Title: The Woodwind Family | The MyMusicTheory.com Blog
Headings: The MyMusicTheory Guide to Orchestral Instruments; Part 2 – The Woodwind
The MyMusicTheory Guide to Orchestral Instruments; Part 2 – The Woodwind
Woodwind Instruments
What are the standard orchestral woodwind instruments?
Why are some metal and plastic instruments called “ wood wind”?
What’s the difference between “wind” and “woodwind”?
How do woodwind instruments work?
How do reed instruments work?
Why do woodwind instruments have metal keys?
Why do woodwind instruments come apart?
Why are clarinets “transposing” instruments?
Which is the easiest / most difficult woodwind instrument to learn?

Content: The clarinet, on the other hand, is a relative newcomer, and was first introduced into the orchestra by Mozart in the middle of the 18th century. Other woodwind instruments which are not normally found in orchestras are the recorder, saxophone and bagpipes. Why are some metal and plastic instruments called “ wood wind”? A Baroque flute player
In Bach’s time (around 1700 AD), woodwind instruments were very simple compared to the vast selection of technological wonders we have today, but the instruments used back then were the prototypes of our modern woodwind family. In Bach’s time, all woodwind instruments were made out of wood – hence the name! ( Sometimes ivory instruments were also produced). Today, woodwind instruments can be manufactured out of wood, metal or plastic. The choice of material has an effect on the quality of sound made by the instrument, its weight and its cost. What’s the difference between “wind” and “woodwind”? The term “wind” instrument includes the woodwind family and the brass family, because they all use the players breath to produce sound.