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The player's lips vibrate in the mouthpiece. The player's embouchure (lip formation and facial muscles) can be adjusted to change the pitch of the note being played.

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What vibrates in a gong to make a sound?

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!


How is a trombone classified?

The trombone is classified as: low brass, and or brass.


What is meaning of string wind percussion and brass instrument?

Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments that create sound by moving air through or across an opening of the instrument, either through a hole like a flute, or across a reed that vibrates like a clarinet or saxophone. String instruments produce sound from the vibration of strings. Brass instrument produce sound by the vibration of air though a mouthpiece created by the vibration of the player's lips (player's embouchure). A percussion instrument produces sound by being struck, scraped, or rubbed by the player's hand or against another instrument.


Which instrument of the brass family has a sweet tone?

The tone of a brass instrument hugely depends on how it is being played. All brass instruments can sound sweet if the player is making it sound that way.


Musical instruments starts with an e?

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How does the French horn proudoce its sound?

When you buzz your lips, it vibrates the air in the instrument. This is how the sound is made, same as any other brass instrument.


What vibrates in a gong to make a sound?

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!


What is meaning of string wind percussion and brass instrument?

Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments that create sound by moving air through or across an opening of the instrument, either through a hole like a flute, or across a reed that vibrates like a clarinet or saxophone. String instruments produce sound from the vibration of strings. Brass instrument produce sound by the vibration of air though a mouthpiece created by the vibration of the player's lips (player's embouchure). A percussion instrument produces sound by being struck, scraped, or rubbed by the player's hand or against another instrument.


How is a trombone classified?

The trombone is classified as: low brass, and or brass.


Is a trombone a brass musical instrument?

Yes, a trombone is a brass musical instrument. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced by the vibration of the player's lips in the mouthpiece.


Which instrument of the brass family has a sweet tone?

The tone of a brass instrument hugely depends on how it is being played. All brass instruments can sound sweet if the player is making it sound that way.


Musical instruments starts with an e?

euphonium - a brass instrument similar to that of a tuba.euphonium - a brass instrument similar to that of a tuba.euphonium - a brass instrument similar to that of a tuba.euphonium - a brass instrument similar to that of a tuba.euphonium - a brass instrument similar to that of a tuba.euphonium - a brass instrument similar to that of a tuba.


Is a saxophone a brass instruments?

No. It is a woodwind reed instrument. The brass section includes: Trumpets, Cornets, Trombones, Tubas, Sousaphones, Baritones, F Horns (formerly known as French Horns), and any instrument that uses a brass mouthpiece and requires the player to "buzz" their lips to produce the instruments sound. "Buzzing" the lips is a phrase in which the instrument player makes a buzzing sound with their lips. Commonly used in brass instruments.


Is a trombone a brass instrument?

yes, it is a low brass instrument, but it is an instrument.


Are there any historical reasons why the trumpet is considered part of the Brass family?

There are no "historical" reasons. A brass instrument is an instrument which produces sound cause by the vibrations of the player's lips. By definition a trumpet is a member of the brass family.


How discibe the music is out from the musical instrument?

Well, it depends on the instrument. Sounds are produced by vibrations and each instrument vibrates differently. A guitar produces vibrations when the strings are strurck. Any brass instrument will make sound when you vibrate your lips in the mouthpiece. When wondering how a instrument works, think about what is shaking back and forth.


Can brass instrument be a percussion instrument?

No, they are two different families of musical instruments. Brass instrument produce sound by the vibration of air though a mouthpiece created by the vibration of the player's lips. A percussion instrument produces sound by being struck, scraped, or rubbed by the player's hand or against another instrument to create sound.