Why Play Flute?

There are lots of great reasons to play flute.

• The flute makes a beautiful, soothing sound. 
• Flutes often play the melody or lead parts in a band.  
• Flutists get front-row seats in the band.  
• Flute is fun to play in duets and ensembles, and sounds good with almost all other instruments.  
• The flute is small and easy to carry.  
• Flute is not difficult to learn.  With practice you can be as good as you want to be. 
• It’s easy to find music for flute.  (A flute is in the key of C, so music doesn’t have to be transposed like many other instruments.)  
• Flutes sound good in all types of music—classical, modern, rock, jazz, pop, easy listening, gospel, contemporary Christian, etc.  
• Once you can play flute you can also play piccolo.  Other woodwind instruments (clarinets and saxophones) play similarly and are easy for flutists to learn.