Woodwind Family

By: Raynaleese Rivas

Izar Perez
Cifa Morris
Nazir Suazo
How does the woodwind family produce
sound?
To produce sounds, air is blown across the reed attached to the mouthpiece of the
instrument, vibrating the air down the tube of the instrument. Covering or
opening holes in the instrument tube, changing the reed, and changing the size of
the instrument tube all produce different notes.
Meaning: Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the
more general category of wind instruments.
Woodwind Family Examples
 Subgroups of the Woodwind Family
Single Reed: A single reed instrument is a woodwind instrument that uses only one reed to produce sound.
Some examples are: saxophones and clarinets

Double Reed: Double reed refers to the class of instruments that use double reeds.
Some examples are: oboe,bassoon, and english horn.

Reed lees: are wind instruments that do not have moving parts in their mouthpiece.
Some examples are: flute, and piccolo
 Examples of Woodwind Subgroups
Single reed:
Saxophone, Clarinet

Double reed:
Oboe, Bassoon

Reed less: Flute, Piccolo