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

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

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

Marimba
The percussion instrument that resembles a big xylophone

The Recorder
The simple wooden flute that's played vertically

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

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

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

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

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