>There are only 8 possible valve combinations. How do you play the full 12 notes with sharps and flats? The lips are a variable that can change the note values for a combination, but I thought only by an octave.
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>000
>100
>020
>003
>120
>023
>123
>103
I don't know about brass, but in a flute, in most cases the hole is either open or closed, but in a few cases, you partially close the hole.
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