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Content: -The harp may be a part-time fifth member of the orchestral strings, although it doesn't share the common characteristics listed above. The woodwinds
-The woodwind section of the traditional symphony orchestra includes the flute, the oboe, the clarinet, and the bassoon. -Woodwinds are aerophones, produce sound via vibrating columns of air. -Sound is produced by setting a column of air in motion inside the body of the instrument. -A musician may blow a stream of air into one end of the instrument either directly (as in the recorder) or indirectly (as in the flute). -The air is used to set a reed in motion that brings about vibration of the air column (as in the clarinet and oboe). (cont.) -The pitch is determined by the length of the air column, which the performer alters by opening or closing small holes along the side of the instrument, either with the fingers or with small pads activated by a key mechanism. Volume depends on the energy with which the player produces the air stream. -The variety of timbres among the members of the woodwind family is much greater than that among the members of the string family.