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Acoustical behavior of brass player's lips

S Yoshikawa

    The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
    |March 1, 1995
    PubMed
    Summary

    Brass instrument lip oscillations can be outward or upward striking. Experiments show outward striking is favored in most systems, but higher modes can transition to upward striking due to lip impedance.

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