Woodwind Familyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyNmhGjn5YI

What instruments What instruments make noise using are (or were) wind?

made of wood?

Woodwind Family

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Bassoon

The Flute

Listen to the flute here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3wIHFQkAk

What animal could the flute represent here?

How would you describe the sound of the flute?

What mood do you think it could represent?

The Flute

The flute is the second highest woodwind instrument. After the Piccolo, which is very similar, but smaller

It is made from metal

It plays different notes using keys

It makes sound when air is blown across it

The flute can play a lot of notes quickly

Timbre: Bright, mellow

The Oboe

This is a very famous piece called Gabriel’s Oboe It was written especially for the oboe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJhax7Jmxs

How do you think the oboe makes its’ sound?

What mood does the oboe remind you of?

The Oboe

The oboe uses a double reed to make sound The two pieces of cane vibrate off each other

Has quite a few pieces written for it to play solo

Timbre: nasal, raspy, piercing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDgcBIyI35E

The Clarinet

Listen to the same piece on the clarinet as you hear on the flute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CkK-LM6Oe0

How do you think the clarinet makes its’ sound?

What’s different between the clarinet and the flute?

The Clarient

The clarinet uses a single reed

It has a very wide range of notes

The clarinet can be used in many different types of music It is very popular in jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=LN9xULQH2qM

Timbre: Warm, velvet, smooth

The Bassoon

Listen to this example of the Bassoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLuCgoO8PUk

How do you think it makes sound?

How would you describe the sound of the bassoon?

What mood does it remind you of?

What animal does it remind you of?

The Bassoon

The bassoon is the second lowest wind instrument The contrabassoon is larger and lower

It is played using a double reed

It can often be used for humorous sections

Timbre: Warm, velvet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yda8Ka5b-gs

Woodwind Revision There are 4 main instruments:

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Bassoon

In the orchestra, they sit here:

Watch this video going through the whole woodwind cestion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEt1Mm8sSkA