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The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone family was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1840. |
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By *olgate OP Man
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"Because you need a wooden reed to play them therefore they are woodwind 
That would make them a reed instrument, not woodwind
Reeds are made from wood?"
Instruments are made from wood, reeds are made from reeds |
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"Saxophones are brass so why aren't they considered to be a brass instrument?"
I have researched this extensively, and came to the conclusion "Because it is so"
Musicologists appear a strange bunch. They say 'it matters not the material from which the instrument is made, but rather how the sound is produced'.
Consequently they classify the didgeridoo as a brass instrument
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" Wind instruments"
Are either "Brass" eg Trumpets etc ; blown with the lips pursed into the mouthpiece ( and they are " Brass" even when they are made of other metal; eg silver)
And "woodwind" which is all the oboes, clarinets bassoons etc ( blown with a reed) and also includes flutes, piccolos etc They are still "woodwind" , even if they are made from other material such as brass or silver (such as saxophones or flutes)
It's just the way it is....... |
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"or you can just get them in plastic, lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-93yj4MbOE
The advent of technology "
They actually sound pretty good, and great for kids. |
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"or you can just get them in plastic, lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-93yj4MbOE
The advent of technology
They actually sound pretty good, and great for kids."
check out the pBone and the pTrumpet. |
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Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips |
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips"
Beat me to it! |
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips"
Got to love a bit of brass and all those vibrating lips, mmmmmm.
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips"
So blowing raspberries through a toilet roll centre is playing a brass instrument  |
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips
So blowing raspberries through a toilet roll centre is playing a brass instrument "
No thats just being silly, lol. |
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By *olgate OP Man
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips
So blowing raspberries through a toilet roll centre is playing a brass instrument "
What about a recorder? Is that a brass instrument? |
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips
So blowing raspberries through a toilet roll centre is playing a brass instrument "
Some people I know would sound more musical doing this than trying to play a brass instrument! |
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips
So blowing raspberries through a toilet roll centre is playing a brass instrument
What about a recorder? Is that a brass instrument?"
Woodwind, the mouthpiece bit goes in between your lips rather than over |
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"Woodwind instruments are defined by the sound being created by air vibrating through the mouthpiece and/or reed(s)
Brass instruments are defined by the sound being created via air flow through vibrating lips
So blowing raspberries through a toilet roll centre is playing a brass instrument
Some people I know would sound more musical doing this than trying to play a brass instrument!"
I do not have the blow for a trumpet, lol but i can squeak a tune out of a recorder now and then, until people tell me to stop.
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