1. Woodwind Family http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyNmhGjn5YI

2. What instruments What instruments make noise using are (or were) wind? made of wood?

3. Woodwind Family  Flute  Oboe  Clarinet  Bassoon

4. The Flute  Listen to the flute here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3wIHFQkAk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3wIHFQkAk  What animal could the flute represent here?  How would you describe the sound of the flute?  What mood do you think it could represent?

5. The Flute  The flute is the second highest woodwind instrument.  After the Piccolo, which is very similar, but smaller  It is made from metal  It plays different notes using keys  It makes sound when air is blown across it  The flute can play a lot of notes quickly  Timbre: Bright, mellow

6. The Oboe  This is a very famous piece called Gabriel’s Oboe  It was written especially for the oboe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJhax7Jmxs  How do you think the oboe makes its’ sound?  What mood does the oboe remind you of?

7. The Oboe  The oboe uses a double reed to make sound  The two pieces of cane vibrate off each other  Has quite a few pieces written for it to play solo  Timbre: nasal, raspy, piercing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDgcBIyI35E

8. The Clarinet  Listen to the same piece on the clarinet as you hear on the flute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CkK-LM6Oe0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CkK-LM6Oe0  How do you think the clarinet makes its’ sound?  What’s different between the clarinet and the flute?

9. The Clarient  The clarinet uses a single reed  It has a very wide range of notes  The clarinet can be used in many different types of music  It is very popular in jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN9xULQH2qM  Timbre: Warm, velvet, smooth

10. The Bassoon  Listen to this example of the Bassoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLuCgoO8PUk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLuCgoO8PUk  How do you think it makes sound?  How would you describe the sound of the bassoon?  What mood does it remind you of?  What animal does it remind you of?

11. The Bassoon  The bassoon is the second lowest wind instrument  The contrabassoon is larger and lower  It is played using a double reed  It can often be used for humorous sections  Timbre: Warm, velvet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yda8Ka5b-gs

12. Woodwind Revision  There are 4 main instruments:  Flute  Oboe  Clarinet  Bassoon  In the orchestra, they sit here:  Watch this video going through the whole woodwind cestion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEt1Mm8sSkA