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I'm not sure that my experience matches this last claim. From back in my
low-brass playing days, I recall the supreme test of a player's chops: to play
the Star Spangled Banner with no horn, no mouthpiece, just the lips. So, the
pitch of the sound emitted by the lips alone, and even more so with the
mouthpiece, is far from pitch indeterminate. You can play a melody, although
it is hard.