The flute

Different parts of the flute

Famous flute players A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, a flautist, a flutist, or, less commonly, a fluter. Jeasse Baxtresser Kenny g

History of the flute The flute belongs to the family of the woodwing group. Aside from the voice, flutes are the earliest known musical instruments. The oldest flutes found, are thousands of years old and made of bones. These flutes were used during hunting and in magic rituals. Later on flutes are found which were made of wood or bamboo. All flutes used to have only holes. You could hold a flute to the left or right side and there were even flutes you could hold straight like a recorder. Until the middle ages flutes were played by hunters, shepherds, musicians in festive occasions and from the 13th century on also by soldiers.

The flute is played sideways and you blow into the mouth piece and you press the different keys for making different sounds.The flute is related to the piccolo. The flute is an instrument you can only play individualy.

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Feedback You have included some good points here, well done. Perhaps you could of included a clip to show us what the Flute sounds like. B – Mr O’Sullivan