How brass instruments work - Al Cannon

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-brass-instruments-work-al-cannon 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. Lesson by Al Cannon, animation by TED-Ed.

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1. 0:25 We don't exhale O2, we exhale CO2 xD
2. wheres my euphonium players???
3. EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT NO EUPH BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BAD TECHNIQUE THAT WAS SHOWN!!!! THE TEETH WERE TOGETHER IN THE ANIMATION WITH THE LIPS BUZZING FROM THE SIDE VIEW! NO MUSICIAN SHALL EVER PLAY A BRASS INSTRUMENT WITH THERE TEETH CLENCHED TOGETHER!!! OPEN YOUR MOUTH PEOPLE!! BETTER TONE QUALITY!!!
4. the trombones slide in the thumbnail is facing the wrong side
5. I play tuba
6. embouchure not aperture
7. Euphonium never gets noticed
8. In my town, we don't play jazz trombone. We play heavy metal trombone!
9. Apperantlly the brass instruments are the hardest instruments to play. Good thing I play the French Horn!
10. french horn has the most tubing, so it's not always the tubing that makes the difference
11. brass,instruments,are,not,healty,better,geted,out,no,do,it,,there,are,enough,the,rest,very,enough...
12. lol, im a euphonium player.
13. We brass players don't breathe through out lungs, but our diaphragm.. :)
14. Wow.
15. is it just me or does anyone find brass instruments easier to play than the flute?
16. why saxophone not included? isn't it brass?
17. sorry. I can't get past the 'vocal fry'!
18. French horns the best instrument
19. what happen to baritone
20. this is such bullshit, this is such a bad lesson! You are teaching students to fill their lungs entirely, which creates bad habits! This is why I hate Ted Talks. They are done by idiots who have merely ideas about the subject they present on.