reed instruments
Clarinets and oboes
Reed instruments are wind instruments that produce sound when air causes a thin strip 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 acts as a valve, alternately opening and closing to create sound waves.
She played several reed instruments in the orchestra.
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
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