| is article we will talk about the musical instruments in | | | | Further information on musical instruments woodwind |
| the woodwind family. These have always been | | | | family |
| instruments of interest because they are some of the | | | | These instruments are perfect if you want your child |
| most natural instruments available to play. Most people | | | | to get in to musical instruments. Many children across |
| enjoy playing these instruments for this reason. | | | | the world are fascinated with these instruments and |
| The piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, bassoon, clarinet, | | | | start playing them from an early age. Some lose |
| and saxophone are all instruments of the woodwind | | | | interest, but many do not. You will often find that these |
| family. Most of these instruments were made of | | | | children go on to play more musical instruments as |
| wood. Now, they have evolved and are made from all | | | | they grow up and gain a general interest in playing |
| sorts of material, however, the essence is still the | | | | musical instruments. |
| same for each instrument. Basically, they still play in the | | | | The woodwind family of instruments makes sounds in |
| same way. Because they are played by blowing air or | | | | different ways. The flute makes a sound by blowing |
| with wind, they are called the woodwind family of | | | | air across the holes on the instrument. The clarinet and |
| musical instruments. | | | | saxophone generally use a single piece of cane. |
| The designs of the musical instruments woodwind | | | | These canes vibrate producing a sound. The oboe, |
| family are all made from a tube with holes in the tube. | | | | English horn, and the bassoon used a double piece of |
| When the holes are covered up, the air goes all the | | | | cane that vibrated against each other resulting in |
| way to the end of the tube. This results in a different | | | | different types of sounds. |
| sound being played. When the holes are open and | | | | We love the woodwind family of musical instrument, |
| nothing is over them, the air goes only a little way and | | | | they are the most natural of musical instruments, and |
| the instrument makes a high sound. The instrument | | | | possible some of the oldest musical instruments |
| with the shortest tubing and the highest sound is | | | | available. Although today they have been modernized, |
| known as the piccolo. The notes of these instruments | | | | nothing beats using them in their old fashioned form |
| can be further increased by using different shapes and | | | | from the structure of fresh cane. This concludes our |
| sizes. This is why the saxophone can be shaped | | | | article on musical instruments woodwind family. |
| different and can come in a variety of forms. | | | | |