1. Reed Instruments
By: Jessica and Kevin

2. The Bagpipes
Early bagpipes were made out of animal skin with hollow leg bones of small animals. Into the holes they drilled small holes to produce different tones and pitches. The bag was made of sheep leather. It was made by treating it with honey or molasses.

3. The Pipes
Made of hardwood
Decorated with ivory
and silver

4. The Drones
Lay across the pipers shoulder and produce a constant humming sound.
Every bagpipe is not the same in that there can be to different drones on some, the tenor and the bass.

5. The Chanter A pipe that has holes in it.
Allows a melody to be played with the fingers

6. The Blowpipe Has a one-way valve to keep the bag full
Then squeezed under the arm to force air out of the other four pipes

7. Where Did They Come From?
Ancient instrument found in many cultures
Came about Scotland from Ireland
Spread all over Europe
Came over the the United States with the immigrants

8. The Crumhorn The Crumhorn is a double reed wood instrument
It looks like the letter J.
The crumhorn has 8 small holes in the side.
The sound from it can go from a humming sound to a really high pitched buzzing sound.

9. The Crumhorn
Gets its name from the German word meaning “curved hornand”
Comes in alto, soprano, and bass version
The reed does not go in your mouth…you just blow into it
Maybe an ancestor to the saxophone

10. When did the Crumhorn occur?
The Crumhorn occurred in 1489.
It was used in the 14 and 17 centuries.
Peaked popularity in 1550 and 1650
Earliest and most common instrument in the reed cap family

11. How It is Made Carved out of wood Made hollow Filled with sand Plugged
Filled with steam to bend into a half circle
Reed is made of cane
Inserted into the top of the wooden pipe

12. The Crumhorn and Bagpipe

13. The End
By: Jessica And Kevin