Basic Tutorial for Introducing the Flute

"To get started with the flute, you need to learn about the structure of the flute (the relationship between the tone holes and the tone), the key knowledge of the membrane of the flute, the fingering of the flute, the control of the breath, and the technique of playing the flute (single spit, double spit). The performance of the flute mainly relies on the cooperation of breath, tongue and fingers, and the membrane is one of the main articulating bodies in the construction of the flute, so you can play your favorite pieces skillfully after you are familiar with the fingering and breath."

The flute is the oldest Han Chinese musical instrument discovered so far, and it is also the most representative of Han Chinese musical instruments with the most national characteristics of the wind instrument. One of the commonly used horizontal woodwind instruments in traditional Chinese music, the Chinese bamboo flute, is generally categorized into the qu flute of the south, the bang flute of the north, and the alto flute in between. The range can generally reach two octaves more than two.

The flute is often used in Chinese folk music, opera, Chinese folk orchestra, Western symphony orchestra and modern music. In folk orchestras, the flute is a pivotal wind instrument and is treated as a representative of folk wind music.

Most flutes are made of bamboo, but there are also stone flutes, jade flutes and flutes made of mahogany, and bone flutes in ancient times. However, the best raw material for making flutes is still bamboo, because bamboo flutes have a better sound effect and are cheaper to make.