Girls Can’t Play Trumpet
Musicians have been hot sellers at Girls Can’t WHAT? and my request list for musical instruments is ridiculously long. That tells me that girls are rocking the world from all genres with all kinds of sounds!
I’ve been quietly working to fill that gap by adding more Girls Can’t WHAT? instrumentalists to the shop. The latest is a trumpet player. Once again, I am drawing a blank on famous female trumpet players. If you can point me to a few, I would greatly appreciate it. YouTube videos would be even better since it would nice to be able to hear them as well. 
You can find this design on an assortment of cool t-shirts and gift items in the Girls Can’t WHAT? Gift Shop. Here’s a sampling of items in both the light and dark skin tones. Looking for a different instrument? Check out the music section for more.
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Kel1 | April 17th, 2008 2:53 pm
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
gretchen | April 22nd, 2008 11:15 am
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
sissytrump14 | May 10th, 2008 4:20 pm
Alison Balsom is an amazing classical trumpet player. She’s my hero (I play the trumpet too).
Joseffa | June 13th, 2008 10:36 pm
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.
Bridget | February 26th, 2009 8:37 pm
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. (:
Emma Quo | April 4th, 2009 2:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbfDg9P0Y0
Here is a link to a wonderful female classical trumpet player
Emma Quo | April 4th, 2009 2:32 pm
Here’s another classical trumpet player
Tine Thing Helseth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASB6hFUat4g
gretchen | April 4th, 2009 6:49 pm
Very cool – thanks!
Stephanie Rossi | August 28th, 2009 11:02 am
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
Stephanie Rossi | August 28th, 2009 11:27 am
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”
amber | October 29th, 2009 6:30 am
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.
Dizzy | December 23rd, 2009 3:54 pm
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