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Which brass instrument uses a slide instead of valves to produce pitch?
A trombone
What does the trombone have that other brass instrument's don't?
A slide control. It uses a single slide valve rather than individual smaller valves to change the pitch of the instrument.
What does the trombone have that other brass instruments do not have?
Unlike the rest of the brass family, trombones change notes by moving a slide instead of using valves.
Is a trumpet percussion?
No, the trombone is a brass instrument. Other members of the brass family include the trumpet, baritone, French horn and tuba. Sound is produced by buzzing your lips into the instrument's mouthpiece. Pitch is controlled through tightening or loosening the lips while operating the valves, rotors or slide on the instrument. The trombone is the only brass instrument that uses a slide.
how is the trombone different from the other bass instruments?
The trombone is the only instrument in the brass section with no keys or valves. It only has a slide.
What type of instrument uses vibrations of the lips to produces sound?
brass instrument
Is a saxophone a percussion instrument?
No, though it is made of brass, it is widely considered woodwind because it uses a reed mouthpiece.
What type of instrument uses vibrations of the lips to produce sound?
brass instrument
What is the difference between a trumpet and a trombone?
A trumpet is a brass instrument with a higher pitch and a more cylindrical shape, while a trombone is a brass instrument with a lower pitch and a larger, more conical shape. Trombones use a slide to change the pitch, while trumpets use valves.
What instrument uses a slide?
A Trombone. The slide allows the trombone to play lower pitches.
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.
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.
