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Sad trombone?

Brass instruments most likely to spread COVID-19. PLUS: interesting links and online training

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Eva Amsen
Aug 19, 2022
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🎺 Bwaaap bwaaaaaap. That’s the “sad trombone” sound for any musicians out there, because yet another study came out showing that brass instruments are particularly good at spreading respiratory particles – about three times as much as woodwind instruments. That means that instruments like tubas, trumpets and trombones would have contributed more than o…

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