The Grade 2-4 students have enjoyed music class where they are currently exploring instruments from the brass family. The brass family members that are most commonly used in the orchestra include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and the tuba. This family of instruments can play louder than any other in the orchestra and can also be heard from far away. Although their early ancestors are known to have been made of wood, tusks, animal horns or shells, today's modern instruments are made entirely of brass.