Woodwind Instruments Homework

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Please read pages 22 – 26, and answer all questions.

1. How are vibrations produced on a woodwind instrument? Pg 22

2. What is the purpose of opening and closing the holes on a woodwind instrument? Pg 22

3. Describe what a single reed is. Pg 22

4. Name the members of the single reed family. Pg 22

5. Describe what a double reed is. Pg 22

6. Name the members of the double reed family. Pg 22

7. a. Describe what instrument the “English Horn” is related to. Pg 24

b. What reed does it use? Pg 24

8. What is the difference between a piccolo and a flute? Pg 23

9. What instrument plays lowest notes of the woodwind family and is a double reed? Pg 25

10. Name the members of the saxophones from highest to lowest and are they members of the woodwind family? (vocab sheet)

11. If you had to choose to play a woodwind instrument, which one would you choose and why.