Brass Instrument
Tuba
Brass Family instruments produce their unique sound by the player buzzing
his/her lips while blowing air through a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. To
produce higher or lower pitches, the player adjusts the opening between his/her
lips. The mouthpiece connects to a length of brass tubing ending in a bell.
The shorter the tubing length, the smaller the instrument, and the higher the
sound; and the longer the tubing length, the larger the instrument, and the
lower the sound. The brass family can trace its ancestry back to herald trumpets,
hunting horns, and military bugles. The main instruments of the brass family
include the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba.
Made of about 16 feet of tubing, the tuba is the lowest sounding member
of the brass family. The tuba has four to five valves and is held upright in
the player�s lap.
This project was created by Ahmed Azab.
Since �2001
