The piccolo makes just about the highest sound. A piccolo is a tiny little flute with a high, piercing sound. A big brass tuba makes a very, very low sound. If you could see sound waves, a high sound would look like lots of fast-moving wiggles- a low sound would look like a slow, lazy wave.
Oompah pah!
Mickey's playing a sousaphone. It's a kind of tuba developed by John Sousa, who is famous for composing march music.
Come on home, Bessie!
Some alpenhorns are more than 12 feet long. They aren't actually musical instruments; they were made for Swiss farmers to call their cattle home.
Hitting the high notes
Oompah pah!
Mickey's playing a sousaphone. It's a kind of tuba developed by John Sousa, who is famous for composing march music.
Come on home, Bessie!
Some alpenhorns are more than 12 feet long. They aren't actually musical instruments; they were made for Swiss farmers to call their cattle home.
Hitting the high notes
- Some animals can hear very high sounds. Certain dog whistles, for instance, make a sound so high we can't hear it, but dogs can. Woofwoof!
