WOODWIND INSTRUMENT FAMILY

FLUTE

• It dated back between 30,000 and 35,000 years ago.
• It was once made out of bone
• It has 3 parts
• It's highest pitched
• It's the only one you blow across

OBOE

• It's a double reed instrument
• It has 4 parts
• It's from the Middle Ages

Clarinet

• Its most important part is the reed
• It has 7 parts
• It is the heart and soul of the concert band

ALTO SAXOPHONE

• It has 5 parts
• It's the newest instruments
• It wasn't liked when it was first invented
• It's parts are a reed,ligature,mouthpiece,neck and body
• It's used in jazzy music

Bassoon

• It's the largest
• The parts are; bell,boot,long joint,wing joint,bocage,and reed
• It's a double reed instruments