(BILL RETTEW/MEDIANEWS GROUP) It was a unique opportunity to learn about the woodwind family of instruments through familiar songs and lively performances. Hall deftly talked directly to the ...

(BILL RETTEW/MEDIANEWS GROUP) This was a unique opportunity to learn about the woodwind family of instruments through familiar songs and lively performances. Hall deftly talked directly to the ...

That is notable. Hmm. So what makes all of these woodwinds part of the woodwind family? Yes. Well, at one point, all of our instruments were made out of wood. The clarinet is still made of out of ...

These instruments are all played the same way, by bowing across the strings or plucking. The bigger ones create a lower sound. The woodwind family includes the flute, clarinet, oboe and saxophone.

and often placed a strong focus on string instruments. As the orchestra became more standardized, members of the woodwind family appeared, including the oboe, bassoon, recorder and transverse flute.

RASCOE: If you somehow managed to escape attending one of these concerts, the recorder is a woodwind music instrument ... we were restricted in using the wind instruments. RASCOE: Makes sense ...