reed instrument
Clarinet or oboe
A reed instrument is a wind instrument that produces sound when air causes a thin piece of material—the reed—to vibrate.
Single-reed instruments like clarinets and saxophones use one reed attached to a mouthpiece.
Double-reed instruments like oboes and bassoons use two reeds bound together.
The reed's vibration sets the air column inside the instrument in motion, creating the tone.
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
- clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
- circular breathingSustained wind instrument technique
shawm · bagpipe · bassoon · saxophone · mouthpiece · squeak · breath · warm up · practice · timbre · concert pitch · jazz · key signature · bell · orchestra pit · marching band · fingering · keys
- reeds
reed instrumentbrass instrument
Metal wind instrument
string instrument · percussion instrument · trumpet · trombone · French horn
reed instrumentbrass
Copper-zinc metal mixture
strings · percussion · bowed strings · brass section · string section
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