Brass...
- You must buzz your lips to play it
- USUALLY made out of metal, but not always!
- Three of the most common features you will see are: A cup shaped mouthpiece, tubing/piping, and the bell.
- Includes the instruments found above
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How Brass Instruments Work
Didgeridoo
The Didgeridoo is an instrument created in Northern Australia by people native to that land over 1,500 years ago. It is made out of wood and beeswax.
Size Reference for Common Brass Instruments
Top Left- Trumpet, Top Middle- Euphonium, Top Right- Tuba, Middle Left- Horn, Bottom- Trombone
Sousaphone
The Sousaphone is an instrument that is supposed to replicate the Tuba, but in a format that is made for marching. The only time a sousaphone is used is in a marching band.
Original Horn
We have no idea when the first horn was played, but we do know that it has been played for a very long time. It is made out of an animal horn or tusk that has been hollowed out and cut at the end.