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[[Image:Flute.jpg|thumb|300px|A Boehm flute]]
[[Image:Flute.jpg|thumb|300px|A Boehm flute]]
A '''flute''' is a mouth blown woodwind [[instrument]]. The most common modern flute is the silver Boehm flute. Other flutes include:
A '''flute''' is a mouth blown [[woodwind]] [[instrument]]. The flutes represent the highest-pitched (soprano) family of the woodwind choir. They can be described as cylindrical bore instrument. Traditionally, flutes were made out of wood, however modern flutes are usually made out of metal. The flute family consists of:
*Flute (or concert flute) in C
*Piccolo in C
*Alto flute in G
*Eb flute
*Bass flute in C
Generally, the flute family extends a range of around three octaves (from middle C to three octaves above middle C). The lower ranges of the flute carry a warm and dark quality, giving these notes a round and uncrisp tone. All flutes require a great amount of air, and opportunities to breathe are usually notated in the music. For the larger and lower register flutes, it is quite hard for even advanced performers to create a standard volume for a concert performane. For this reason, bass flutes are usually heard with [[amplification|electronic amplifiers]] The high range of the flutes carry a sense of brillance, with crisp and defined tones.
The most common modern flute is the silver Boehm flute. Other flutes include:
[[Flageolet]]
[[Flageolet]]