Why is it said that wind instruments produce sound differently?

              Wind instruments are those musical instruments that produce sound when air is blown into or across its mouthpiece. There are a variety of them used by musicians since time immemorial. The list includes flute, saxophone, clarinet etc. Many of them look similar with long tubes of various sizes and metal keys that cover the holes when played to make notes. In general, bigger instruments produce low pitched sounds.

               Depending on the material with which they are made, wind instruments are divided into two- brass instruments and woodwind instruments. In the former, sound is produced when the player’s lips vibrate, which in turn causes air inside the instrument to vibrate too. Examples of this are horns and trumpets.

              In the case of woodwind instruments, there are different ways with which sound is generated. Let’s look at an example of the most popular one- the flute. Here, an amount of air is gradually blown through the small mouthpiece. When this column of air gets trapped within the instrument, it vibrates, and produces the beautiful sound. There are of course factors that influence the final output.