The Brass Family
Information from The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Website
Brass family instruments produce their unique sound by the player buzzing his/her lips while blowing air through a cup or funnel shaped mouthpiece. To produce higher or lower pitches, the player adjusts the opening between his/her lips. The brass family can trace its ancestry back to herald French horns, hunting horns, and military bugles. The main instruments of the brass family include the trumpet Links to an external site., trombone Links to an external site., French horn Links to an external site. and tuba Links to an external site..
Videos of the Instruments