What is Brass instrument?
{{no sources|article|date=January 2012}} [[File:Trumpets02262006.jpg|thumb|Trumpets]] A '''brass instrument''' is a [[musical instrument]] that you play by blowing through a [[mouthpiece (brass)|mouthpiece]] to change the [[Pitch (music)|pitch]], or note. Brass players use their breath to produce sound. Instead of blowing into a [[Reed (instrument)|reed]], they vibrate their lips by buzzing them against a metal cup-shaped mouthpiece. The [[Mouthpiece (brass)|mouthpiece]] helps to amplify the buzzing, which creates the sound. Most brass instruments have [[valve]]s attached to their long pipes; the valves look like buttons. Pressing on the valves makes them open and close different parts of the pipe. With brass instruments, the sound starts at the [[lip]]s. Their mouthpieces just help your lips buzz. It does not matter if the instrument is really made of brass, as long as it works that way. It is not important what the instrument is made of. Some brass instruments are really made of wood, but are still called brass instruments, like the [[Serpent (musical instrument)|serpent]]. Other instruments are made of [[brass]] but do not work like this, like the [[saxophone]]. They are not called brass instruments, because they don't work that way. There are also parts of the instrument that change the [[resonance]] and thus the pitch, like slides or [[valve]]s. A [[brass band]] is a group of brass instruments and drums that play music together. They are often used to play for [[parade]]s and processions because the players can march and play at the same time. Brass bands were very popular in England. Many [[factory|factories]] and [[coal]] [[Mining|mines]] had their own bands. The workers would play in the bands after work. One famous band is the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. == List of brass instruments == * [[Bugle]] * [[Baritone horn]] * [[Trumpet]] * [[Cornet]] * [[Piccolo Trumpet|Piccolo trumpet]] * [[Flugelhorn]] * [[French horn]] * [[Mellophone]] * [[Euphonium]] * [[Trombone]] * [[Tuba]] * [[Sousaphone]] (Americ