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What are 3 facts about a flute?
The standard concert flute has a range of about 3 octaves (roughly between C4 and C7). The flute is one of the highest-pitched instruments. Consequently, flute music is written in treble clef. The piccolo is basically a mini-flute and sounds one octave higher than the standard concert flute.
What are the 3 main flutes?
The flute has three main parts: the head joint, the body and the foot joint.
What is the interesting fact of 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.
What are flutes known for?
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.
What was the first flute?
The first likely flute was called the “ch-ie” and emerged in China. Early flutes were played in two different positions: vertically, like a recorder, or horizontally, in what was called the transverse position.
What is flute sound?
Airy, light, poetic, mellow, bright, wafting, ethereal, rich, soft, graceful, penetrating, brilliant, clear, shrill, silvery, wind-like, whistling, whispering, humming, filigree, sighing, aspirate.
How many types of flutes are there?
The main 3 types of flute are the standard, piccolo and harmony flutes.
How many keys are on a flute?
The flute is a transverse (or side-blown) woodwind instrument that is closed at the blown end. It is played by blowing a stream of air over the embouchure hole. The pitch is changed by opening or closing keys that cover circular tone holes (there are typically 16 tone holes).
What are facts about the history of the flute?
A flute is technically any open tube that you blow into to produce sound (even an empty bottle of Coke).
What are instruments similar to flute?
Folk pipe. Fipple flutes are found in many cultures around the world.
What are early flutes are made of?
The flutes, made of bone and ivory, represent the earliest known musical instruments and provide unmistakable evidence of prehistoric music. The flutes were found in the Caves with the oldest Ice Age art, where also the oldest known examples of figurative art were discovered. Music and sculpture as artistic expression have developed simultaneously among the first humans in Europe, as the region is considered a key area in which various cultural innovations have developed.
What instruments are in the flute family?
The oboe, bassoon, and clarinet are common instruments of the woodwind family included in orchestras. Many school bands offer students the opportunity to play woodwind instruments, including the saxophone and flute. The piccolo and french horn also belong to the woodwind family.