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** Single Reed instruments use a reed -- a thinly sliced piece of cane, (or less frequently, plastic)-- that is held against the aperture of a mouthpiece with a ligature. When air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece. Single reed instruments include the clarinet and saxophone family of instruments. |
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** Single Reed instruments use a reed -- a thinly sliced piece of cane, (or less frequently, plastic)-- that is held against the aperture of a mouthpiece with a ligature. When air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece, the vibrations create the sound. Single reed instruments include the clarinet and saxophone family of instruments. |
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** Double-reed instruments use two precisely cut, small pieces of cane (called a reed) joined together at the base as the mouthpiece. The finished, bound reed is inserted into the top of the instrument and vibrates as air is forced between the two pieces of cane. The oboe, English horn, and bassoon make up the more popular instruments within this family. ** Transverse woodwind instruments use a property of physics where blowing across an open hole in a tube causes air to vibrate, generating a sound. Instruments in this family include the flute and recorder families. |
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** Double-reed instruments use two precisely cut, small pieces of cane joined together at the base as the mouthpiece. The finished, bound reed is inserted into the top of the instrument and vibrates as air is forced between the two pieces of bound cane. The oboe, cor anglais and bassoon make up the more popular instruments within this family. |
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** Transverse woodwind instruments use a property of physics where blowing across an open hole in a tube causes air to vibrate, generating a sound. Instruments in this family include the flute and some instruments in the recorder family (such as the Shakuhachi). |
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