The French Horn is a brass instrument somewhat larger than a trumpet so it�s pitched lower. These instruments are the highest and smallest members of the brass family. The Trumpet and Cornet are two different instruments but their differences are so trivial, beginning band teachers don´t distinguish between the two. These instruments are a part of the band program, along with the woodwinds family and the percussion family. Sound is produced by each instrument in the family by buzzing the lips together into the mouthpiece. The Trumpet/Cornet, the French Horn, the Trombone, the Baritone/Euphonium, and the Tuba/Sousaphone. The brass family consists of 5 major instruments with many other similar variations on them.
