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This 40-word woodwind instruments word search covers flutes, reeds, saxophones, and historic wind instruments for students in Grades 6–8. Hidden words include oboe, bassoon, English horn, recorder, and saxophones in various sizes, plus specialized terms like ligature and mouthpiece. Use it in a band or orchestra class, during an instrument-identification unit, or as a supplementary music-theory activity.

Subject:
Music
Topic:
Instruments
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated June 2023

Word List

  • ANASAZIFLUTE
  • AULOS
  • BANSURI
  • CONCERTFLUTE
  • FIFE
  • PANPIPES
  • PICCOLO
  • RECORDER
  • SHAKUHACHI
  • TINWHISTLE
  • BASSETHORN
  • SOPRANOCLARINET
  • HORNPIPE
  • LIGATURE
  • MOUTHPIECE
  • REED
  • ALTOSAXOPHONE
  • TAROGATO
  • BASSOON
  • CONTRABASSOON
  • CORANGLAIS
  • DUDUK
  • ENGLISHHORN
  • HECKELPHONE
  • OBOE
  • OBOEDAMORE
  • SHAWM
  • TENORSAXOPHONE
  • BARITONESAXOPHONE
  • SOPRANOSAXOPHONE
  • BASSCLARINET
  • CONTRAALTOCLARINET
  • CONTRABASSCLARINET
  • BASSSAXOPHONE
  • EFLATCLARINET
  • ALTOFLUTE
  • BASSFLUTE
  • CONTRABASSFLUTE
  • OCARINA
  • GARKLEIN

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