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The valves are used to change notes.
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Did all brass instruments have three valves long ago?
Valves for brass instruments weren't developed until around the year 1800.
Is trombone the only brass instruments that doesn't have valves?
Yes, but there are trombones that do have valves. Bugles- no valves
What are the keys on brass instruments called?
They are called valves.
How much valves does every brass instrument have?
Not all brass instruments have valves. For example, the trombone has a slide. The trumpet, euphonium, and french horn have three valves.
What was made in1815 that allowed Brass instruments in orschesta?
Valves!
What instruments don't have valves?
Brass instruments such as the trumpet, cornet, French horn and tuba.
Which brass instrument is built with rotary valves?
I'm no brass instrument, but rotary valves are used for several instruments. French horns all seem to have them. They're pretty common on tubas as well. There are even some rotary valve trumpets out there. I don't know, though, anything about the advantages and/or disadvantages of rotary valves as opposed to the piston valves that seem to be more common for most brass instruments.
Does a saxophone have strings?
No, a saxophone has keys like other woodwind instruments. Brass instruments have valves.
What do trombones have that other brass instruments don't?
Trombones are played by moving a slide, while other brass instruments use valves to change notes.
What instrument is the opposite of the Trombone?
All the other brass instruments because they have valves.
What do brass instruments have valves reeds or slides?
Brass instruments can have valves or a slide, but not reeds. Brass instruments create sound by the vibrating of the player's embouchure in a mouthpiece, and the valves and slides on the instrument change the length of the tubing in the instrument which affects the pitch of the notes produced. Reeds are used in woodwind instruments to vibrate to produce a sound instead of using a mouthpiece like in brass instruments.
How are the valves used in brass instruments?
Brass instrument have valves to change the length of tubing that the air passes through. This allows the instrument to play different notes of various harmonic series.
