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Is sax a woodwind or a. Brass?
The saxophone is a woodwind instrument Though it looks like brass, people always mistake it for brass instrument, but it is a woodwind. It does not have valves like the brass instruments, but has reed and finger holes covered by small pads. Some like to call it brasswind.
Instrument that blends with brass and woodwinds?
That what some people say about the saxophone. It's made of brass but is played with a reed.
If a clarinet is a woodwind instrument than why isn't a saxophone they are almost the same instrument?
Because it is made of wood and also plays on a wooden reed.
How is a saxophone and a flute alike?
They are both woodwind instruments.
What is the best brass or woodwind?
They are about the same. I play french horn and I like the most but woodwinds at least in middle get the leading parts but when you're in brass you play better parts in high school. So answering your question I think that they are both very different. And I think that brass is better though because we are the bass and brass is needed more than woodwinds.
How would a Saxophone be classified?
A Saxophone is classified as being part of the woodwind family. It was originally created to be in the middle of the woodwind and brass family and it still is considered to be in a way part of both, but technically it's a woodwind instrument because of it's wooden reed that it uses.It is a woodwind.
Is sax a woodwind or a. Brass?
The saxophone is a woodwind instrument Though it looks like brass, people always mistake it for brass instrument, but it is a woodwind. It does not have valves like the brass instruments, but has reed and finger holes covered by small pads. Some like to call it brasswind.
Instrument that blends with brass and woodwinds?
That what some people say about the saxophone. It's made of brass but is played with a reed.
If a clarinet is a woodwind instrument than why isn't a saxophone they are almost the same instrument?
Because it is made of wood and also plays on a wooden reed.
How is a saxophone and a flute alike?
They are both woodwind instruments.
What is the best brass or woodwind?
They are about the same. I play french horn and I like the most but woodwinds at least in middle get the leading parts but when you're in brass you play better parts in high school. So answering your question I think that they are both very different. And I think that brass is better though because we are the bass and brass is needed more than woodwinds.
Why is the piccolo considered a woodwind?
Because the flute is a woodwind. Although they are both made of brass you use wind to blow into them so they are called woodwind.
What are the instruments in the woodwind family which are in the middle range?
The clarinet and the alto saxophone are both mid-range instruments.
Why do woodwind and brass instruments have in common?
All of these instruments are constructed in wood. This is the only similarity.
What do woodwinds and brass have in common?
Both use air and vibration to make a musical sound.
Is the trumpet in the woodwind family?
No, trombones are a part of the Brasswind family.
What is the main difference between woodwind and brasswind musical instruments?
While both brass and woodwind instruments are played by blowing air into the mouthpiece, there are fundamental differences. Woodwinds, such as the clarinet and saxophone, use wooden reeds fitted to the mouth piece and it's the vibrations of this reed that create the sound. Brasswinds do not have a reed and the sound is created by the vibrations of the lips on the mouth piece.
