Title: Introduction to the Woodwind Family of Instruments | Woodwind & Brasswind : The Music Room
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Introduction to the Woodwind Family of Instruments
What is a woodwind instrument?
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Introduction to the Woodwind Family of Instruments
Posted in woodwinds---brass-articles on March 30, 2019
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What is a woodwind instrument? The woodwind family of instruments is a subset of the more general category of wind instruments. Within the woodwind family, there are two main types of instruments: reed instruments and flutes. The reason reed woodwind instruments are identified as “woodwind” is based on the way they produce their sound which is by splitting the player’s air stream on a sharp edge, such as a reed. Many people are confused by the name woodwind, thinking that these instruments should be made exclusively from wood. However, they can be made of any material such as wood, brass, cane, silver, gold or platinum.