1. Instrument Family - Woodwinds
Music Appreciation - Notebook Section A - Sept 20, 2018

3. Woodwind Characteristics:
*Vibrations begin when air is blown across the top of an instrument, across a single reed, or across two reeds.
*Reeds are small pieces of cane. A single reed is clamped to a mouthpiece at the top of the instrument and vibrates against the mouthpiece when air is blown between the reed and the mouthpiece.
*Two reeds tied together are commonly known as a double reed. This double reed fits into a tube at the top of the instrument and vibrates when air is forced between the two reeds.

4. Piccolo
♫ Highest instrument in the woodwind family ♫ Smaller version of the flute ♫ Made of silver or wood ♫ Sound is made when air is blown across the mouthpiece
"Stars & Stripes" Piccolo Solo

5. Flute ♫ One of the highest instruments in the woodwind family
♫ Used to be made of wood (and vertical,
the “recorder”) but now it is made of silver or gold
♫ About 2 feet in length
♫ Sound is made when air is blown
across the mouthpiece
"Titanic" Recorder & Flute Solos

6. Clarinet ♫ Made from wood
♫ Has a single reed attached to the mouthpiece ♫ Sound is made when the reed vibrates against
the mouthpiece when the player blows into the
mouthpiece
♫ Player changes notes by pressing the metal keys
in different combinations
"Lean On" Clarinet Solo

7. Bass Clarinet ♫ One of the lower members of the clarinet family
♫ Made from wood
♫ Has a single reed attached to the
mouthpiece
♫ Sound is made when the reed vibrates
against the mouthpiece when the player blows into the mouthpiece
"All of Me" Bass Clarinet Solo

8. Oboe ♫ Similar to the clarinet because they
both are made of wood and have metal keys
♫ Does not have a mouthpiece
♫ Has a double reed (two pieces of bamboo cane tied together)
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating pieces of bamboo when the player blows through the reed
"Cake by the Ocean" Oboe Solo

9. English Horn ♫ Lower version of the oboe
♫ Made of wood with metal keys
♫ Has a double reed (two pieces of
bamboo cane tied together)
♫ Has a bocal (curved tube) that attaches
the double reed to the instrument
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating pieces of bamboo when the player blows through the reed
"Final Fantasy IX" English Horn Solo

10. Bassoon ♫ Large and lower member of the woodwind family
♫ Made of wood with metal keys
♫ Has a double reed (two pieces
of bamboo cane tied together)
♫ Has a bocal that attaches the
double reed to the instrument
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating pieces
of bamboo when the player blows through the reed
"Somebody that I Used to Know" by Bassoon Quartet

11. Contra Bassoon ♫ Lower version of the bassoon
♫ Made of wood with metal keys
♫ Has a double reed (two pieces of
bamboo cane tied together)
♫ Has a bocal that attaches the double reed to the instrument
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating pieces of bamboo when the player blows through the reed
"All About that Bass" - The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet

12. Saxophone ♫ Made of brass ♫ Has a single reed attached
to the mouthpiece
♫ Not usually found in the orchestra
but counted as a woodwind instrument
because of the single reed
♫ Sound is made when the reed vibrates against the mouthpiece when the player blows into the mouthpiece
"Uptown Funk" by Cannonball Band

13. More Woodwind Videos
"Disney Princess Party" - The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet
"Lady Gaga Saga" - The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Kenny G Alto Saxophone