Like the woodwind family, brass players use their breath to produce sound, but instead of blowing into a reed, you vibrate your own lips by buzzing them against a metal cup-shaped mouthpiece. … The brass family members that are most commonly used in the orchestra include the trumpet, French horn,Read More →
A wind instrument makes a tone when a standing wave of air is created inside it. In most wind instruments, a vibration that the player makes at the mouthpiece is picked up and amplified and given a pleasant timbre by the air inside the tube-shaped body of the instrument. HowRead More →
The saxhorn family The saxhorns form a family of seven brass instruments (although at one point ten different sizes seem to have existed). Designed for band use, they are pitched alternately in E♭ and B♭, like the saxophone group. … E♭ alto/tenor saxhorn: alto/tenor horn. B♭ baritone saxhorn: baritone horn.Read More →
While there are many differences between brass and woodwind instruments, the main difference between the two is what they’re composed of. Woodwind instruments, such as clarinets and flutes, are made out of wood or metal, while brass instruments are made exclusively out of metal or brass. What classifies an instrumentRead More →