Thursday, November 30, 2006

1. The Bassoon is in the Woodwind instruments. (from my notebook)
2. There are three Bassoon players in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
3. There is the Bassoon, and the Contrabassoon.(from my notebook)
4. It plays low notes.
5. Yes they can play both. (refer to link in number 4)
6. The bassoon uses the Tenor or Treble clef.(previously taught in clss)
7. The Bassoon can play alone but usually doesn't.
8. The bassoon is a double reed.
9. No, because the instrument is so big.
10. It's very deep. It kinda reminds me of an old man blowing his nose.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

1. The clarinet is in the woodwind family.
2. There were three people in the orchestra. They are Richard Hawley, Ixi Chen, Johnathan Gunn.
3.There are the E-flat clarinet, the B- flat clarinet and the Contrabass Clarinet.
4. The oboe plays higher notes.
5. Yes.
6. They use the Treble clef.
7. You would use the treble clef as well.
8. It uses two reeds.
9. This also uses a double reeed.
10. I sounds like arabian music. (for all 10 question refer to first link)

Thursday, November 09, 2006

All about the Oboe and English Horn
1. The Oboe and English Horn are in the Woodwind Family.
2.There are 3 people in the cincinnati symphony orchestra. There names are Shea Scruggs, Richard Johnson, and Lon Bussell.
3.It was not invented in England.
4. The English Horn is lower than the Oboe.
5. Most can but they are slightly different so there are some that can't play them both.
6. The oboe uses the treble clef.
7. The English Horn uses the treble clef.
8.The English Horn has a double reed.
9.The Oboe also uses two reeds.
10. It sounds very high like a mouse. ( 5-10 refer to link in number 4)

Thursday, November 02, 2006

1.The piccolo and flute are in the woodwind insruments.
2.There are three flute players in the cincinnati symphony orchestra.
3. Randolph Bowman, Kyril Magg, and Jasmine Choi. (refer to link in number 2)
4.The piccolo is higher than the flute.
5. Someone who can play the flute can play the piccolo ( usually) because the two are extremely similiar.
6.The piccolo uses a G clef with an 8 above it.
7.The flute also uses the G clef.
8. The piccolo doesn't have a reed.
9. The flute also doesn't have a reed.
10. The flute sounds something like a bird.