Trumpets can be cool. They just tend to be loud.
My daughter got a violin at about 7 and I thought it would be terrible, but it was not that bad. She's still playing at 25, so it can lead to things. If you want to get in a band then you have a lot of competition as a guitarist, but other instruments may be in demand.
They are very loud! I was half hoping that she would get a violin but there was a weird apritude thing they did and she seemed to come up trumps with a trumpet, sigh
I don't know how they decide who plays what. I ended up with a bassoon at upper school, which is not that fun to play or lug around. I didn't keep it up.
Good lord. I have vaguely heard of a Bassoon but I had assumed it was some sort of large mammal!
LOL! It could be mistaken for some sort of weapon. It needed some assembly each time. These things are seriously expensive if you are going for professional level, but I assume the one the school gave me was more basic. I just made low frequency parps with it.
My daughters trumpet is quite basic and looks well used. One of the buttons is missing its sort of pearl inlay. I am quite glad they at least gave her one though for the reasons you say. They cost a lot!