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The melodica is a free-reed instrument similar to the pump organ and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole, allowing air to flow through a reed.
- What wind instrument has a keyboard?
- What is an example of a free reed Aerophone?
- How does a free reed instrument work?
- Which of these musical instruments has a reed?
What wind instrument has a keyboard?
It's called a melodica. A melodica is a free-reed aerophone, which is to say that it's a wind instrument like a clarinet, oboe, or bassoon, except that it has a piano keyboard instead of the usual, woodwind-like keys, holes, or buttons.
What is an example of a free reed Aerophone?
The bullroarer is one example. These are called free aerophones. This class includes (412.13) free reed instruments, such as the harmonica, but also many instruments unlikely to be called wind instruments at all by most people, such as sirens and whips.
How does a free reed instrument work?
Reed instrument, in music, any of several wind instruments (aerophones) that sound when the player's breath or air from a wind chamber causes a reed (a thin blade of cane or metal) to vibrate, thereby setting up a sound wave in an enclosed air column (in reed pipes) or in the open air (usually free reeds).
Which of these musical instruments has a reed?
Reeds are used in many wind instruments. Some of the most common are the clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon.
