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The air travels through the reed and that vibrates making noise and depending on what holes you have shut it makes a different noise.
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Do cellos violins clarinets and saxophones sound well together?
It depends on your opinion. If you get people that play the instrument well, then they might sound good playing a song.
How do alto saxophones produce sound?
All saxophones produce sound in the same way: The saxophone player pushes air through the mouthpiece; the moving air causes the reed to vibrate rapidly against the mouthpiece, causing the air to vibrate at that same frequency and a pictch to sound. The air then moves though the saxophone, amplifying the sound until it escapes through whichever holes closest to the mouthpiece are open. If all holes are pressed down, then the air escapes through the bell of the sax.The distance of the open tone hole to the mouthpiece determines how high or low the pitch of the note sounds.
What makes a woodwind a woodwind?
The sound is produced by blowing air against a hard surface. For example, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, and bassoons have reeds, typically made of wood, which vibrate and produce sound. Flutes and piccolos produce sound when air is blown across an edge. Woodwinds are different from brass instruments (such as trumpets, trombones, and tubas) which rely on the vibrations of a player's lips to produce sound. The definition has almost nothing to do with the materials "wood" or "brass," because some woodwinds are made of brass (like a saxophone) and some brass instruments are wooden (like an alphorn).
Where are Lelanc saxophones made?
I assume we are referring to Leblanc (not Lelanc) saxophones. These saxophones are produced in Kenosha and Elkhorn Wisconsin by Leblanc, Inc., a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc.
What sound is produce by a descant recorder?
a high sound
How is the saxophones sound prodced?
the sound vibrates down the barrel. When the keys are pressed, the wavelength canges because the sound has either further or less far to travel
Do cellos violins clarinets and saxophones sound well together?
It depends on your opinion. If you get people that play the instrument well, then they might sound good playing a song.
What is the saxophones top note?
what is the saxophones top note
What sound dum produce?
what sound does drum produce
How do alto saxophones produce sound?
All saxophones produce sound in the same way: The saxophone player pushes air through the mouthpiece; the moving air causes the reed to vibrate rapidly against the mouthpiece, causing the air to vibrate at that same frequency and a pictch to sound. The air then moves though the saxophone, amplifying the sound until it escapes through whichever holes closest to the mouthpiece are open. If all holes are pressed down, then the air escapes through the bell of the sax.The distance of the open tone hole to the mouthpiece determines how high or low the pitch of the note sounds.
What makes a woodwind a woodwind?
The sound is produced by blowing air against a hard surface. For example, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, and bassoons have reeds, typically made of wood, which vibrate and produce sound. Flutes and piccolos produce sound when air is blown across an edge. Woodwinds are different from brass instruments (such as trumpets, trombones, and tubas) which rely on the vibrations of a player's lips to produce sound. The definition has almost nothing to do with the materials "wood" or "brass," because some woodwinds are made of brass (like a saxophone) and some brass instruments are wooden (like an alphorn).
How do vibrations produce sound waves?
sound waves dont produce vibrations, vibrations are sound waves.
Does sound produce waves?
Yes sound does produce waves. These special waves are called sound waves.
How does the double bass produce it's sound?
if you plunk it with your fingers you produce sound
What instruments are reeds?
Instrument reed is a thin strip of material, that vibrates to produce a sound on ainstrument Instruments that require reeds are woodwind and sax. So basically without the reed you cannot make any noise on woodwind and sax instrument's woodwind instruments alto sax, tenor sax Clarinet Fact Saxophones are in the woodwind family .
How does saxophone produce sound?
A Saxophone makes noise by a viberating reed being amplfied through a horn
Where are Lelanc saxophones made?
I assume we are referring to Leblanc (not Lelanc) saxophones. These saxophones are produced in Kenosha and Elkhorn Wisconsin by Leblanc, Inc., a division of Conn-Selmer, Inc.
