Brass instruments and how buzzing the lips against a mouthpiece produces their sound.
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- What is the primary method brass instruments use to make sound?
- Buzzing the lips against a mouthpiece
- What is the bell?
- The wide, flared opening at the end of a brass instrument where sound comes out
- What is the embouchure?
- The position and use of your lips and mouth muscles when playing a wind instrument
- What is the mouthpiece?
- The metal piece you place against your mouth to play a brass instrument
- What is the mouthpiece rim?
- The circular metal edge that your lips vibrate against
- What is the leadpipe?
- The first small tube connected to the mouthpiece on a brass instrument
- What is a valve on a brass instrument?
- A button you press to change which tubes the air flows through
- What is a slide on a trombone?
- A U-shaped tube you move in and out to change the pitch
- What metal is brass made of?
- An alloy of copper and zinc
- What is the trumpet?
- A brass instrument with three valves
- What is the trombone?
- A brass instrument with a slide instead of valves
- What is the French horn?
- A coiled brass instrument with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece and valves
- What is the tuba?
- The largest and lowest-sounding brass instrument in an orchestra
- What is the cornet?
- A brass instrument similar to the trumpet but with a more conical shape
- What is the baritone?
- A large brass instrument similar to a trombone but with valves instead of a slide
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