The Brass Family
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT DO THE INSTRUMENTS HAVE IN COMMON?
- How do they produce their sound?
- Brass instruments are often made of brass, a strong metal.
- To make sound with the instruments put your lips on the mouthpiece.
- Then you blow air into it.
- The vibration of your lips on the mouthpiece helps make the sound.
WHAT DOES EACH INSTRUMENT LOOK LIKE?
EACH INSTRUMENT HAS A MOUTHPIECE AT THE END OF THE INSTRUMENT.
WHERE DOES THIS FAMILY SIT IN THE ORCHESTRA ?
THE BRASS FAMILY SITS AROUND THE MIDDLE/BACK OF THE ORCHESTRA.
TWO INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BRASS FAMILY
- Brass instruments can be made of wood, horn, or even shell.
- On the top of the tube of a brass instrument are buttons called valves.
THE FIVE BRASS INSTRUMENTS IN THE ORCHESTRA
- Trumpet
- Baritone horn
- Trombone
- Bugle
- French horn
TRUMPET
- The trumpet is a brass instrument that is often used today
