Brass Instruments

Mrs DivaneGrade 3 Instruments

Brass Instruments•Brass instruments are made of brass most of the time, but can also be made out of other metals too.•All brass instruments have three major sections:

a mouthpiecea length of tubingand a bell

Mouthpieces

• Big instruments need big mouthpieces to make the sound.

• Smaller instruments can have smaller mouthpieces to make sure the sound is high enough.

Valves and slides

All Brass Instruments have valves EXCEPT the trombone!

The trombone uses a slide. valves

valves

The 4 main brass instruments

Trumpet

French Horn

Tuba

Trombone

The Trumpet

• It has three valves.

smallesthighest

made of brassor silver

The French Horn• The second smallest brass instrument.• Made of brass, silver or nickel.• 3 valves.

The only “left-handed” instrument.

The Trombone• Italian - big trumpet. • French - paper clip. • The slide makes the instrument longer

which makes the sound lower.

The Tuba• Biggest• Made of brass or silver• Four valves

other brass instruments

• Flugelhorn

Baritone

Sousaphone

Alphorn

Bugle

Euphonium

mellophone

A A shofarshofarAn ancient trumpet An ancient trumpet

made from rams made from rams hornhorn

A A conch shellconch shellA sea shell used as A sea shell used as

a trumpeta trumpet

An An AlphornAlphornA horn that is A horn that is

made of wood and made of wood and is in many section is in many section – still used today!– still used today!