Assuming you're referring to woodwinds, not organ patches... You have single reeds and double reeds. Singles are used by saxaphone players and Clarinet players. Double reeds are used by Oboe players and bassoon players. Sources: I'm with the band.
The bagpipe is part of the woodwind family. This is because it has reeds and you blow into it.
double reeds or woodwinds
Plastic Reeds are better than Wooden ones for Marching Band, but they make you sound a little different. Most people say more "hollow", but i would only use a Plastic reed if you are in marching band, and use Wood reeds for everything else. I say Wooden Ones are Better.
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The Oboe, the English Horn and the Bassoon have double reeds.
The saxophone has a reed, as well as the woodwind. The brass family does not use reeds. That's why it doesn't belong in the brass family
Maine's a big state - what part of Maine are you in? There's a Music And Arts store in Falmouth, and there are wind instrument repair shops in Falmouth and in Yarmouth that might carry reeds. You can check with your local high school band director to see where their students buy reeds. Or you can get them from the Internet, of course.
There are two kinds of woodwind instruments that have single reeds: the clarinet family, and the saxophone family. For any size clarinet or saxophone, there is a special size of bamboo reed that fits the mouthpiece for that size. The reed is fastened to the mouthpiece by a ring or band called a ligature. Double-reed instruments have reeds made of two pieces of bamboo instead of one, and the reed fits onto the crook or neck instead of onto a mouthpiece.
Nope - a piccolo is part of the woodwind family. It doesn't contain a reed.
Instruments with reeds are called woodwinds. You would find several woodwind instruments in a regular band. These instruments are: * Clarinet * Oboe * Bassoon * Bass Clarinet * Contrabass Clarinet * Flute (though it does not have a reed, it is considered a woodwind) * Alto Saxophone * Tenor Saxophone * Baritone Saxophone (commonly known as "Bari Sax")
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