people have played replicas to demonstrate that the holes produce different pitches. “One cannot dismiss this intriguing bone as a flute,” he says. “But we can never be sure it was used as such. We ...

It was carved from the bone of a griffon vulture, with five finger holes and a length of 8.5 inches (22 cm). It was a flute, and it has claimed a place in history as the oldest known example of a ...

If a flautist wants a high note, he shortens his air column by opening one of the flute holes nearest the mouthpiece. To play even simple compositions an artist must do more than tootle scales.

Then, showing off the two-chambered flute he was holding, he continued, “I’m still trying to manage… like, I have two holes, you know, so it’s like…” André noticed Colbert cracking a ...

Can you tell us a bit about the mechanics of the flute? A: I play a variety of six-hole single, double, and triple Native American flutes. My flutes are laser crafted, each tuned to their own ...

A collection of small flutes carved from waterfowl bones may have been used as hunting aids, a new study suggests. Laurent Davin, an archaeologist at the French Research Center in Jerusalem ...