For those wishing to master a musical instrument, a concern that may often pop up is whether the instrument in question is easy for them or not. If you're reading this, you may have heard that the...
Category: Woodwind Instruments
You've probably heard of muted trumpets and trombones. Mutes have been used extensively on brass instruments, not only for rehearsals or for practicing but even during live gigs, and they're very...
Some woodwinds are hardly made of wood nowadays, even though they were designed to be built initially with that material. Flutes are a prominent example of these. Despite this, they're still...
Flutes have undergone several developments throughout the centuries. One of these developments relates to the implementation of the Boehm keywork system, which replaces the traditional layout of the...
What Are The Different Types Of Flutes? (4 Main Flute Types)
When people talk about flutes, they usually mean just one specific type (the concert "C" flute). However, as of this writing, there are four main flute types on the market, classified according to...
The flute is categorized as a "woodwind" instrument, even though the modern flute has virtually no wooden parts. This descriptor was coined at a time when flutes were predominantly made of wood, and...