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The 10 worst things about playing the flute

Baritone sax and overtone flute improvise duet in giant cooling tower

Unearthly acoustics as saxophone and overtone flute improvise duet in giant cooling tower

Listen to the eerie sound of this bicycle wheel turned into a giant rotating pan flute

Listen to the eerie sound of this bicycle wheel turned into a giant rotating pan flute

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Flautists should sit three metres away from other orchestra players, COVID study says

Flautists should sit three metres away from other orchestra players, COVID study says

Coronavirus

Dulcet dog turns his squeaker toy into a very harmonious ‘nose flute’

Dulcet dog turns his squeaker toy into a very harmonious ‘nose flute’

Dr Jake Kohut teaches flute between National Guard shifts

A Capitol soldier didn’t want to abandon his flute pupils, so he taught on Zoom between shifts

Most relaxing pieces of flute music ever written

The 10 most relaxing pieces of flute music ever written

Andrea Bocelli accompanies himself on the flute in this stunning performance of ‘Dolce è Sentire’

Andrea Bocelli accompanies himself on the flute in this stunning performance of ‘Dolce è Sentire’

Andrea Bocelli

Musician plays flute and piano at the same time when accompanist doesn’t show up

‘Her accompanist didn’t show up so she played the flute and piano parts’

“No one can really do this!” Lizzo teaches David Letterman the flute.

Lizzo taught David Letterman the flute, and now I want Lizzo as my music teacher

Maria Kolesnikova

Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova is a flautist with a double major in music

Cute 2-year-old boy drops his recorder in a vase, gets arm stuck, is rescued by firefighters

A toddler dropped his flute in a vase and his arm got stuck. So, firefighters rescued him.

Russian flautist Maxim Rubtsov plays the flute for dolphins

A flautist serenaded two Bach-loving dolphins, and it went swimmingly

Two musicians find an abandoned US church

When two musicians found an abandoned country church, they knew what to do…

Lizzo plays flute with NY Philharmonic for virtual 2020 graduation ceremony

Lizzo plays the flute with NY Philharmonic to kick off virtual 2020 graduation ceremony

New York Phil

Damian Draghici plays the pan flute for his neighbours

Romanian pan flute player performs haunting solo for quarantined neighbours

Coronavirus

Lizzo plays the flute during 'mass meditation' to bring people together during coronavirus concerns

Let Lizzo’s calming flute meditation bring you comfort amid coronavirus uncertainty

9 greatest times the FLUTE was used in rap music

9 greatest times the FLUTE was used in rap music