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Flute History

How to Watch

This video is broken into 4 parts. You can watch all 4 parts at once or complete as needed. The videos I reference are numbered below. Please open them in a different tab so you can keep up with where you are in the main video. Enjoy!

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Part 1: Ancient Flutes (0:00-17:56)
Part 2: European Origins (17:56-35:33)
Part 3: Mr. Boehm and the Modern Flute (35:33-53:41)
Part 4: The Flute Family and Extended Techniques (53:41-Fine!)

Video Links:​

1. German Cave Flute
2. Slovenian Cave Flute  (watch at least the first minute and a half)
3. Shakuhachi
4. Dizi
5. Bansuri
6. Nose flute 
7. Recorders
8. Fife
9. De la Barre music
10. Frederick the Great’s Flute Concerto 
11. The Boehm Flute
12. Louis Lot flute vs. modern flute
13. Georges Barrere 
14. How flutes are made
15. Contrabass flute
16. Extended techniques
17. Beatboxing
18. Fixed media, amplification, and visual
19. Dance

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Worksheet for Students

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