clarinet
Cylindrical reed woodwind
A clarinet is a woodwind instrument with a single reed, a cylindrical bore, and a flared bell.
It produces a warm, versatile tone across a wide range, making it central to orchestras, concert bands, and jazz ensembles.
She played clarinet in the marching band.
The player who plays one is a clarinetist.
One who speaks officially
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- keysLock-operating instruments
pads · ligature · tenon · socket · keywork · springs · posts · rings
Suspended recreational seat
- DixielandEarly New Orleans jazz
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- GoodmanName meaning upright person
Shaw · Fountain · glissando · smear · blues · New Orleans · trad · combo
Wind player's mouth position
- articulationClear vocal expression
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
fingering · register · overblowing · vibrato · slur · voicing · circular breathing · glissando
Stick for support
- single-reedOne cane strip vibrating
- strengthPower to exert force
- cutSeverance or reduction
- ligatureCord for binding
vibration · synthetic · adjustment · moisture · warping · buzzing · response · break-in
Air-blown instrument ensemble
- principalChief school administrator
- tuttiFull ensemble passage
- soliSingle-performer passages
- doublingMultiplying by two
transposition · Mozart · Weber · Brahms · Copland · Gershwin · Prokofiev · score
Group of five
- trioGroup of three
- duoTwo working together
- piano accompanimentKeyboard support for melody
- woodwind ensembleGroup playing blown instruments
serenade · divertimento · partner · recital · sonata
mouthpiece
One who speaks officially
keys · pads · ligature · tenon · socket · keywork · springs · posts · rings · buffet
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- DixielandEarly New Orleans jazz
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
Goodman · Shaw · Fountain · glissando · smear · blues · New Orleans · trad · combo · big band
embouchure
Wind player's mouth position
- articulationClear vocal expression
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
- staccatoShort, separated note style
legato · fingering · register · overblowing · vibrato · slur · voicing · circular breathing · glissando · portamento
cane
Stick for support
- single-reedOne cane strip vibrating
- strengthPower to exert force
- cutSeverance or reduction
ligature · vibration · synthetic · adjustment · moisture · warping · buzzing · response · break-in · flatness
woodwind section
Air-blown instrument ensemble
doubling · transposition · Mozart · Weber · Brahms · Copland · Gershwin · Prokofiev · score · conductor
quintet
Group of five
- trioGroup of three
- duoTwo working together
- piano accompanimentKeyboard support for melody
woodwind ensemble · serenade · divertimento · partner · recital · sonata
soprano
Highest female voice range
- contrabassLargest bowed string instrument
field
Area of specialty
halftime · drill · corps · lyre · outdoor · football · competition · section · band director · pregame
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- wind instrumentsflute, oboe, trumpet, bassoon, saxophone
- jazz funeralsecond line, brass band, parade, grand marshal, umbrella
- reed instrumentsoboe, bassoon, saxophone, English horn, alto sax
clarinetdrum
Struck percussion cylinder
bass drum · timpani · snare drum · tuba · bass
clarinetdrum kit
Seated percussionist's instrument collection
percussion section · bass drum · snare drum · bongos · congas
- bass clarinetLower-pitched single-reed aerophone
- clarinet playerOne who performs on clarinet
- clarinet soloFeatured woodwind passage alone
- clarinet lessonsTeaching someone this instrument