From trumpets to tubas, brass instruments are powered by buzzing lips! Dr. Rob and the Crew reveal how vibrations become sound, why bells flare, and how valves and slides change pitch. With balloon ...

"If a flute is silver, why is it a woodwind instrument?""And isn't it a bit strange that a saxophone is gold-plated but still ...

It took a couple years to figure out all the things that had to come together just right to craft a new trombone for Michael Davis. He was working with the S.E. Shires Company, a small ...

You pick up a trumpet that has just been taken out of its case, hold it, and blow without pressing any valves, just as your ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Josh Landress is the owner of J. Landress Brass, a brass-instrument-restoration and -retail company in New York City. He walks us through how he and his team restore ...

A wordsearch on brass instruments and key features of brass instruments. Wordsearch involves 12 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary or starter activity. Great for ...