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. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist or flutist.
Historians have found the bamboo flute has a long history as well, especially in China and India. Flutes have been discovered in historical records and artworks starting in the Zhou dynasty.
Flute can specifically help you improve your motor skills. First, learning to play the flute improves your ability to listen. Playing the flute forces you to listen very carefully to multiple things at once. Your tone, the accompaniment, the melody, tuning, and sometimes how you sound compared to others.
The flute is thin, small, and fits into an easily transportable case. It could fit case into backpack or set it under desk chair.
The flute isn’t heavy, which makes it easier to carry around. It’s also lighter and easier to hold up as you play.
The flute comes in three pieces. All you do is insert the headjoint into the body joint and then stick the foot joint on the other end.
Other woodwind instruments like the clarinet, saxophone, and oboe require a wooden reed to make a sound. These have to be broken in, rehydrated, protected from damage, rotated, and if they ever crack or break, they have to be replaced. It also takes some time to get used to them, and as you get better at playing, you have to readjust to playing on thicker reeds. In contrast, all it takes to make a sound on the flute is to blow air correctly into the mouthpiece. And let’s hope you’re not running out of air anytime soon!
As a popular instrument, there are plenty of flutes and all kinds of brands for buying or renting. It’s also one of the most affordable instruments, which gives it a huge advantage over others.
The flute is a fairly popular instrument, which means you’ll definitely make friends with other flute players. You’ll also always have opportunities to play it because it’s used in both band and orchestra.
Flute can easily be played solo, in a small ensemble, or in a full orchestra or band.
From classical to band to jazz to religious, the flute crosses many musical genres. You’ll never have to worry that there won’t be music for you to play, because there is always good music for flute players.
The rhythm of learning never stops.