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Wind Instruments

SAXOPHONE

Saxophones are in the family of woodwind instruments and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to a clarinet. Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in 1840.

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TROMBONE

A musical instrument in the brass family, a player vibrates his or her lips to create a vibration in the air column. The slide mechanism varies to change the pitch, while modern trombones use a rotary valve for the same reason.

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TRUMPET

Most commonly used in classical or jazz pieces, the trumpet has the highest register in the brass family. They date back to 1500BC and were used as signalling devices in battle or hunting.
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BASSON

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that plays music written in the bass and tenor clefs, and occasionally the treble. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature.

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FRENCH HORN

The French horn is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The horn is used in professional orchestras and bands.

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CLARINET

One of the woodwind instruments, the clarinet has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube and a flared bell.

It is used in a wide variety of music, including jazz, classical music and marching band music.

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RECORDER

The recorder has a whistle mouthpiece and has holes for your thumb and fingers. They vary in size to produce different sounds and it is known to have a relatively pure sound.

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OBOE

The Oboe is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range.

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FLUTE

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening.

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StringInstruments

VIOLIN

This wooden string instrument is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the violin family, and typically has four strings. It is usually played by drawing a bow across its strings, although the strings can be plucked by hand. They feature in all sorts of different kinds of music.

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VIOLA

This is slightly larger than the violin, which produces a lower and deeper sound. It provides something of a middle ground between the violin and the cello.

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ACOUSIC GUITAR

An acoustic guitar transmits the vibrations of the strings into the air, rather than amplify it with electricity. The sounds waves from the strings resonate throughout the entire guitar, which is what creates the sound.

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CLASSIC GUITAR

The classic guitar is the member of the guitar family that is used in classical music. It is an acoustic wooden guitar with nylon strings.

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CELLO

Again with four strings, the cello produces an even lower sound than the viola.

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DOUBLE BASS

This is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is notated one octave higher than it sounds because the pitch of the instrument is so low.

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ELECTRIC GUITAR

With strings made of steel, the sounds are converted into electrical signals to create this unique sound.

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BASS GUITAR

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OtherInstruments

DRUMS

A drum kit is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments such as cymbals which are played by a person with drumsticks. Feet also operate pedals that can be used. There is a variety of drum sets that people can play and enjoy.

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PIANO

This is an acoustic, stringed instrument where the strings are struck by hammers. A player plays a keyboard which causes the hammers to strike the strings.

The piano is used in all sorts of music and while it is heavy, immobile and expensive, it provides a lot of variety for composers and songwriters.

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BONGOS

Bongos can be struck or scraped by a beater, by hand or by a different object.

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KEYBOARD

An electric keyboard is very much like a piano but it is a lot cheaper and can be transported in a much better way. It doesn’t quite produce the sound that a piano does, although digital effects are helping to create as close a sound as possible.

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