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    The document discusses factors that can cause a brass instrument's pitch to be sharp or flat, including tongue placement, voicing, air support, embouchure, strength, temperature, dynamics, and the instrument's overtone series. Tongue placement and voicing with different vowel sounds can change the pitch. Too much or too little air, an embouchure that is too tight or lacks firmness, warm or cold temperatures over time, and louder or softer dynamics can also make the pitch sharp or flat. Certain partials in the overtone series are relatively in tune while others cause the note to be sharp or flat.

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    The document discusses factors that can cause a brass instrument's pitch to be sharp or flat, including tongue placement, voicing, air support, embouchure, strength, temperature, dynamics, and the instrument's overtone series. Tongue placement and voicing with different vowel sounds can change the pitch. Too much or too little air, an embouchure that is too tight or lacks firmness, warm or cold temperatures over time, and louder or softer dynamics can also make the pitch sharp or flat. Certain partials in the overtone series are relatively in tune while others cause the note to be sharp or flat.

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    Factors Affecting Pitch-Trombone

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    FACTOR RESULT

    Tongue placement or voicing can radically change pitch.

    If you’re SHARP, open up the space in your mouth by voicing


    “TOE”.

    VOICING
    If you are FLAT, you can raise the pitch by arching the tongue
    and voicing “TEE”.

    Increase air support and keep air direction forward.


    Slow air can cause you to play SHARP.

    AIR SUPPORT
    Over-playing with fast air can cause you to play FLAT.
    EMBOUCHURE If your embouchure is too tight, you will play SHARP.

    STRENGTH If your corners are not firm enough, then you will play FLAT.

    Warm temperatures will cause your pitch to go SHARP over


    TEMPERATURE time.

    Cold temperatures will cause your pitch to go FLAT over time.


    Playing louder dynamics will cause you to play SHARP.

    DYNAMICS
    Playing softer dynamics will cause you to play FLAT.
    Brass instruments use the overtone series to produce notes on
    the instrument. Certain partials are relatively in tune while some
    can cause a certain note you play to be sharp or flat.

    OVERTONE 1st, 2nd,4th, 8th, 9th, 11th - No Pitch Problem

    SERIES 3rd, 6th, 12th - SLIGHTLY SHARP


    5th,10th - FLAT
    7th- VERY FLAT

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