mouthpiece
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈmaʊθˌpis/
:
boquilla
- Wind instrumentalists can maintain their "chops" by doing buzzing and tonguing exercises with just the mouthpiece or reed.
- blowing into the mouthpiece
- mouthpiece on an instrument
- flute mouthpiece
When I blow down the end of my trumpet, this mouthpiece starts a vibration, and that vibration travels down all the air inside the trumpet.
- When I blow down the end of my trumpet, this mouthpiece starts a vibration, and that vibration travels down all the air inside the trumpet.
Examples
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The instrument shows extensive wear; the mouthpiece is a replacement.
Academic text (1994) -
Brass players were to perform a sustained buzz on the mouthpiece and make a sound on the horn.
Academic text (2013) -
Everybody gathered around it and wanted to hold it or blow into the mouthpiece.
Fiction book (1993) -
I put my lips against the huge mouthpiece and blew.
Fiction book (2000) -
Beside me, my mother fidgeted with the mouthpiece of her instrument.
Fiction book (2002) -
So I took my horn out, put the mouthpiece on, and blew a riff.
Fiction book (1993) -
When I blow down the end of my trumpet, this mouthpiece starts a vibration, and that vibration travels down all the air inside the trumpet.
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To produce a clear sound, the musician must blow steadily into the mouthpiece of the trumpet.
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The conductor instructed the band to practice blowing with consistent air pressure through the mouthpiece of their instruments.
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She adjusted her grip on the mouthpiece before starting her solo during the concert.
Synonyms
An opening in a wind instrument where the player blows air
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mouthpiece comes from mouth and piece, meaning 'part'. For wind instruments it is the small 'piece' you put to your mouth to blow air, so it turns your breath into sound or music.