World of Flute

02/26/2022

A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, a flautist, a flutist, or, less commonly, a fluter.

There are many different sizes of flutes within the flute family: piccolo, alto, tenor, bass and contrabass flute.

Standard concert flute is pitched in the key of C, and has a range of approximately 3 octaves.

Alto flute is pitched in the key of G.

Flutes have been made out of lots of different materials throughout history including: bone, wood, glass, ivory, plastic, resin, brass, nickel silver, silver, gold and platinum.

02/24/2022

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, flautist, flutist or, less commonly, fluter or flutenist.

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are...

02/22/2022

Theobald Boehm helped create the modern Western flute. He started improving flute design and the fi*****ng system of the flute between 1831 and 1847. Most flutists had adopted Boehm’s changes to the design by the second half of the 19th century.

George Washington, James Madison and Leonardo da Vinci all played the flute.

Flutes are considered one of the earliest instruments and date back to Germany over 35,000 years ago.

Many cultures have their own version of the flute. For example, one of the most popular traditional Japanese flutes is the the Shakuhachi.

The earliest use of the word “flute” was in the 14th century

02/14/2022

To help you on your discovery journey, we’ve put together our favourite facts about the flute.

If your daughter or son decides that they would like to learn to play an instrument for the school band, it can be a good idea to do a bit of fact-finding upfront. Not only so that you go in prepared, but because the better your child knows their instrument, the more likely they are to stick with it...

02/13/2022

''Your flute shouldn’t make you doubt your skills. Starting out, you
need to get your hands on the best flute for beginners.''

For anyone not progressing fast enough learning on a poor quality flute, it can be difficult to pinpoint whether it’s the instrument or your skill set that’s not up to scratch. And there is no greater tragedy than giving up on your dream believing you lack the skills required to play flute when ...

02/09/2022

Whether you’re an experienced flautist, or a beginner just starting out, there is always more you can learn about your instrument. Did you know, for example, that the flute is probably the oldest instrument in the world?

HomeLearnInstrumentsWoodwindFlute12 Fun and Interesting Facts About the Flute you Might not Know 12 Fun and Interesting Facts About the Flute you Might not Know By Sian Hughes Last updated 29th October 2021 Whether you’re an experienced flautist, or a beginner just starting out, there is always mo...