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>>>All the instruments in the Woodwind Family are, or used to be, made of wood.
>>>All the instruments in the Woodwind Family are, or used to be, made of wood.
>>>To make a sound on Woodwinds, you use your "wind"....you blow into it.
>>>To make a sound on Woodwinds, you use your "wind"....you blow into it.
>>>There are a few different kinds of Woodwinds; No Reed, Single Reed, and Double Reed. Reeds are thin pieces of wood that vibrate when you blow through them.
>>>There are a few different kinds of Woodwinds; No Reed, Single Reed, and Double Reed. Reeds are thin pieces of wood that vibrate when you blow through them.
NO REED
NO REED
FLUTE
FLUTE
The Flute does not use a reed.
To make a sound, you blow across the hole in the mouthpiece, kind of like if you have ever blown across the top of a bottle to make a sound.
To change the sound, you press down on the keys.
The Flute sounds high.
DOUBLE REEDS
DOUBLE REEDS
BASSOON
BASSOON
The Bassoon is large. It is folded in half, but if unfolded, it would be 8 feet 4 inches long.
It uses a Double Reed.
It sounds low.
The Bassoon is sometimes called "the clown of the orchestra".
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