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Concert Flute with Keys

Held horizontally across the lips, this sleek metal woodwind instrument creates bright, airy musical notes through an embouchure hole.

A long transverse flute with an embouchure hole and distinct round keys.
Concert Flute with Keys
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Design of the Concert Flute

The concert flute is a long metal tube played horizontally, featuring a specialized embouchure oval hole near the headjoint and distinct round key buttons along the main body. Unlike other woodwinds, it creates sound when the player blows air across an open edge rather than into a reed.

Historical and Musical Facts About the Flute

Modern concert flutes are held to the right side of the musician's body and use a complex key mechanism invented in the nineteenth century. Although made of shiny metal such as silver or nickel, the instrument belongs to the woodwind family because sound is generated by splitting an airstream.

Real Colors of a Concert Flute

  • Main body tube: polished silver, nickel plate, or solid gold
  • Round key pads and caps: silver metal with tan or white felt pads underneath
  • Embouchure lip plate: bright silver, solid gold, or platinum finish
  • Headjoint crown cap: silver or gold metal accent
Questions and answers

Frequently Asked Questions About the Concert Flute

Why is a metal flute called a woodwind instrument?
Historical flutes were crafted from wood, and the instrument still functions like a woodwind by producing sound from a split stream of air rather than buzzing lips.
What is the embouchure hole on a flute?
It is an oval opening near the end of the headjoint where the player directs their breath against the far edge to generate sound vibrations.
How many keys are on a modern concert flute?
A standard concert flute features sixteen to eighteen key mechanisms that control opening and closing tone holes along the metal tube.
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