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Woodwind Family. http://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.
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Woodwind Family http://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