Glossary of terms

  • Aperture is the hole formed by your lips through which air flows.
  • Embouchure is the position of lips, teeth, and tongue when producing a sound through brass instruments.
  • Note is the name of a tone.
  • Pitch is the highness or lowness of a sound.
  • Sound is vibration of air molecules.
  • Timbre is the sound quality of combined pitches produced by an instrument.
  • Tone is the single pitch of a sound.
  • Velocity is the speed at which air flows.
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