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Flute

The flute is the smallest and highest pitched beginning band instrument. It is a member of the woodwind family even though it is made of metal and doesn’t use a reed to create the sound. In order to produce a tone on the flute, the player blows across the tone hole of the mouthpiece, allowing the air to split at the far edge of the hole. That creates a whistle sound. It uses the same principle as a whistle or blowing across a soda bottle. In all cases the air splits to create a sound. Aiming a thin air stream at the edge of the hole to make a sound can be a bit challenging at first but it gets much easier with time and practice.
 
Physical Features
Flute players should have a slight “frown” to the upper lip
with no tear drop shape in the middle.  Flute tones are produced by being able to focus a very small airstream to an exact location on the tone hole. 
A tear-drop-shaped lip makes it difficult to direct the air so precisely.  Flute players should also have agile fingers for playing this instrument through a fast musical passage.  Students with large overbites (receded jaw) should avoid choosing flute because that makes it quite challenging to produce a quality tone.
 
Other Concerns
Students with double-jointed fingers should avoid selecting flute as double-jointedness can cause lack of agility in the fingers.
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    • Flute
    • Oboe
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    • Saxophone
    • Trumpet
    • Horn
    • Trombone
    • Baritone/Euphonium
    • Tuba
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