much BETTER I can actually be.

5. Bridget

   I am the only female trumpet player in the entire middle school band, therefore, the only female trumpet player in the jazz band, too. I am often ridiculed for being a female, and that the trumpet is a “male” instrument, but I don’t care, I’ve played since I was 6-years-old. I am also a section leader for both, and I think that this shirt is absolutely amazing and will DEFINITELY hit a nerve on the guys. (:

6. Emma Quo

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbfDg9P0Y0

   Here is a link to a wonderful female classical trumpet player

7. Emma Quo

   Here’s another classical trumpet player

   Tine Thing Helseth

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASB6hFUat4g

8. gretchen

   Very cool – thanks!

9. Stephanie Rossi

   In my story the shining stars there are two women who are in the five peice all girl horn section, play the trumpet one is a lead trumpeter named Jill who played like both Manyard Ferguson, Doc Severstein and Artuo Sandoval. She also plays trumpet flugelhorn and the piccolo trumpet and uses trumpet mutes(Straight, Cup, harmon with stem, plunger, bucket, solotone, mel-o-wah mute and buzz-wow)

   Another trumpeter is Patricia who is innocent and her mom and dad and even the band director told Patricia “Girls Can’t play Trumpet, they play the Clarinet!” but then she play the trumpet sneaking away from the piano. Patricia plays the trumpet but also the flugelhorn,the piccolo trumpet and the cornet . She used a harmon mute(no stem) and a cup mute

10. Stephanie Rossi

    Another thing in my story Shining Stars Patricia also play the trumpet (even when she blew it between her legs)when she was Mazeppa from Gypsy during a Make a Diffrence performance called “Using the word “Retarted” with broadway songs”

11. amber

    i am a girl who plays trumpet player in school and i play every friday.
    i am just starting to play but it wasent eazy when i started.
    now i am geting the hang of it.
    it is prity eazy once you know how to play.
    the trupet is fun that is why i joened in the trupet secshon in music.
    mabe you should try it.

12. Dizzy

    Hi,

    I’m a female trumpeter and I play many styles of music- classical, orchestral, jazz, very out contemporary improv, and ethnic music. Just wanted to write a note that girls (or anyone for that matter) can do it- whether for fun, or for a living as I do! Cheers, D