Boys and girls. I am honored to announce to you a very important family.The smallest member of this family has been around for 3500 years!The largest is eighteen feet long when it is unraveled.One has piece that slides to change its length, and one was once used to begin a huntCan we have a big round of applause for . . ..
Trumpet, Euphonium, Tuba, French Horn, TromboneA brass instrument is called a brass instrument if the sound is made from the vibration of the player's lips. (Some brass instruments are made of wood, ie. digeridoo)
Cylindical is the same diameter all the way through.Conical gradually gets bigger.
Valves are used to change the length of tubing of a brass instrument. Each valve pressed makes the tubing longer which makes the resulting note lower.
Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC.For almost 600 years they have been made from brass usually bent twice into this oval shape.18in of tubing, cylindrical bore, piston valve.
After the Civil War in the United States a lot of brass instruments left over from the military bands so early Jazz musicians like Louie Armstrong used them to play Jazz music.
Like the trumpet, the trombone evolved as a fanfare instrument. The trombone has a family of its own the soprano,alto, tenor, bass, and contrabass.9ft of tubing, cylindrical bore, and slide.
The French horn originated in Germany. Now it is correctly called The Horn. Switch Slide
Horns were made from animal horns before they were made from metal.
They were once used to call dogs for a hunt because they sound like a human voice and can be heard from very far away.
12–13 feet tubing, conical bore, rotary valves
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument.18 ft of tubing, conical bore, piston valves.An orchestra usually has a single tuba, though an additional tuba may be asked for.
