1. Music in Early Childhood Education
Discovering
Rhythm & Orchestral
Instruments
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2. Music Lab #9 Instruments of the Orchestra Brass Family
Trumpets are the smallest and highest pitched of the brass instruments. They date back to ancient Egypt and Rome. Several types were used for battle. Early trumpets had no holes or valves. The trumpet of today’s orchestra has about 4½ feet of tubing.
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3. Music Lab #9 Instruments of the Orchestra Brass Family
Trombones are just big trumpets. In fact, that is what the name means in Italian. Around the fourteenth century, the slide was added to the trumpet. The trombone has 9 feet of tubing.
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4. Music Lab #9 Instruments of the Orchestra Brass Family
French horns evolved from animal horns. In England, the horn was used for the military, for hunting, and for signaling the arrival of guests. When the bell of the horn (the wide mouth) was widened by the French, it became known as the French horn. The French horn has nearly 12½ feet of tubing.
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Tubas were invented in The instrument underwent further improvements in the 1870s, resulting in the instrument we now know as the tuba. The tuba has 13 feet, 9 inches of tubing; three valves; and a large bell. It is usually played standing up.
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6. Music Lab #9 Instruments of the Orchestra Brass Family
The steel drum was born in the Caribbean. Steel drums are made from oil drums that are hammered into an instrument that produces many pitches. This is a popular instrument, especially in large bands.
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