Woodwind History
How do you play this thing?
What is this?
100
What 2 materials were woodwinds first made out of thousands of years ago?
Bone and Wood
100
What angle do you hold the clarinet at?
45 degrees
100
What instrument is shown?
Flute
200
When was the first flute found?
43,000 years ago
200
What word means the way you put your mouth to the instrument?
Embouchure
200
What instrument is shown?
Clarinet
300
Which woodwind instrument is the newest one to be invented?
Saxophone
300
What TWO things classify an instrument as part of the woodwind family?
1. Narrow cylinders with holes
2. Use a reed to play (except flute)
300
What is the name fore the bigger and deeper sounding clarinet?
Bass Clarinet
400
What kind of animal's bone was the first flute made out of?
bear
400
What THREE things do you need to do to play a woodwind instrument?
HINT: How does it work?
1. Blow wind
2. Vibrate a reed
3. Change pitch by covering different holes
400
What instrument is shown that is often called the bed post?
Bassoon