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How brass instruments work - Al Cannon

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What gives the trumpet its clarion ring and the tuba its gut shaking oompah-pah? And what makes the trombone so jazzy? Al Cannon shows how these answers lie not in the brass the instruments are made of, but in the journey that air takes from the musician’s lungs to the instrument’s bell.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Al Cannon
Director
Franz Palomares
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Composer
Carlos Palomares
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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