2. { Brass and Percussion Types and History

3.  Five members  Started as animal horns  Played by using air to buzz lips Brass Family

4. Tuba F Horn Trombone Trumpet Baritone

5.  Used to signal calls for hunting in England  Originally made of sheep’s horn  Eventually made of brass-same as now  Only a few notes possible History of Hunting Horn

6. Sheep’s Horn

7. Hunting Horn

8.  Some are pitched  Some are unpitched  Can be played three ways:  Struck  Shaken  Scraped The Percussion Family

9. Pitched Percussion Xylophone Glockenspiel Piano Triangle

10. Un-pitched Percussion Cymbal Sleigh Bells Snare Drum Tambourine Bass Drum Bongos Guiro

11.   Used to signal different commands from officers to soldiers   Signaled chow time, formation, pay to time, “charge”, and other things   They walked around the battlefield looking for the wounded and brought them to medical care when not drumming signals   It was as dangerous as being a soldier, but without a weapon Civil War Drummers

13. F Horn http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/horn.mp3 Trombone http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/trombone.mp3 Trumpet http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/trumpet.mp3 Tuba http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/tuba.mp3 Baritone http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/baritone.mp3 Glockenspiel http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/bells.mp3 Snare http://www.beginband.com/sndclips/snare.mp3 Piano Tambourine Bass Drum http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/bass-drum/.aspx