• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

MusicalHow.Com

  • Keyboards
    • Piano
    • Keyboard Piano
    • MIDI
  • String
    • Double Bass
    • Guitar
    • Harp
    • Ukulele
    • Violin
    • Cello
  • Percussion
    • Drum
  • Woodwind
    • Clarinet
    • Contrabassoon
    • Flute
    • Saxophone
  • Brass
    • Trumpets
    • Tuba
  • Music Gear
    • Microphones & Recording
    • Live Sound
    • Stands
  • About Us

Woodwind Instruments

Best Clarinet Reeds for Beginners

December 20, 2022 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Choosing the clarinet reed.

The reed is an essential part of the clarinet, and it lies fixed onto the mouthpiece. When you blow some air into the mouthpiece, the air that passes along the reed makes it vibrate to create acoustic waves.  Compared to the Oboe and bassoon that use double reed, the clarinet only uses a single reed. […]

Filed Under: Clarinet

Best Native American Flute for Beginners

December 20, 2022 By Bradley 2 Comments

Native American musicians performing live on the street.

If you want to learn the rudiments of flute playing, it will help if you have the best Native American flute for beginners. It is a no-brainer that the first thing you will need to master the flute is to have the best Native American flute for beginners. The prices, of course, of this type […]

Filed Under: Flute

Best Clarinets for Marching Band

December 20, 2022 By Bradley

marching band playing clarinet.

  Although different marching bands vary in terms of their instrumentation preferences, most bands include the clarinet in their presentations. Indeed, the clarinet has proven itself as an invaluable instrument to marching bands. However, you cannot afford to use just any clarinet while performing. This begs the question of what the best clarinets for a […]

Filed Under: Clarinet

Different Types of Bassoons

October 10, 2022 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Types of bassoons

If you’re reading this, you’re probably looking into a bassoon for your musically inclined child or thinking about getting into it yourself. Either way, bassoons look pretty complicated and that’s because they are. Fortunately, you won’t have to worry about hundreds of different variations complicating things even further. The fact is, there are only two […]

Filed Under: Woodwind Instruments

Different Types of Oboes

May 31, 2022 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Types of oboes

For those who are new to woodwind instruments, perhaps exploring options for your child or interested in woodwind instruments in general, oboes are a good entry point. There are several types of oboe and several more variations on the types of oboe. In simplest terms, there are four types of oboe woodwind instruments. You could […]

Filed Under: Woodwind Instruments

Different Types of Flutes

May 31, 2022 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Types of flutes

Flutes have a magical sound quite distinct from any other woodwind instrument. Unlike other woodwinds, the movement of air through strategically placed stops creates their distinctive sound, not reed vibration. Many types of flute have emerged over time. Different types of flute, most commonly played professionally, are in the Western concert flute category. The four […]

Filed Under: Flute

Different Types of Harmonica

May 31, 2022 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Types of harmonicas

The harmonica has been part of world culture since 3000 years ago in China with a simple reed instrument called “sheng“. The famous German-based Hohner Company brought the harmonica to America in the 19th century, where it became associated with American blues, jazz, folk, and country music. However, not every harmonica is the same, although […]

Filed Under: Woodwind Instruments

Different Types of Clarinets

May 31, 2022 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Types of clarinets

These clarinets cover a wide range of voices and provide a unique, sometimes whimsical voice to pieces. Their smooth, rich tone in lower registers distinguished them from brassier sounds, and each variety creates its own space in music. Definition of Clarinet The clarinet family encompasses many voices, including: Soprano Alto Bass Despite this range, they […]

Filed Under: Clarinet

Contrabassoon: Lowest Pitched Woodwind Instrument?

September 9, 2021 By Bradley Leave a Comment

It’s not often that you hear someone playing a woodwind instrument. In fact, most people only see woodwind instruments being played in an orchestra. They are often on the second row or next to the string players.  Woodwind instruments consist of five instruments. It includes flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, and oboe. Which instrument are you […]

Filed Under: Contrabassoon

Different Types of Saxophones

September 9, 2021 By Bradley Leave a Comment

A visual assessment of the saxophone may make you think that it is a brass instrument. Yet, it is not for it is a wind instrument, despite being made usually of brass. It is a woodwind instrument because it has the oscillating reed made traditionally of woody cane that makes the sax’s sound. The saxophone […]

Filed Under: Saxophone

Best Flute Brands (For Beginners, Intermediates & Professionals)

May 17, 2021 By Bradley 1 Comment

Flute models and brands.

Do you want a flute with an excellent tone? Do you want it to last a relatively long period? Then you need to buy a flute from the best brands in the business.  Now that you have picked the flute as your preferred instrument, there is only one thing left — getting the perfect flute. […]

Filed Under: Flute

Advantages and Disadvantages of Playing Flute

January 23, 2021 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Male Flutist.

Earlier last year, I was challenged by my bandmates to learn another musical instrument to add to the repertoire of musical instruments that I could play. So I started thinking, “Why not learn Flute?” Thus, I bought a flute, started tinkering with it, and learned the rudiments of playing it. It is indeed great to […]

Filed Under: Flute

Woodwind Instruments In The Orchestra

January 23, 2021 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Musicians playing woodwind instruments in orchestra.

A basic orchestra today would consist of around 80 players, and it is divided into four families: Brass, Percussion, String, and Woodwind instruments. The origins of the orchestral music are largely credited to the musical era of the 1600s. However, it was not until the height of the classical period that the woodwind section was […]

Filed Under: Woodwind Instruments

Beginner Flute Scales: Ways To Improve Your Flute Skill Faster

January 22, 2021 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Learning and reading the flute scales.

You may get intimidated upon hearing your flute tutor speaks about flute scales on your first flute tutorial lesson. Nevertheless, if you really want to master flute playing, you will take it as a challenge instead. You would find the scales helpful enough to improve your flute-playing skills with the right care and teaching from […]

Filed Under: Flute

Is The Clarinet Hard To Play?

December 6, 2020 By Bradley Leave a Comment

Musician playing clarinet on stage.

Right off the bat, we can tell you the clarinet is not an extraordinarily difficult instrument to learn. Yes, there are certain technicalities you must understand to become a proficient clarinet player. Yes, there is a learning curve you must go through to master the instrument. But, at the heart of it, the clarinet is […]

Filed Under: Clarinet

How To Play Wooden Flute

November 19, 2020 By Bradley 1 Comment

Female plays wooden flute.

The metal flutes seem to be the popular flutes nowadays. Yet, many flutists are still quite fond of the wooden flute. Moreover, there are advantages concomitant with the use of the wooden flute. One of these advantages is that of producing better and richer sound compared to metal flutes. Besides, wooden flutes seem to be […]

Filed Under: Flute

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Different Types of Bassoons
  • Different Types of Oboes
  • Different Types of Synthesizers
  • Different Types of Subwoofers
  • Different Types of Flutes
  • Different Types of Trumpet Mutes
  • Different Types of Trumpets
  • Different Types of Organ Pipes
  • Different Types of Xylophones
  • Different Types of Harmonica

Copyright © 2023 · MusicalHow.Com

About Us | Privacy Policy