| As your child grows and goes through elementary | | | | microorganisms. |
| school, they are introduced to music in a variety | | | | Children who begin with brass instruments often |
| of ways. By the time they hit the sixth grade, or | | | | begin with the trombone, which is a slide |
| middle school, they are offered the opportunity to | | | | instrument, or perhaps the cornet or trumpet a |
| join the school band. There are plenty of different | | | | valve instrument, the baritone another valve |
| types of instruments that can be used in a school | | | | instrument, or the tuba also a valve instrument. |
| band, but many children choose a brass band | | | | It's important when choosing an instrument for a |
| instrument. | | | | child especially of the brass variety that you take |
| Brass band instruments come in a wide | | | | the size of the child into account. The tuba and |
| assortment. Of course, there is a trumpet, | | | | the baritones can both be quite heavy, and the |
| trombone, and the tuba that many people are | | | | slide on the trombone can be difficult to get into |
| familiar with, but it goes beyond that. There are | | | | the right spot if a child has not grown arm length |
| actually two separate trombones, a tenor and a | | | | yet. |
| bass, a French horn, a flugelhorn, the Coronet | | | | Don't let your child get discouraged because they |
| including the soprano cornet, baritones, and | | | | cannot blow the proper sound at first, it takes |
| euphonium horn and all are considered a part of | | | | time to develop the lungs and the breath control |
| brass instrument family. | | | | to play a brass instrument. With constant practice, |
| Brass instruments are often made of plated or | | | | your child will begin to learn to make the right |
| lacquered brass but some, especially those that | | | | breath control movements to play the instrument. |
| are used by professionals, may be made of silver | | | | Just remember, that enthusiasm can actually |
| or gold plating and even fewer are made from | | | | cause them to practice too long within the first |
| wood. Very rarely you will find them of stainless | | | | couple of days, their mouth, lips, tongue, and even |
| steel or aluminum, but because they are played | | | | their chests can become sore. So don't let over |
| with the mouth, microorganisms can develop, and | | | | enthusiasm ruin your child's enjoyment of the |
| this type of metal does not discourage | | | | instrument. |