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The Oboe

The woodwind instrument that derives its sound from two thin pieces of cane

• 3 mins

The Horn

The relationship between the lips, the tubing, and the valves

• 4 mins

The Viola

A larger version of the violin, but with a characteristic tone colour all of its own

• 4 mins

The Clarinet

The wide-ranging reed instrument made from African hardwood with an assortment of valves

• 4 mins

The Trombone

With its stretched out, sliding, tubing, the trombone can play any note in its compass

• 4 mins

The Cello

The smaller of the two stringed instruments that sit on the floor

• 4 mins

The Recorder

The simple wooden flute that's played vertically

• 4 mins

Double Bass

Best known as a jazz instrument, the double bass has kept cab drivers in work for years

• 4 mins

Marimba

The percussion instrument that resembles a big xylophone

• 4 mins

The Bassoon

The double-reed woodwind instrument that looks like a long wooden tube

• 4 mins

Trumpet

One of the oldest instruments known to man - even found in the tomb of Tutankhamen

• 4 mins