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- {{ $t("Brass instrument that's used in many ensembles: orchestra, concert band, jazz bands, and more") }}
- {{ $t("Uses 6.5 feet of tubing (that's as tall as a double bass!)") }}
- {{ $t("The trumpet only has 3 valves but you can play 45 different notes using those valves") }}
- {{ $t("Brass instrument that uses over 12 feet of tubing") }}
- {{ $t("Earliest types of horns were used by hunters to call back and forth across forests and fields") }}
- {{ $t("It has the biggest note range of any brass instrument") }}
- {{ $t("This brass instrument uses 9 feet of tubing") }}
- {{ $t("The trombone uses the slide to change its pitch. It doesn't have valves like other brass instruments.") }}
- {{ $t("Fun fact: the word for paper clip in French is trombone- they do look pretty similar, don't they?!") }}
- {{ $t("Lowest member of the brass family") }}
- {{ $t("It wasn't invented until 1835") }}
- {{ $t("A tuba's tubing is 18 feet long") }}
- {{ $t("Snare drums have several wire-covered strings stretch across the bottom that vibrate and buzz when the drum is hit") }}
- {{ $t("It's used in all sorts of music and is the main instrument in a rock band drum set") }}
- {{ $t("They are usually hit with hard, wooden drum sticks") }}
- {{ $t("When you crash cymbals together, only their outer edges touch") }}
- {{ $t("They can be all sizes, from small finger cymbals up to big 2-foot diameter cymbals") }}
- {{ $t("They can be played in many ways: crashed together, hit while hanging on a stand, scratched or scraped with something hard, etc.") }}
- {{ $t("They are pitched percussion instruments - that means they can play different notes") }}
- {{ $t("Timpanists use tuning pedals to change the drum's pitch") }}
- {{ $t("Timpani is the plural. One drum alone is called a timpano") }}
- {{ $t("This is the largest and lowest sounding drum in the orchestra") }}
- {{ $t("Orchestra bass drums are normally 30-40 inches in diameter") }}
- {{ $t("Musicians often attach towels or lean on the drum head to dampen the sound") }}
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{{ $t("Test your knowledge of the orchestra's instruments by choosing the right instrument after you hear the sound it makes.") }}