Brass Instrument Mouthpieces
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The "Lip Reed"Brass instruments achieve their air column excitation from the action of the player's lips against the mouthpiece of the instrument. This so-called "lip reed" action of the lips provides the brass player with a wide range of adjustment of both the pitch and quality of the tone, but requires training and practice. The embouchure formed by the player's lips against the mouthpiece must seal the opening so that maximum use of the airflow is made, and the lips must tighten by the right amount to excite the higher vibrational modes of the air column to produce the higher notes.
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Playing Ranges of Brasses
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