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ralph wiggum flute

The 10 worst things about playing the flute

paganini caprice on flute

Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 performed on FLUTE sounds utterly righteous

Paganini

worst things to happen to a classical musician

The 13 worst things to happen to a classical musician

Helium The Flute Channel

Helium and the flute - here's what happens when you inhale and play

Oldest flute

This 40,000-year-old flute sounds truly haunting and otherworldly

Best piccolo orchestra moments

Eight times the piccolo was secretly the most badass member of the orchestra

Wouter Kellerman Game of Thrones

The Game of Thrones theme played on contrabass flute sounds haunting and monumental

flautist attracts whale

Watch this flautist make a whale come to the surface (and almost knock her over)

anchorman ron burgundy jazz flute

A tribute to the greatest flute performance in recorded history

beatboxing flute

Here’s a man doing some truly insane beatboxing through a recorder

fujara flute

Is this massive bass overtone flute the scariest-sounding instrument ever?

Videos

czardas on recorder

Watch this kid play an insanely difficult piece… on RECORDER

Videos

Xavi Lozano

This guy can turn construction hoarding into a beautiful sounding flute

Musical orbit

How do you conquer stage fright? Should you ever play for free? 12 classical professionals tackle the most frequently asked muso questions

Ennio Morricone: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Morricone

Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai

Hans Zimmer: The Last Samurai

Zimmer

Bach Lisa Batiashvili

Bach: Lisa Batiashvili

Bach

ney flute

Flute virtuoso's instruments 'destroyed by US customs'