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What is the thin piece of plastic or cane located in the mouthpiece or some other part of a woodwind instrument?
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Did woodwind instruments used to be made only out of wood?
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What family is the fluteaphone in?
It would be a part of the woodwind family but the fluteaphone is not a real instrument. The "fluteaphone", as many people call it, is actually called a recorder. The recorder is part of the woodwind family but can be made out of plastic, metal and/or wood.
Is recorder a wood wind?
Yes the recorder is a woodwind instrument. It requires a person to gently blow air through the mouthpiece in order for the musical notes to be sounded. Note that there are both plastic and wood recorders and that there are nine sizes of the instrument from the very tiny that barely fits in your hands to the giant ones that stand on the floor and reach higher than your head. (Answer provided by Daniel Hay, composer/performer.)
What are the different woodwind instrument?
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, English horn, and saxophone are the most common woodwind instruments. Though they were originally made of wood many of them are made of metal, plastic, or other materials now.
What is the oldest instrument in the woodwind family?
Bassoon: This is the largest of the woodwind instruments. It has the lowest pitch. Some people think of this instrument as the clown of the orchestra. It is a double reed instrument.Clarinet: It is a single reed instrument. This instrument has a rich, round sound and a wide range of notes. The clarinet can play in the low register, where the notes are rich and full. It can play in the middle register. It can also play in the high register.Flute: This silver instrument has a high, bright sound. Air is blown into a small hole to produce its joyful sound. It is made of metal, even though it is in the woodwind family. Long ago it used to be made of wood. The instrument is found in cultures throughout the world. It is one of the oldest and most popular instruments in the history of music.Oboe: The orchestra tunes to this instrument. It has a nasal, piercing sound and uses a double reed. The oboe gives the orchestra its note when tuning before a concert.Saxophone: This is the newest of the woodwind instruments. It looks like it belongs in the brass family because of its golden color. It is a reed instrument and is popular in pop, jazz, and rock bands. It is also being used more in symphonic music. It got its name from its inventor, Mr. Adolphe Sax.
What family of instruments is the clarinet part of?
The clarinet belongs to the woodwind family. Clarinets were originally made of wood, and still are, though most are plastic nowadays. It also requires the players breath, or "wind", to make a sound. Combine these two and you get a wooden wind instrument, or woodwind.
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What group are the oboes?
AnswerYes, it is. It uses a reed in the mouth piece, that makes it a woodwind. The woodwinds are divided into to major groups, one is flutes and whistles, and the others are instruments with reeds. The instruments with reeds are further divided between those with a single reed, which includes clarinets and saxophones, and those with two, which includes oboes and bassoons.
Do the trumpet and saxophone both have mouthpieces?
Yes, but they each have a different type of mouthpiece. A trumpet has a metal cup type of mouthpiece, where a saxophone has a plastic mouthpiece that holds a wooden reed.
What reeds used for?
A reed is a small wedge of wood, or sometimes plastic, used in instruments like the Saxophone, Clarinet, and Oboe. The reed attaches to the mouthpiece of the instrument where the player's breath causes it to vibrate while they play. These vibrations are what cause the sound to flow throughout the instrument.
