What band instrument requires the most air?

Answer 1

I'm going purely off Band instruments. Most people would assume the Tuba, because it's the biggest, but in reality, it's the Flute, because most of the air goes over the flute without doing anything. (On a tuba, the note you're playing makes a big difference; if you're up in the bass clef proper, you're not actually pushing all that much air and will probably need to breathe for oxygen before you need to breathe for wind, but lower notes ... particularly the "pedal tones," the ones two octaves below the staff that look like piccolo music turned upside down ... are a different matter.)

Answer 2

Many disagree over which instrument uses the most air. Many believe the tuba requires the most air, being among the largest wind instruments, but the flute requires more air from the performer. Much air is lost as the player blows across the mouth of the flute, rather than into it.

In the brass family, lower notes tend to require more air (on the same instrument) than higher notes. Pedal tones, particularly on a tuba, are difficult to sustain for more than a few seconds. In contrast, if you're in a brass instrument's upper range, it's likely that you'll need to breathe for oxygen long before you need to breathe for wind.

Answer 3

1. Tuba

2. Trumpet

3. Trombone

4. Saxophone

5. Flute

6. Bag Pipe

Answer 4

It is either the Oboe, Clarinet, or the flute.

Answer 5

No Tuba and Flute take the same amount of air but tuba takes more air when playing low notes.

Answer 6

i'd say the contrabass sax

Answer 7

flute

Answer 8

I think it would probably be a recorder or a flute because both use air and have it go over them so the recorder/flute can play correctly and work.