Flutes Single reeds Double reeds Woodwind instruments There are 3 sub families within the Woodwind Family. Can you name them? Flutes Single reeds Double reeds

Woodwind instruments are tubes that are made from wood, plastic, or metal. Players blow their "wind," or breath, into them to make sounds. Some woodwinds are cone-shaped—the tube starts small and gets bigger along the way to the end. Other woodwinds are cylinder-shaped—the size of the tube stays about the same from one end to the other, like a paper-towel tube. The shape of the bore (cone or cylinder) affects the tone of the instrument.

The Flutes There are many types of woodwinds that don’t use a reed. These instruments are called the Flutes. How many do you know? Flutes (of course) Recorders Transverse Flute Panpipes Tin whistles

The Flute Most modern flutes are made of metal because metal helps them to sound louder in today’s big concert halls. Flutes come in four sizes. The smallest flute is the piccolo. The flute is next in size and is the most popular member of its family. The alto flute is bigger than the flute, so it is lower in pitch. The bass flute is very long. The part into which the player blows has to be bent into a U shape so that the player can hold it.

The Recorder The recorder is found in many different cultures all over the world. The top has a flat opening for blowing We know for sure that recorders have been played in Europe since the 1300s. They were at their most popular in the 1600s and early 1700s. Recorders played an important part in the music of baroque composers.

The Flagolettes or Transverse Flutes/Fifes The fife was an enormously popular instrument in the United States during the period from the 1750s until shortly after the end of the Civil War. Because of the prominent role of fifes and long drums during the Revolutionary War and the early years of the republic, these instruments have become traditional symbols of our nation.

The Tin Whistle No other whistle can match its clear, flute-like tone quality. The tin whistle is a simple metal tube, with six holes and a mouthpiece like a recorder.

The Single reeds Clarinets and Saxophones Single Reed instruments use a reed-- a thinly sliced piece of cane wood, (or less frequently, plastic. When air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece, the resulting vibration causes a sound.

Types of Clarinets The E flat Alto Bass Contra Alto Contra Bass Single Reed! The Basset Horn The B flat

There are 7 types of saxophones. The E flat Sopranino The B flat Soprano The E flat Alto The B flat tenor The E flat Baritone The B flat Bass And the E flat ContraBass Single Reed

The Double Reeds A double reed is two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing through them causes them to beat against one another.

The Oboes, Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English horn

The Bassoons also called Hecklephones

Other Double Reeds Shawms Crumhorns Cornamuse

The bagpipe is also a double reed instrument. It’s origin was probably in Mesopotamia from which it was carried east and west by Celtic migrations. It was used in ancient Greece and Rome and has been long known in India. Its widest use and greatest development was in the British Isles, particularly Northumberland, Ireland, and Scotland.

The Harmonica - The reeds are set in a small, narrow case of wood or metal. For each reed there is a hole, through which the player draws or blows air with the mouth. The Accordian - (or the reed-organ) descended from the Chinese SHENG, produces musical pitches by means of thin reeds, set vibrating by air under pressure or suction.