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.

“We are thrilled to be working with the Darien community and are looking forward to introducing young students to the brass family of instruments," Norwalk Symphony’s Executive Director ...

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 ...