Skills of Playing Wind Instruments

Some are held traversely while others are end blown

1. Positioning of the lips – the lower lip is placed on the lower part of the blowing hole

2. Blowing- air should be blown across the blowing hole. The amount of air being blown depends of the wind instrument.

3. Tonguing -  the tongue is used to put the accent on

4. Fingering – closing and opening of finger holes in an alternating manner assist to produce varied pitch.

5. Breath control – it’s also referred to as phrasing and should be done at appropriate places when playing the wind instrument.