8. Woodwind: flutes. Piccolo Flute In these instruments the sound is produced blowing across the edge of an open hole. Although they are made of metal we consider them woodwind because of the tradition.
9. Woodwind: simple-reed. On these instruments the sound is produced by a simple reed. Bass clarinet Clarinet
10. Woodwind: simple-reed. The saxo is not a usual instrument in the orchestra. It's more modern than the clarinet and the sound is produced by a simple reed too. Sax family
13. Brasswind French Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone On these instruments the sound is produced by the vibration of the lips in the mouthpiece.
14. Orchestral Percussion Family This is the biggest family but we are only going to study the most useful instruments.
15. Mallet percussion This is the special name for the pitched percussion in the orchestra family. We play them with different kinds of mallets . Tubular bells Vibraphone Glockenspiel Xilophone Marimba
16. Drums and cymbals Timpani Gong Cymbals SuspendedCymbals Snare Drum Bass Drum