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What woodwind instrument was originally made of boxwood and only has 3 keys?
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What woodwind instrument was made of boxwood and had only three keys?
clarinet
Does the soprano clarinet have rotary valves or piston valves?
Neither it is a woodwind instrument and has keys. Do you mean the soprano cornet? This is a brass instrument which has piston valves.
Why is the saxophone a woodwind instrument?
The saxophone is a woodwind because it uses reeds to vibrate and make a tone. Also, because of the numerous amount of keys and the lack of pitches, the fingering is the same for two different notes.Yes, it has A REED! The saxophone, although made to be brassy and woodwind, it's classified as a woodwind.
If a piano uses strings to create sound why is it considered a woodwind?
because the sound is like a wood wind instrument.....and because the keys on a piano also make the sound, just like the keys on a flute It's not a woodwind instrument. Piano sound doesn't involve wind. Organs are wind instruments. Pianos are percussion instruments.
What are the buttons called on woodwind instrument?
keys
What woodwind instrument was made of boxwood and had only three keys?
clarinet
Does the soprano clarinet have rotary valves or piston valves?
Neither it is a woodwind instrument and has keys. Do you mean the soprano cornet? This is a brass instrument which has piston valves.
Why is the saxophone a woodwind instrument?
The saxophone is a woodwind because it uses reeds to vibrate and make a tone. Also, because of the numerous amount of keys and the lack of pitches, the fingering is the same for two different notes.Yes, it has A REED! The saxophone, although made to be brassy and woodwind, it's classified as a woodwind.
If a piano uses strings to create sound why is it considered a woodwind?
because the sound is like a wood wind instrument.....and because the keys on a piano also make the sound, just like the keys on a flute It's not a woodwind instrument. Piano sound doesn't involve wind. Organs are wind instruments. Pianos are percussion instruments.
What does the word clarinet mean?
A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube of dark wood with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys
Why was the first saxophone made?
Adolph Sax wanted to create an instrument with the felixibility of a woodwind and the power or loudness of a brass, so he made a brass instrument with reed and keys. He actually started w/ a clarinet mouthpiece on a Euphonium
What are the buttons called on woodwind instrument?
keys
Does a saxophone have strings?
No, a saxophone has keys like other woodwind instruments. Brass instruments have valves.
How do you determine pitch and volume of an instrument?
The pitch in an instrument can be how large or small the instrument is - as in small instruments are pitched higher and big instruments are pitched lower. In woodwind and brass instruments the volume is determined by how hard you blow down the instrument. On the piano it is how hard you press down on the keys. On an orchestral string instrument it is how softly you draw the bow across the strings. On a guitar it is how hard you pluck the strings.
What is an instrument with fifteen metal keys?
An instrument that has 15 metal keys is called a nyunga nyunga. These 15 keys are arranged in 2 different rows and is a type of mbira instrument.
What makes the saxophone and the trumpet not the same?
The main thing is a sax is a woodwind instrument, played by using a reed, and trumpet is a brass instrument, using a cup shaped mouthpiece with no reed. Also, the trumpet has (normally) 3 valves, where as a sax has 10 or 12 keys (don't know exactly).
Similarity of the trumpet and flute?
The trumpet is a member of the brass family; the flute is a woodwind. A trumpet has valves, and a flute has keys. A trumpet is in the key of B flat, while a flute is a C instrument. Much about them is different, but the similarity is that they are both metallic.
