1. I Would catorigize the Trumpet into the Brass Family.
2. There are two Trumpet players in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Their names are Phillip Collins and Steven Pride.
3. To Produce sound the player has to produce a buzzing sound with his/her lips while blowing air through a cup of funnel shaped mouthpiece.
4. To produce the best sound on a Trumpet you would need about 6 and a half feet of tubing.
5. To change the amount of tubing on the Trumpet all you need to do is add more into the Trumpet to produce a different sound.
6. The more tubing you have in the Trumpet the lower the sound is going to be.
7. The valves on the Trumpet are used to change the pitch. The valves are the little button type things on the top of the Trumpet.
8. To play music with the Trumpet you would use a treble clef.
9. Yes, you can do this by adding more tubing to the instrument.
10. The Trumpet has a hard yet soft sound to it.