A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. The reeds of woodwind instruments are made from Arundo donax or synthetic material; tuned reeds (as in harmonicas and accordions) are made of metal or synthetics.

Single reeds

Single reeds are used on...

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The Renaissance is an important time period of history; the word means in French .rebirth. and is very appropriate to define the most spectacular historical age in Italy. Western Europe was also influenced by its main features, the revival of learning based on classical sources (Greek and Latin), an...

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There are many excuses for not making your own oboe reeds, but in my opinion, one of the poorest excuses is money.

Let's face it, playing the oboe is an expensive proposition. If you haven't realized it already, then let this be your warning. If you don't want to spend any money at all, then you s...

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Briefly, for those readers that do not know about The Secret, it's about creating pictures in your head that direct your life. The Secret is also a hit movie about that theme. The producer of the movie said she discovered The Secret after reading a book named "The Science of Getting Rich". In The Sc...

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Along with Beethoven, Bach and Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of only a handful of classical composers who are universally known by all society, even those without any interest in music older than a few years. Many people will know several Mozart melodies without even knowing who they were...

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