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How Brass Instruments Work Instructional VideoHow Brass Instruments Work Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Media Length
4:12
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2015
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How Brass Instruments Work

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Transforming a deep breath into beautiful musical notes, brass instruments represent an interesting combination of scientific understanding and artistic creativity. Traveling from the mouth piece to the bell, this short video explores how these twisting and turning tubes of brass are able to produce a wide range of harmonic sounds.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

sound, sound devices, brass instruments, instruments, Music, trumpets, resonance, sound waves, music notes, sound vibrations

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Watch this video during a physics unit on sound
  • Add this video to your music curriculum, helping brass musicians to better understand their instruments
  • Use this resource in your flipped classroom by assigning the video and assessment as a homework exercise

Pros

  • A short assessment with five multiple choice and three free-response questions is provided with the video
  • Teachers have the ability to design their own lessons based on the content of the video

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.9

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