Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Family

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Family

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra Click through this Power Point to learn about the instruments of the Woodwind Family Do not complete any of the worksheets yet, that will come later!

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family - Woodwind instruments are usually made of wood - Produce sound by blowing wind through instrument either with a reed or over edge of mouthpiece 3 Groups of WW Instruments: 1. Non-reed: uses only a mouthpiece 2. Single reed: reed vibrates against mouthpiece 3. Double reed: two reeds vibrate against each other

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Reeds: - Thin strip of cane

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra There are four main woodwind instruments and a “cousin” to each instrument; that is, a similar instrument to the main instrument, usually larger or smaller in size that is played the same way. The four main instruments are: • Flute (“cousin” instrument is the piccolo) • Clarinet (“cousin” instrument is the bass clarinet) • Oboe (“cousin” instrument is the english horn) • Bassoon (“cousin” instrument is the contrabassoon)

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Non-Reed Instruments: Flute (Made of metal) Piccolo Highest sounding ww instrument

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Single Reed Clarinet - Made of wood - Bell-shaped end - Sound produced by reed

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Single Reed: Bass Clarinet - Larger than clarinet - Plays lower

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Single Reed: Saxophone - The only woodwind instrument not found in the orchestra - Made of brass

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Double Reed: Oboe -Similar to clarinet but has different mouthpiece (provides the tuning note for the orchestra--A 440)

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Double Reed: English Horn - Larger and sounds lower than oboe (Pear-shaped Bell)

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Double Reed: Bassoon - special mouthpiece - has over 9 ft. of tubing!

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family (continued) Double Reed: Contrabassoon - Largest and lowest sounding ww instrument

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra 1. Draw and shade in the placement of the Woodwind Family in the symphony orchestra: Shade in this section!

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Worksheet 2. Name the four main woodwind instruments: – – Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon air 3. Woodwind instruments are played by blowing _____ mouthpiece into a _________. 4. The sound from a woodwind instrument comes out tone holes of the _________. 5. The flute is a member of the non-reed _____ family of woodwinds because you blow air across the opening to make sound.

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Worksheet wood or ____, cane 6. Flutes were originally made of _______ metal but now are made of ____. 7. Piccolo means _____ little in Italian. 8. The highest sounding instrument in the orchestra piccolo is the _____.

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra A. The Woodwind Family Worksheet 9. The second group of woodwind instruments are single reed instruments. called the _____ cane 10. Reeds are made from _______. 11. The clarinet is used in _______, orchestras ____, bands and ____ jazz groups.

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Worksheet larger & plays lower than the clarinet. 12. A bass clarinet is ____________ 13. The third group of instruments are the _____ double reed instruments. 14. All reeds _____ vibrate to produce sound in the instrument.

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Worksheet oboe has a very nasal sound produced by 15. An _______ the double reed. (This instrument also provides the tuning note for the orchestra. ) English ______ Horn is a large oboe. 16. The _____ 17. The English Horn has a pear-shaped ______. bell

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Worksheet 9 feet of tubing which is bent 18. The bassoon has ____ in order to allow the musician to hold it. 19. The lowest and largest of the double reed instruments is the Contrabassoon ________ (contra means to double) 18 feet in length. 20. The contrabassoon is ____

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra The Woodwind Family Worksheet 21. Name three categories of woodwind instruments. Non-reed Single Reed Double Reed

Instrument Families of the Symphony Orchestra • Be sure to also complete the other Woodwind Family worksheet in addition to the worksheet you just completed. • Both are due at the end of the period!