When you blow into the mouthpiece of an instrument, the vibrations create frequencies, and the ones that resonate with the air in the tube inside the instrument are the ones you hear as a loud sound. When an instrument is open at both ends, it’s called an open-end air column. Here’s how to figure out the frequencies of these types of instruments:

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