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its not the valuve but the tightenous of the lips that gives the lower tones in conjunction with valves

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They are called valves and they change the pitch of the notes that are played when they are pushed down.

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Q: What do most brass players need to push down on and adjust to play different notes?
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What do you do to your brass instrument to play different notes?

You can either press down or release valves , or you can adjust the slide on a trombone . You also can adjust the 'airspeed' to change the pitch without changing the valves or slide


What does a brass player press to play different notes?

Valves.


Why does brass instruments have 3 notes?

The trumpet and tuba have 3 keys but not 3 notes. Brass instruments have many notes.


What are the different sound of music?

The different types of musical sounds are sometimes referred to as musical notes. These include notes created on each instrument and are categorized by the type of instrument such as stringed or brass.


How is the Trumpet played?

Trumpets are brass instruments, so the players buzzes their lips and different speeds to produce the different pitches. Then, using the valves, you can produce all the notes for those keys - if you're good enough. Like all instruments, it takes a lot of practice.


What are the different types of musical sounds?

The different types of musical sounds are sometimes referred to as musical notes. These include notes created on each instrument and are categorized by the type of instrument such as stringed or brass.


What are the different type of sounds?

The different types of musical sounds are sometimes referred to as musical notes. These include notes created on each instrument and are categorized by the type of instrument such as stringed or brass.


How do brass players use harmonic series?

The harmonic series is which notes a brass player can play without using any valves. The notes are based on the major chord of the key the instrument is in. It's not all notes that are part of that chord. The lowest note is the key the instrument is in. The next is an octave up. The next is the top note of the chord, then the base note again, then the full chord is accesible. After that, the notes get closer and closer together.


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.


Highest Brass instrument?

smallest brass intrument it plays ther hightest notes the trunpet


What is different about the Trombone compared to the other brass instruments?

The trombone has a slide that can be moved to change the pitch of notes rather than valves or keys that lengthen the tubing to change the pitch of notes like other brass instruments. And there are a lot more than 3 other brass instruments.


What causes the pitch of the brass instruments to change?

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.