a musical instrument? a wind instrument? a string instrument? a percussion instrument?
When you play a saxophone, or any reed instrument, the reed vibrates, causing pulsing of the air you are breathing into the instrument. That causes the air in the instrument to also vibrate. Resonance determines frequency and timbre.
It has to vibrate.
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the vibrations from your lips
None. The column of air inside the instrument vibrates. Compare this to a string instrument -- the string vibrates, of course. With the reed instrument, such as a clarinet or bassoon -- the reed vibrates. The vibrating reed causes the column of air inside the instrument to vibrate. However, the brass instruments do not have vibrating parts. What makes the column of air vibrate is the buzzing of the player's lips!
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the lips initially and this causes the air to vibrate throuht the instrument
Playing the instrument cause the strings to vibrate. This vibration is then transferred to the air, and vibrations in air is basically what makes up a sound.
You can create a sound wave using a musical instrument by causing the instrument to vibrate. When you play a note on the instrument, it causes the air molecules around it to vibrate, creating sound waves that travel through the air to your ears. The pitch and volume of the sound wave depend on factors like the frequency and amplitude of the vibrations produced by the instrument.
Playing the instrument cause the strings to vibrate. This vibration is then transferred to the air, and vibrations in air is basically what makes up a sound.
When you play a saxophone, or any reed instrument, the reed vibrates, causing pulsing of the air you are breathing into the instrument. That causes the air in the instrument to also vibrate. Resonance determines frequency and timbre.
It has to vibrate.
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An object that produces sound when air causes it to vibrate is called a sound source. This vibration creates pressure waves in the air, which we perceive as sound when they reach our ears. Examples of sound sources include musical instruments, vocal cords, and speakers.
vibrate your lips on the mouth piece using the air that passed through them into the instrument