In order to play a Flute, a student must blow a focused stream of air over the hole on the mouthpiece, much like blowing air across the top of a bottle. These instruments require patience and perseverance as well as they have several keys that need to be pressed in order to change the sound. As long as the student can a make sound on the instrument and their fingers can reach all of the necessary keys (and avoid the unnecessary keys), they should be successful with practice.
Flute B flat Fingering Chart (very helpful!)
Flute Instructional Videos
Click on the following links to access instructional videos.
"The Home Keys"- Where to place your fingers
Accessories that may need to be purchased
Robert M. Sides (click on link) would be more than happy to deliver any accessories to the school.
Cleaning Cloth
Flute Cleaning Rod
Pad Saver