Studying and performing music from the past with period-accurate instruments became a scholarly pursuit, which lead to somewhat of a revival of the recorder in modern times. While the term flute has been used interchangeably, these instruments are very different in construction. Recorders, for as long as they have been around, have been made primarily of wood. The upper had would have three fingers holes and a thumbhole, while the lower hand would be responsible for an additional four holes.
Larger instruments in the family may have used keys if the holes had to be spaced too far apart. Flutes, however, are made of metal and are made entirely of keys.
But, as discussed in our piece on wooden flutes , this was not always the case. Around the time of the prominence of recorders, flutes were also made of wood, and had only finger holes. It was not until the s that it started receiving keys and ultimately revolutionized into the modern flute we know today.
Aside from the obvious orientation of the instrument, there are a lot of similarities in the way the sound is produced, though they are played very differently. Flute players blow across an open hole on the headjoint of a flute. The angle at which the air hits the blowhole activates the acoustics of the instrument, allowing sound to be produced. Recorders blow into a mouthpiece that has a window with a sharp edge on it called a labium.
Once the airstream hits the labium , it splits in two directions, activating the acoustics of the instrument, allowing sound to be produced. Thanks for the great information. This is really helpful. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Inside Gear Learn Inspire Entertain.
Flute vs. Joe on July reading time: 4 Min. Headjoint for soprano recorder. Flute lip positions. Joe has been singing since he can remember and started playing guitar when he was He's been using it as a songwriting tool ever since. He is passionate about melody and harmony and admires musicians who create these in unique ways.
Show all blog posts by Joe. Quiz — Can you name the percussion instrument? Larry on 6. April They also alter the pitches on their instrument by covering different holes on their instrument even some of the fingering patterns are similar. Look ahead for more similarities and differences as well as a lesson plan for students to encourage comparative thinking.
Learn more about what a soprano recorder is. The whole process is complicated and scientific, but here it is in simple terms this is how I usually explain it to kids and adults with not a lot of musical background.
When you blow into a recorder, there is a small wedge in the mouthpiece. As the air hits the wedge, it splits the air with some going out the window rectangular hole and some continuing down the recorder. This splitting causes a vibration in the air going both in and out of the hole. As you blow air across the tone hole on the hole, it hits the back part of the tone hole. The first note you learn which pushes down the first hole is B.
From there, as you add fingers, you get A and G. The rest is shockingly similar as well. Many of my students who play flute have a head start over the other instruments due to this similarity. Both flutes and recorders come down from the same ancestry of instruments. Whistle-like and flute-like instruments have been found throughout all of human history. Side by Side Comparison — Flute vs Recorder 5. The term flute is applied to a number of reedless wind instruments that produce sound from the flow of air across an opening.
Flutes made from a tube with holes that can be stopped with fingers or keys. A number of instruments such as piccolo , clarinet, recorder, fife, bansuri, etc. They are considered to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world and are used in both western and eastern music.
Flutes can be categorized into several broad groups such as side-blown and end-blown, and fipple flutes and non-fipple flutes. These are also known as transverse flutes and are held horizontally played. End-blown flutes are played by blowing on one end of the flute. Xiao, kaval, danso and Anasazi flute are some examples of this type of flutes.
They are held vertically when played. Fipple flutes have a constricted mouthpiece. These flutes are held vertically when played. Recorder and tin whistle are examples of fipple flutes.
Most instruments in the flutes family are of this kind. However, in modern usage, the term flute mainly refers to the western classical flute, which is a transverse instrument made of wood or metal. These are pitched in C and has a variety of three and a half octaves starting from the musical note C 4.
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