Title: Woodwind Instruments
Headings: Woodwind Instruments
Woodwind Instruments
Content: Bansuri
Venu
Fife
Dizi
Daegeum
Piccolo
Irish flute
Western concert flute
End-blown: Nagaswaram
Pan flute
Digeridoo
Kaval
Hocchiku
Danso
Tumpong
Xiao
Fipple: Ocarina
Recorder
Shvi
Caval
Fujara
Gemshorn
Organ pipe
Tin whistle
Reed instruments use either one or two reeds, with single reeds typically affixed to a mouthpiece, called a ligature. The mouthpiece gives the reed a surface to vibrate against, while double reeds vibrate against each other. The vibrating flow of air enters the chamber of the instrument, giving it a distinct sound. Because the player puts the reed into their mouth, melodies aren’t easily articulated with airflow alone (like with a flute), so almost all reed instruments have finger holes that allow the player to change pitch. Some double-reed instruments are capped and air is blown into a chamber before it is pushed through the reeds, but these are few. Single-reed: Clarinet
Saxophone
Octavin
Xaphoon
Aulochrome
Chalumeau
Arghul
Octavin
Double-reed: Shehnai
Oboe
Bassoon
Sarrusophone
Souna
Duduk
Nadaswaram
Hojok
Playing techniques
While all woodwind instruments are played using the same basic technique of blowing a stream of air into a chamber, there are a few different techniques available to woodwind musicians.