duct flute

[English] A type of flute. Instruments whose pitch is produced by an air column moving through a channel, or duct, and directed to strike a sharp edge or lip causing the air column to split and vibrate. The upper end of the channel is blocked by a fipple which forces the air through the duct.

fipple flute, also called whistle flute, duct flute, or block flute, any of several end-blown flutes having a plug (“block,” or “fipple”) inside the pipe below the mouth hole, forming a flue, duct, or windway that directs the player's breath alternately above and below the sharp edge of a lateral hole.

: a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped at one end and which has a side hole over which air is blown to produce the tone and having a range from middle C upward for three octaves.

There are so many types of duct flute around the world that it is impossible to name or describe them all. They include many whistles, vessel flutes, overtone flutes, panpipes, tabor pipes, and the organ, each of which has its own article in this series, as well as others even in our own culture.

The origins of duct flutes can be traced back centuries, starting with the Egyptians, Syrians, and Greeks, but Romanian versions sprouted up as a result of the Ottoman Turks. Since the duct flute likely came to Dobrogea when the Turks gained increased control 1418, it was therefore likely created afterwards.

"Recorder" is an English term for a duct flute, which is also called flauto dolce, flûte à bec, or Blockflöte. Its fipple mouthpiece makes it a relative of pipes and whistles; however, recorders have a hole for the thumb and holes for four fingers of the lower hand.

Ducts are passages or conduits that are used in ventilation, heating and air conditioning to remove and deliver air. The airflows return air, supply air and exhaust air.

duct. / (dʌkt) / noun. a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed. any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions.

Definitions of flute player. someone who plays the flute. synonyms: flautist, flutist. type of: instrumentalist, musician, player. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

How to Play the Flute Playing the Flute

• Breath. Take a deep breath, and breathe out while slightly smiling, making a "too" sound.
• Producing Sound with the Head Joint. Watch this video to learn about the breath method and speed.
• Tonguing. Using the head joint, move your tongue as if saying "too-too" while blowing.

Ducts typically come in three shapes:

• Round.
• Rectangular.
• Oval.

The flute is the oldest woodwind instrument, dating to 900 B.C. or earlier. The first likely flute was called the "ch-ie" and emerged in China. Early flutes were played in two different positions: vertically, like a recorder, or horizontally, in what was called the transverse position.