Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. It is the lowest of the woodwind instruments. It is made out of maple ...

Trapped inside a shuttered musical instrument repair shop in a New York City suburb sits Mark Gigliotti’s livelihood: his prized bassoon, locked up, unattended, and likely pulled apart into pieces.

Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless ... making it one of the highest instruments in the orchestra.

The woodwind family includes the ... tapping or scraping the instruments. The conductor stands at the front of the orchestra and directs the players how to play the music. The notes the players ...