The brass family includes the trumpet ... tapping or scraping the instruments. The conductor stands at the front of the orchestra and directs the players how to play the music.

This January, the Norwalk Symphony is partnering with the Darien Music Parents Association on elementary school brass quintet performances.

As the orchestra became more standardized, members of the woodwind family appeared ... quiet instrument, and a solo player ...

By the 1800s, the size and instrumentation were much like the modern orchestra. An order was added to the tuning ritual, with each "family ... when string or brass instruments need to use a ...