Components

Instruments

Flute
The flute has a rounder head joint as well as lip plate. The
body contains keys which are pressed in order to allow
the air to flow through the instrument, changing its pitch.
The foot joint contains more keys which can further open
the airflow of the instrument. Though there are many types
of flutes, the most typical one, shown here, is the side-blown
flute.








Oboe
The oboe has a double reed rather than a lip plate.
It is open at one end, where the double reed is, and closed at the
other end, where the bell is. Just like the flute, the keys are
used to allow the air to flow through their cone-shaped air
columns, giving them different pitches. The tone hole
plates are used to construct the oboe and connect the upper
 and lower sections. Unlike the other keys, the octave keys
are used to drastically alter the pitch of the oboe by about
eight notes or so.



Clarinet
The clarinet commonly comes in three different types: the normal
clarinet, the soprano clarinet, and the contrabass clarinet. All clarinets
come with a single reed, however it tends to swing in and out
depending on the air pressure exerted on it. At a high air pressure,
it is able to function like a double reed. Most woodwind players can
use a single set of fingers to play a single octave, however, the clarinet
uses twelve buttons before it continues on to the next set of notes.









Saxophone
Just like the clarinet, there are different types of saxophones including
the soprano saxophone, the contrabass saxophone, and the alto saxophone.
When people think saxophone, it is the alto saxophone that usually comes
to mind. It has a single reed like the clarinet, but a conical bore like the oboe.
In fact, it has the largest bore angle of all woodwind instruments, allowing it to
have a much higher volume. The keys act similar to any other woodwind
instrument, although due to the size of the saxophone, the sizes of the keys
are large as well.
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