Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the ...

The Bolden Band around 1905. (Top: Jimmy Johnson (bass), Bolden (cornet), Willy Cornish (Valve Trombone), Willy Warner (Clarinet) Bottom: Brock Mumford (Guitar), Frank Lewis (Clarinet)). The ...

Flame on! The Huskies Pep Band fires up fans with a trumpet trick that’s sure to please the crowd. Member Ryan Briggs shows how it’s done. No reason to toss an old trumpet when you can bring it to new ...

For him, even though it’s small, he says he's excited to get valve oil as it’s greatly needed. He explains if the trumpet valves won’t move they can’t play. “It’s probably the most needed.