woodwind instrument
Orchestral air pipe
A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound when air is blown across an opening or through a reed, causing a column of air inside the instrument to vibrate.
The family includes flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and saxophones.
Despite the name, not all woodwinds are made of wood—flutes are typically metal, and saxophones are brass.
The term distinguishes this family from brass instruments, where sound comes from the player's vibrating lips.
- thumbholeOpening for digit grip
- finger holeOpening for gripping
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- fluteTube blown sideways
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Metal wind instrument
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