The Woodwind Family
ACTIVITY: Download worksheet 3 and answer the following questions:
1) Instruments of the woodwind family in an orchestra consists of:
Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet and Bassoon. here
2) Read here
3) Listen and write the tonal qualities of each instrument.
a) Piccolo- here
b) Flute- here
c) Oboe-here
d) Cor Anglais- here
e) Clarinet- here
f) Soprano saxophone- here
g) Bassoon- here
3) Analyse the music of 'Travel Notes 2' by Richard Rodney Bennet here
4) Expressive Techniques on Woodwind
Slurred- All notes are played smoothly from one note to another. here
Tonguing- All notes are played detached. here
Flutter Tonguing- (Used by flutes) Rapid movement of of the 'r' sound. here
Pitch Bending- Making a note sharp of flat for a short time. here
Singing/Speaking into the instrument-here
Multiphonics- creating sounds of 2 or more notes are the same time. Produced by forcefully blowing into the
instrument or blowing and vocalising simultaneously. here
5) What expressive techniques can you hear from Will Offermans - Honami (Zimmerman)? here
Using the resources above answer the questions on worksheet 3.