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WAUKEE, Iowa — Brody Haugh, a senior at Waukee Northwest High School, has been playing music since fifth grade. He said, "I really like how it matches the range of my voice. And so, it feels like I'm singing through my instrument."
In February, Haugh won the 18U 2026 International Jazz Trombone Competition in Denton, Texas.
Haugh is part of the Iowa All-State Band, Jazz Band, and Orchestra, and he is the lead trombonist for the Des Moines Youth Jazz Orchestra.
He plans to study jazz in college. He said he loves music because it allows him to collaborate with others. "Being able to like work and build on something is really big for me because I don't feel like I get that necessarily in other places," Haugh said.
