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What makes the sound in a bugle?

Vibrating lips buzzing into the mouthpiece.

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  1. Vibrating lips buzzing into the mouthpiece ✔
  2. Striking strings inside the tube
  3. Blowing across a hole like a flute

Why: Brass players buzz their lips against the mouthpiece, and that buzz becomes the sound.

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Answer: Vibrating lips buzzing into the mouthpiece. Brass players buzz their lips against the mouthpiece, and that buzz becomes the sound.

  1. Bugle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugle
    pitch is controlled entirely by varying the air and embouchure
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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