1. BY MEDWIN ODAMTTEN 7N

2. History of the flute 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. Did you know that these kinds of flutes are still played all over the world? Now flutes are made of metal and is used in orchestral performances

3. Parts of the flute. These are the main parts of the flutes

4. The flute family The piccolo: this is the smallest flute. The piccolo sounds one octave higher than the regular flute and is usually made of wood. But there are also piccolos made of silver and there are even piccolos made of plastic. The lowest note on a piccolo is the d; there is no low c sharp and no low c on a piccolo.

5. The bass flute The bass flute: this flute is already so big that it is only build with a curved head joint. Otherwise it is impossible for you to hold the flute. The bass flute sounds one octave lower than the regular flute.

6. The regular flute The regular flute: the cheap ones only have a silver layer and are not made entirely out of silver. Flutes can also be made of wood, silver, gold or platinum. You can often see flutes of mixed materials, for example a silver flute with golden head joint or silver keys on a golden flute. Flutes can be made with closed keys or open keys (also known as French keys). Some flutes have a b foot which makes it possible for you to play a low b.

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8. Nice Presentation Medwin A 2x Credits Well done a very interesting presentation. I really liked that you researched the different type of flutes. Next time you could write in a little more detail about the sounds of the flutes or include videos or audio. Well done. Mr Yeates.