Figure 1.--These English school boys are practicing their trumpets wearing their school uniforms. |
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Another very popular instrument for boys is the trumpet. Many more boys want to play the trumpet than girls. Perhaps it is the sound that appeals to them. Or perhaps the military image of the instrument. I'm not
really why boys are so interested in the trumpet. Actually there has been research on the instruments chosen by younger children. The trupet was one of the instruments most choden by boys. The other two were the saxiphone and drums. Bits' choices becomre more flexible as they grow older, but the trupet was a strong choice among younger boys.
Repacholi, Betty and Samantha Pickering. Sex Roles (November 2001). Reacholi is a research associate with the Center for Mind, Brain &
Learning, University of Washington researcher. Co-author Samantha Pickering is a doctoral student at the University of Sydney in Australia.
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