How to Clean a Flute's Tarnished Exterior
Flutes can be silver- or nickel-plated and with proper daily care, should not tarnish. If you have neglected your flute, you may find dull or discolored spots on the once shiny surface. After removing...
View ArticleHow to Play a Plastic Nose Flute
Patented in 1925, the nose flute is a small, plastic musical toy. Long popular with kids, this inexpensive novelty wind instrument comes in a variety of colors. Today, adults are discovering how much...
View ArticleHow to Use a Primos Canada Goose Flute
The Primos Canada Goose Flute looks like a standard goose call, but has unique flexible tubing on the end. Typical flute calls require advanced hand motions to adjust the pitch and sound distribution....
View ArticleHandmade Bamboo Flutes
Bamboo flutes have been fashioned by hand since antiquity. Bamboo's prevalence in East Asia makes it an important material for flute-making. There are many different types of bamboo flutes made...
View ArticleHomemade Easy Reed Flute
The basis of the modern flute, which is frequently used in orchestras and marching bands, is the reed flute. The exact origin of the reed flute is unknown but it has been used by people all over the...
View ArticleHomemade PVC Flute
While standard flutes are made from metal or wood, many inexpensive flutes for practice are made of plastic. A useful practice flute can be made from PVC piping used in plumbing. ABS pipes can contain...
View ArticleHow to Make a Flute out of Sunflower Stock
Sunflower stock, or stalk, is an ideal medium for making a tube shaped musical instrument, such as the flute. It has a tough outer surface and a pithy center that can be hollowed out. It is easily cut...
View ArticleHomemade Flute Using Household Materials
Kids love making music, especially when they are involved with creating the musical instrument. Flutes are simple to make yet produce a beautiful sound that is a nice accompaniment to other homemade...
View ArticleHow to Make a Chinese-Style Bamboo Flute
A Chinese bamboo flute produces a high, haunting sound that is often used in traditional Chinese music. You can make your own bamboo flute at home with just a few everyday tools and household supplies....
View ArticleSuzuki Flute Method
A Japanese violinist named Shinichi Suzuki developed a way of teaching young children to play instruments. Suzuki applied the basic principles used in a child's acquisition of language to the child's...
View ArticleHow to Play the Cedar Flute
Aromatic cedar is a wood that is used by several different Native American tribes to handcraft ceremonial flutes. These flutes are available for purchase at craft and artisan shops and through a...
View ArticleTraditional Navajo Flute Music
The flute is an important musical instrument in Navajo culture. Flute songs are composed for specific purposes and ceremonies, such as marriages, funerals, harvesting and spiritual celebrations. The...
View ArticleInline Flute Vs. Offset
Inline and offset flutes have different constructions that place the position of the keys in different positions depending on the design. Choosing the right flute for your purposes depends on several...
View ArticleTonal Exercises for Flute
Tonal exercises for the flute provide the basis for a solid technique in flute playing. Flutists study arpeggios, chords, major and minor scales and tonally based sequences to enhance and develop their...
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