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Music supplies a way for human beings to connect with themselves. It facilitates individuals coming together and connecting with other people. Music and its influence have been noted in all human societies. It is a part of the very fabric of our society and is known for its ability to place people in good moods, make them want to celebrate or move them to tears. Music has always played a significant role in my life, both in the listening, as well as in playing an instrument.

The Musical Instruments Woodwind Family Blog is a resource for music lovers of woodwind instruments. In addition to general information on woodwind instruments, I’ll also share some of my favorite woodwind players and songs. I appreciate many forms of music, however jazz is one of my all time favorites. Therefore, one of my favorite activities will be finding and sharing videos of the great jazz artists.

Musical woodwind instruments belong to the group of wind musical instruments and are technically classified as aerophones. An aerophone is an instrument that creates sound essentially by inducing a body of air to vibrate. Woodwind instruments have some kind of resonator, generally a tube, in which the body of air is put into vibration by the player blowing into or over a mouthpiece positioned at the end of the resonator. The length of the tube, as well as manual adjustments of the effective length of the vibrating body of air determine the pitch of the vibration.

Oddly, the material used to construct the body of woodwind instruments is NOT the distinctive property. There are instruments not made from wood that belong to the woodwind family and likewise, there are instruments constructed from wood that do not belong to the woodwind family. Two examples consist of the wooden didgeridoo (or didjeridu), which is classified as a brass instrument, and the Western concert flute, which is actually classified as a woodwind instrument. As such, how the musician generates the sound is what more correctly differentiates a woodwind instrument from a brasswind.

Blowing through a reed, causing the reed to vibrate, which in turn agitates the column of air, produces sound for many woodwind instruments. Some exceptions include the recorder where the player blows against an edge or fipple and the flute where in the player blows across the edge of an open hole. Woodwind musical instruments change the length of the vibrating air column to reach different notes. Almost all woodwind instruments modify the effective length of the tube through the opening or closing of holes, either by covering the holes with fingers or by pressing a key.  Additionally, all wind instruments are able of attaining various notes with a process of compelling the column of air to vibrate at other harmonics without altering the length of the column of air. This is achieved by modifying the embouchure (use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece) to get different harmonics of the standing wave.

Woodwind musical instruments include: flutes, recorders, clarinets, saxophones, bassoons, oboes, and bagpipes to name just a few of the very many that exist.

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