Category: Brass
Ensemble/s: Rookie band, Concert Band or Symphonic Band, Stage Band
Sound Production: You produce a sound on the trumpet by buzzing your lips together against the mouthpiece.
Interesting Facts:
- Despite its relatively small size, the average trumpet can have up to 6 1/2 feet of tubing. …
- Trumpets are actually 3500 years old!
- Trumpets use three valves to alter pitch
- Modern trumpets are made from brass but early trumpets were made from other materials such as shell and wood.