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I played a song on the cornet today!

As predicted by a reader, it was the bane of all beginning music students: “Hot Cross Buns.” I honestly think I’d rather listen to “My Sharona.”

I was atrocious, but I played the notes.

Onward and upward.

I’m surprised I didn’t realize what a great instrument the trumpet (cornet, whatever) could be. Most of the trumpet music I’ve heard has been jazz, and the artists don’t really knock themselves out shooting for feeling and finesse. It’s mostly speed, high notes, and musical legerdemain. I’ve been listening to clips of other types of horn music online, and it’s extremely impressive stuff.

Which is ironic, really, because the main thing jazz players try to do is impress.