Just like trading baseball cards and following your favorite teams, learning about brass players is a groove. Here's how the challenge works:

Every couple months we'll post a series of fun questions about brass. Give the challenge your best shot and send us back your answers. We'll post the name, age and city of the those with the most correct answers. It's a great chance to bone up on your brass facts.

BRASS TRIVIA CHALLENGE #1
SUMMER 2005

1. Name 6 instruments in the brass family. (Hint: think marching band if you get stuck.)

2. What clef does the trombone read?

3. Who is the first trumpet player of the New York Philharmonic? (Hint: he's on the Trumpets Eleven CD.)

4. Name the famous trombone playing bandleader from the 1940’s/50’s whose theme song was “Getting Sentimental Over You”?

5. What type of liquid is in the bottle that trombone players are always using to spray their slides?

6. Name the trumpet player whose latest CD went gold and People magazine listed as one of the fifty sexiest people alive? (Hint: he used to play with Sting and is on the Trumpets Eleven CD.)

7. What is the single most important thing about playing a brass instrument?

8. Name Michael Davis’ favorite rock ’n roll band. (Hint: they're from Great Britain.)

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