I accidentally deleted all my mp3 files (music).

I emptied the trash can without looking and now all my music is gone. Is it possible to get those files back?

What Niel mean is you must stop using your computer now!
Since you erased the files they are now marked up as space available for being written over by the computer. Once that happens recovery gets even less likely.
You would need to Target Boot your MBA to access it from a Mac running 3rd party (Apple doesn't make any) Data recovery software to recover files and save them off your MBA volume. Or you can boot from a Data Recovery Optical Disk and recover your files to an external drive.
FWIW I like DataRescue3.

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