What is the lowest of the four main instruments in the woodwind family?
Q: What is the lowest of the four main instruments in the woodwind family?
A: The bassoon is the lowest of the four main instruments in the woodwind family.
Q: How is a reed attached to a bassoon?
A: A reed is attached to a curved metal mouthpiece called a "crook" or "bocal" which is joined to the main part of the bassoon.
Q: What are two parts that make up most of a bassoon?
A: Most bassoons consist of two parts called ‘bass joint’ and ‘wing joint’ (or ‘tenor joint’). These two are joined at the bottom by a U-shaped piece called the ‘boot’. At the top of the instrument is the ‘bell joint’.
Q: How do players usually support its weight when playing?
A: Players usually use either a neckstrap around their neck or seat strap that connects at the bottom of boot and goes across floor to support its weight when playing.
Q: What range does it cover on treble clef?
A: The bassoon has one of largest note ranges, going from low B flat to high F on top line of treble clef.
Q: Does it have keys like other woodwind instruments?
A: Yes, Bassoons have keys to help player cover all holes, but these keys do not use Boehm fingering system like other woodwind instruments. German bassoons use Heckel system and French bassoons use Buffet system.
Q: Why was saxophone rejected as replacement for oboe and bassoon in orchestra?
A: Saxophone was rejected as replacement for oboe and bassoon in orchestra because it didn't sound same in orchestra.
