Instrument Maintenance
This substance allows cork joints to smoothly connect and prevent cracking & tearing. It looks like chap stick.
Cork Grease
This silver-coloured instrument is a hollow metal tube. The sound is produced by blowing air across a mouthpiece with a hole.
Flute
The highest sounding brass instrument. It is held above your lap against your face. It has 3 valves and reads on the treble clef.
Trumpet
This instrument is a member of both the percussion and string family. It makes sound when a key moves a hammer to hit a string inside of it. There is also an electric version.
Piano
This needs to be done to mouthpieces at the end of every class
Sanitise / Wash / Clean
What substance is used to make trombone slides operate more smoothly?
Slide Spray
A hollow wooden instrument that disassembles into many parts. Each part is connected with cork joints, and has many holes and buttons that are covered to change the sound. It is Squidward's favourite
Clarinet
This instrument has no valves. Instead, the pitch is changed by moving a slide. It is read in the bass clef. You can make a good "Womp Womp" sound on it.
Trombone
This instrument requires the player to use both hands and both feet to play all the different parts of it. Some parts are metal discs, while other parts are tightened skins wrapped over cylinder tops.
Drum Set/Kit
Once the instrument is out of its case, how does it need to be carried?
With two hands, at all times.
This material is used to lubricate sticky trumpet and baritone valves, using just one drop to do the job.
Valve Oil
This woodwind instrument is the only one made of brass. It has a long, curved body with many keys. It comes in different sizes and is not often seen in classical music.
Saxophone
This brass instrument is played with three valves and sits in the player's lap. It is larger than a trumpet, but not the largest brass instrument ever. It reads the bass clef.
Baritone / Euphonium
This is the largest drum in the band/school. It requires a special felt mallet to play. It is sometimes called the heartbeat of the band.
Bass Drum
In order for reeds to stay in good condition, how are they kept safe?
By storing it in a reed case
What part of a brass instrument allows built-up moisture to be emptied out when blown into?
Water Key / Spit Valve
This part of a woodwind instrument, used on clarinets and saxes, is a delicate piece of bamboo that are stored in a plastic case. They come in different sizes for different instruments.
Reed
This is the largest instrument in the brass family. It is the big brother of the Euphonium/Baritone and plays even lower on the bass clef.
Tuba
This instrument looks partially like a piano, it has metal keys and uses mallets to play
The bells
What accident can easily happen to a brass instrument mouthpiece? (Tapping/Hitting/Bouncing)
Jamming it in the instrument
If something goes wrong with the instrument, or you are unsure of how to fix a problem, you should....
Get help from the teacher
A hollow instrument that is made of wood (or in modern times, plastic) that can be blown gently into. It has holes along the body to change the note covered by fingers. Its sound is produced as wind passes through the mouthpiece whistle at the top.
Recorder
This technique is used to make a sound in a brass mouthpiece, using air pressure.
Buzzing
Bass guitar
Who is responsible for getting equipment, setting up & handling instruments properly, and returning all materials to their correct place.
The player (YOU)