THE ORCHESTRA: A USER'S MANUAL

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Section: Brass
Transposing? No

Construction
Range
Articulations
Effects
Mutes
Extended
Player's Tips and Tricks

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Extended techniques

NAME
DESCRIPTION
NOTATION
LISTEN/VIEW
COMMENTS
air noise
blowing through instrument
verbal instruction (and perhaps rhythmic notation as required)
 air noise Works best with the valves slightly closed, which gives carrying power.
bangs
hitting the instrument with hand or mouthpiece
verbal instruction
 bangs  
clacks
clacking with the mouth into the instrument

x-shaped noteheads and verbal instruction

 clacks Some limited pitch changes may be achieved by depressing valves.
microtones
intervals smaller than a semitone
notations vary, but the following examples seem typical of quartertones:

and the following typical of raised and lowered inflections:
 microtones Flattening the notes is quite possible. Sharpening is much less practicable, because the embouchure closes, reducing tone quality.
mouthpiece slaps
either smacking the palm of the hand onto the mouthpiece, or usign an open embouchure and pure tongue into the mouthpiece
either x-shaped noteheads, or give the pitch and a verbal instruction (if pitched notes are required)
 mouthpiece slaps By depressing valves, a range of pitches can be produced.
multiphonics
singing into instrument whilst playing
notate sung notes with small noteheads
 multiphonics These work best at the fifth or the third.