| Re: the myth of "fast air"
I have always thought that the amount of air moving through the trumpet was minimal. All the air does is make the lips buzz.
I think moving the tongue changes the size of the chamber. Smaller chamber = higher pitch. It also changes the direction of the air stream into the lips. Maybe a small air direction changes the frequency.
Whatever the reason, I don't think the pitch goes up because the air is moving faster but who knows, maybe it's a combination of everything. |