Brass Instruments

What do you call the part of brass instruments where the sound comes out?

• Tube

• Bell

• Valve

• Mouthpiece

Does a brass instrument make noise if you just blow into it?

• No

• Yes

What makes the air inside a brass instrument vibrate?

• the musician's lips

• gremlins

• a reed

• strings

How many times per second can a brass player's lips vibrate?

• over a thousand

• 12

• 100

• 76

Which part of a brass instrument do the player's lips vibrate against?

• mouthpiece

• bell

• tube

• valve

How do you make a brass instrument louder?

• blow harder

• blow softer

• turn down the volume

• spin around while playing

What were the first brass instruments made from?

• Animal horns and shells

• brass

• wood

• plastic

How long would the tubing of a French Horn be if you straightened it out?

• 5 meters long

• 1 meter long

• 10 meters long

• 2 meters long

If more air vibrates inside a brass instrument, will the pitch be higher or lower

• higher

• lower

Which brass instrument uses a slide?

• trumpet

• trombone

• french horn

• tuba