loweredsixth
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 Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:53 pm Post subject: Harmonics on the mouthpiece? |
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Why can one buzz a smooth glissando on a mouthpiece? Shouldn't the mouthpiece (being a length of tubing) produce a distinct harmonic series?
My only thought is that the mouthpiece being so short, the fundamental is a very high pitch...much higher then we normally buzz. Therefore, we are buzzing in the "pedal" range when we play on the mouthpiece. Is that it?
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