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Brass instruments have a brassy timbre due to the size of the bore (the hole), and how much emphasis is being put in to playing the instrument in order to generate the noise quality from the instrument.

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What is used to tune brass instruments to common pitch?

it is a slide tuner


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What musical characteristics does the Trumpet have?

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What are the differences between woodwinds and brass instruments in terms of sound production and playing techniques?

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