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The Orchestra

The Orchestra: A User's Manual Bassoons

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful resource covering many aspects of the bassoon. Most explanations are made with video and audio clips of members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Be sure to check out the players tips and tricks section.
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Arizona State University

Oboe Reed Adjustment Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent guide about oboe reeds. The article covers the subjects of tone quality and stability of the reed. The author describes the "performance of a reed by using four basic criteria: response, resistance, tone quality and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: Woodwind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson helps students identify the woodwind family of instruments in an orchestra by sight and sound. The students will also identify which instruments have a single reed, double reed, or contain no reed.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Woodwind Instrument

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wikipedia provides an overview of woodwind instruments and discusses the three types of woodwind instruments and the difference between brass instruments and woodwind instruments.
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Other

The Origin of the Name "English Horn"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you a detailed description of how the English Horn was named.