Winds & Brass

Brass Section

Also called: Horns, Trumpets

Loud metal instruments that punch through everything.

1 · Hear it

Listen twice: once alone, once with the band. The second one is how you'll actually hear it in songs.

2 · What it actually is

Trumpets, trombones and saxes blown together in tight harmony.

Its job

Short stabs for excitement, or long lines for grandeur.

Listen for

A bright, buzzy tone that gets brighter the louder it gets.

You've heard it in: Funk, ska, big band, soul.

3 · Words that go with it