Brass instruments are wind instruments,typically made of brass that utilize a mouthpiece instead of reed and three or four to create different tones.the trumpet is the bash and annoying younger brother of the brass family the trombone is the more stable order brother and the tuba is the not always serious uncle Also hanging around is the weird foreign relation the French horn and a few other unusual relative such as the baritone brass instruments use either the treble or bass clefs' depending on their predominant pitch the following table describes the ranges and characteristics of the brass family.