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What is the term for the cluster of pitches the musician makes as he blows intensely into his tenor saxophone?

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Answer: multi-phonics

Explanation: When a musician blows intensely into a woodwind instrument, the reed vibrates intensely as well. This causes the reed to produce not only the fundamental sound (the main note), but any other pitches that are related to it because of their frequencies being multiples.

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