My Daughter, the Jazz Musician

There is a technique used by wind and brass musicians called circle breathing that enables the musician to sustain continuous airflow through her instrument, important in holding a note or playing a series without interruption or audible break in sound.

Today's evidence suggests that my daughter, age 4, has successfully mastered circle breathing. What evidence, you ask? Consider,

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The long, sustained, high-pitched whine---going on, oh, about 4 hours now---with variable tone and occasional stylistic breaks to interject a 'real' word or phrase like "I waaaaaaaaant youuuuuuuuu," a staccato utterance such as "meh," or a variation on the whining theme--such as "GiiiIiid!"---when yelling at her little bro.

Maybe I should hand her my old trombone and let her jam.