Woodwinds

Musical Theory and Technique

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    Woodwinds are instruments where wind is blown through a wooden instrument. The modern flute is usually made of metal, but is considered a woodwind instrument because it originally was made of wood. Woodwinds are further divided into isntruments that have reeds and those that don’t have reeds.

    The woodwinds in an orchestra are the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.

• clarinet
• flute
• saxophone