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They are called slides. They do not have another name.

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What is the instrument that looks like a whistle but as a stick in the end that you move up and down called?

That instrument is called a slide whistle. It produces sound by varying the length of the air column inside the whistle by moving the slide up and down.


What is the word for a slide of notes when played on a instrument?

On piano and other keyed instruments, this is called a glissando.


What instrument is played by moving a slide back and fourth?

A trombone is an instrument that is played moving a slide back and forth.


What is the musical word given to a slide?

A slide, for example on a trombone, is called a glissando. I guess you could use the same term on a stringed instrument like guitar.


What sort of instrument is the trombone?

A brass instrument with a slide to make notes


Which intrument used a U-shaped slide to change pitches?

All brass instruments (except the sousaphone) have slides. They are used to adjust the pitch, sharp of flat. The instrument that is played using a slide is the Trombone. It also has a slide on the back that is used to tune, or adjust pitch.


The only brass instrument that is played with a slide is called?

Almost all brass instruments have movable tuning slides, but the only one that is played by moving a slide is the trombone.


What brass instromant is played with a slide?

A trombone is a brass instrument played with a slide.


What is the difference with the trombone?

The difference with the trombone is that it is the only instrument with a slide. That slide is what makes it unique.


What instrument uses a slide?

A Trombone. The slide allows the trombone to play lower pitches.


Is the slide lock important to the trombone?

Yes. It prevents the slide from falling off the instrument when not in use.


Which brass instrument has the large slide?

That's the trombone.