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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.

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Do brass instruments all have reeds?

Brass instruments do not have reeds, some woodwind instruments do.


Is a tuba a woodwind instrument?

It's a Brass instrument. Woodwinds are normally made of wood or have a reed or embrochure hole. [Woodwinds: Flute[Al harmonies too],Piccolo, Oboe/Eng. Horn, Bassoon/Contrabassoon,All Clarinets and Saxophones [They are made of Brass, but use a reed]]. Brass instruments don't have reeds, but have mouthpieces and have valves or slides. Made of Brass,Silver/Nickel and/or Copper. [Brass: Tuba,Trombone,Trumpet/Cornet,French Horn]


Do brass instruments have wood mouthpiece?

Instruments with wood mouthpieces, or mouthpieces containing wooden reeds, are called woodwinds, regardless of the material used to make them - and many are made of brass. "Brass" instruments - trumpets, tubas and other horns - have metal mouthpieces without reeds.


What do brass instruments have?

"Cup" style mouthpieces that you purse your lips and blow into, rather than putting your mouth around them.All brass instruments produce sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. All brass instruments are also called labrosones, meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".


What are the differences between brass and woodwind instruments?

Brass instruments tend to be made out of brass or other metals/alloys. Woodwind instruments have reeds, which makes a different sound to the brass instrument (in simple terms you have to blow raspberries into to make a sound- it is a little more complecated than that, but its hard to explain).

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Do brass instruments all have reeds?

Brass instruments do not have reeds, some woodwind instruments do.


Is a tuba a woodwind instrument?

It's a Brass instrument. Woodwinds are normally made of wood or have a reed or embrochure hole. [Woodwinds: Flute[Al harmonies too],Piccolo, Oboe/Eng. Horn, Bassoon/Contrabassoon,All Clarinets and Saxophones [They are made of Brass, but use a reed]]. Brass instruments don't have reeds, but have mouthpieces and have valves or slides. Made of Brass,Silver/Nickel and/or Copper. [Brass: Tuba,Trombone,Trumpet/Cornet,French Horn]


Do brass instruments have wood mouthpiece?

Instruments with wood mouthpieces, or mouthpieces containing wooden reeds, are called woodwinds, regardless of the material used to make them - and many are made of brass. "Brass" instruments - trumpets, tubas and other horns - have metal mouthpieces without reeds.


What do brass instruments have?

"Cup" style mouthpieces that you purse your lips and blow into, rather than putting your mouth around them.All brass instruments produce sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. All brass instruments are also called labrosones, meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".


What are the differences between brass and woodwind instruments?

Brass instruments tend to be made out of brass or other metals/alloys. Woodwind instruments have reeds, which makes a different sound to the brass instrument (in simple terms you have to blow raspberries into to make a sound- it is a little more complecated than that, but its hard to explain).


Do all brass instruments use a valve to change the pitch?

Most brass instruments use valves. The trumpet, tuba, baritone, and french horn all have valves to change the length of the tubing. The trombone and bugle are two common brass instruments that do not have valves.


What is the arranging technique that combines instruments of the brass and the reed section?

correct me if im wrong but i think its low reeds.


What are the different types of reeds used in musical instruments?

The different types of reeds used in musical instruments include single reeds, double reeds, and free reeds. Single reeds are used in instruments like clarinets and saxophones, double reeds are used in instruments like oboes and bassoons, and free reeds are used in instruments like harmonicas and accordions.


What instruments do not use reeds?

Instruments that do not use reeds include brass instruments like trumpets, trombones, and tubas, which produce sound through the vibration of the player's lips against the mouthpiece. Additionally, woodwind instruments such as flutes and piccolos also do not utilize reeds; they generate sound through the flow of air across an opening. Other examples include string instruments like violins and cellos, which produce sound through the vibration of strings.


Is the alto horn a woodwind instrument?

No, an alto horn is not a woodwind instrument, it is a brass instrument. Woodwind instruments use reeds, except for flutes and recorders.


What is a brass and woodwinds?

In music, the brass and woodwind are groups or families of instruments. Most brass instruments are a gold like colour, like a tuba, (though some of this colour aren't). Some woodwind have reeds to blow through, like an oboe, (double reed or single reed), or just a hole to blow into, like a flute.


Are all woodwind instruments made of wood?

No, with the exception of the flutes, all woodwind instruments have reeds, flutes used to have reeds (similar to Oboe reeds) and that is why they are still classed as woodwind.