Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Symphony Orchestra
Brass
Family
Instrument Families of the
Symphony Orchestra
The Brass Family
Mouthpieces
- Uses “hand-stopping”
technique
- Plays glissando
(Moving quickly from note to note)
Instrument Families of the
Symphony Orchestra
TUBA
Click here to listen to theTuba
Sousaphone
-16 ft. of
tubing How is it
-Largest and different
lowest brass from the
instrument Tuba?
it is used in
marching bands
instead of the tuba
because it is
easier to carry
Instrument Families of the
Symphony Orchestra
MUTES
Click here to see a
video about Mutes
a. _____________________
buzzing lips
b. _____________________
valves or slide
higher pitch.
4. A shorter tube will result in a _________
5. Trumpet:
4
a. How many feet of tubing? ______
5. Trumpet: (continued)
Herald trumpet
c. Descendant of the _________
Instrument Families of the
Symphony Orchestra
I. Four Families of instruments in the Symphony Orchestra
5. Trumpet: (continued)
Balance
1. ______________________
7. Trombone:
8. Tuba:
16 feet of tubing
a. _____
8. Tuba: (continued)
c. A __________________
Sousaphone is actually the tuba that is
used in the marching band.