What are the similarities and differences between wind and brass instruments?

Answer 1

One difference is that woodwind instruments use a wooden reed to form the mouthpiece. The reed sits at the back of the mouthpiece (on the bottom lip) and vibrates against the rest of the mouthpiece to help create the sound. Brass and woodwind instruments are both played by blowing into them (or over them in the case of the Flute). Brass instruments do not have any moving parts that vibrate to create a sound. They merely amplify the sound created by the players lips vibrating. Woodwind instruments have a reed that vibrates except for the flute which splits a column of air to make vibrations. Brass instruments change their pitch by changing the length of tubing which the air passes through. Woodwind instruments change their pitch by changing the where the air escapes from the instrument.

Answer 2

Brass and woodwind instruments have many similarities. Both are played by blowing air into the horn. Brass instruments are played with mouthpieces that require buzzing of the lips to make sound. On woodwind instruments, reeds are placed in the mouthpiece and only air is needed to make sound.

Answer 3

other than they make a sound, nothing. They're totally different. Ones wood ones brass.

Answer 4

brass instruments have mouthpieces that you buzz into while woodwind instruments have mouth pieces that you blow into to make sound.

Answer 5

A flute is a woodwind instrument and is blown by mouth.
A violin is a stringed instrument and is played by moving a bow over the violin's string.

Answer 6

For woodwind intstruments, there is a wooden reed that vibrates to produce sound. For brass instruments, the player physically vibrates his/her lips which produces sound.

Answer 7

They both need air to work