Learning Intentions
- To learn how wind instruments such as the trombone, saxophone, and flute produce musical notes.
Wind Instruments
Wind instruments work by adjusting the size and shape of a column of resonating air.
As you watch the following video, observe how the musical note changes as the musician changes the length of the column of air in the trombone.
GoPro Music: David Finlayson’s Trombone Silliness (2:15)
Pan pipes are another form of wind instrument that are popular in South America.
The Sound Of Silence by Wuauquikun (4:54)