The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of ...

Music can come from surprising places—even zoo animal enclosures. One group of (human) performers is proving that you don’t ...

The piccolo looks like the flute, but is much smaller and sounds very high. The alto flute sounds lower than the flute, and is a little longer. Watch some examples below.

A touring orchestra using instruments entirely of vegetables just earned itself a world record. The Vegetable Orchestra, ...

Timbre is the word we use to describe the particular sound quality of a musical instrument. A trumpet has a very different timbre to a violin. Your voice will have a different timbre to a flute.

The Baltimore Flute Choir will play “Good Morning, Baltimore” from John Waters’ “Hairspray” and other songs at a free concert Sunday in Towson.