Instrument Name: Flute
Key: C
Family: Woodwind
Sound production: Air is blown across the sharp opposite edge of the lip plate, causing air in the enclosed tube to vibrate and form a standing wave.
First Invented: Flutes have been played throughout history. The oldest known flute is an astonishing 42,000 years old and was carved from a vulture bone! Wooden flutes are present all through the history of classical music, but the modern flute as we know it today was developed by Theobald Boehm in the 1840s.
Ancestors: None!
Materials: Silver plated nickel or solid silver on professional instruments. Other precious metals are sometimes used.
Range: 3 octaves
Famous Flautists: Sir James Galway, Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Wye, Ian Clarke, Bobbi Humphrey.
Famous Flute Makers: Yamaha, Pearl, Altus, Miyazawa, Azumi, Sankyo, Muramatsu.
Flute Family: (From left to right) Bass Flute, Concert Flute (the one you play!), Piccolo, Flute D’amour, Alto Flute.
(