Title: Woodwind Instruments - SoundBridge
Headings: Woodwind Instruments
Woodwind Instruments
Woodwind instruments and their history
Woodwind Instruments Construction
Woodwind Instrument Types
Flutes
Reed instruments
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Content: They are all narrow cylinders or pipes, with holes. What’s more, they have an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top. You, therefore, play them by blowing air through the mouthpiece and using your fingers to change the pitch. Finally, metal caps called keys cover the holes of most woodwind instruments. The mouthpieces for some woodwinds use a thin piece of wood called a reed, which vibrates when you blow across it. Keep in mind that the smaller woodwinds play higher pitches while the larger ones play the lower notes. The woodwind family of instruments includes the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and contrabassoon. Woodwind Instrument Types
The two main types of woodwind instruments are flutes and reed instruments (or reed pipes). The specific thing about them is the way they produce sound. All woodwinds produce sound by splitting an exhaled airstream on a sharp edge, such as a reed.