How Does A Flute Work?

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  • čas přidán 30. 03. 2018
  • If you've ever wondered how blowing across the embouchure of a flute generates a note, then you can learn the science and techniques of the flute with this handy video.
    Join the discussion:
    / csflute
    Check out my sister channel CSGuitars:
    / csguitars
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Komentáře • 167

  • @CSFlute
    @CSFlute  Před 6 lety +39

    If you've ever wondered how blowing across the embouchure of a flute generates a note, then you can learn the science and techniques of the flute with this handy video.
    Join the discussion:
    facebook.com/CSFlute/
    Check out my sister channel CSGuitars:
    czcams.com/users/csguitars

  • @UncleRJ
    @UncleRJ Před 6 lety +88

    Colin, a man who can play mindblowing guitar and heartbreaking flute.
    Get yourself a man who can do both.

  • @snarfusmaximus
    @snarfusmaximus Před 6 lety +67

    I thought you were taking the piss but you're actually bloody good at this.

  • @janahfaulds6243
    @janahfaulds6243 Před 6 lety +17

    Oh my Colin 😮 your fingering technique is impressive

  • @Spectralhyena
    @Spectralhyena Před 6 lety +56

    Even if this is a joke I think putting a spotlight on many acoustic insterments would be great.

  • @DrTacoPHD665
    @DrTacoPHD665 Před 6 lety +65

    I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to learn flute

  • @kappachino2569
    @kappachino2569 Před 6 lety +59

    Nice Kerry K to Kenny G transition. What's next? CSTriangle?

  • @seanellis5410
    @seanellis5410 Před 3 lety +3

    I used this earlier today to teach my 6th graders how the flute works. Cheers!

  • @musicman243
    @musicman243 Před 6 lety +76

    i'm gonna be mad if you don't make this an actual channel.

  • @ofjeworstlust69
    @ofjeworstlust69 Před 6 lety +7

    Ah mate all the effort put into this channel is amazing

  • @CoolGuyAtlas
    @CoolGuyAtlas Před 6 lety +2

    People think this is some sorta joke, but this was actually just a genius way to kickstart your new channel.

  • @cal_mcil
    @cal_mcil Před 6 lety +21

    I'm so happy this is actually a thing ❤️

    • @cal_mcil
      @cal_mcil Před 6 lety +1

      As well Colin, the intro theme is awesome on flute 🤘

  • @riccardostopazzola7931
    @riccardostopazzola7931 Před 6 lety +3

    Please, let this channel live and keep uploading. Loved it.

  • @xxthe_rainxx7445
    @xxthe_rainxx7445 Před 2 lety +2

    I've been playing the flute for 10 years and only now wondered how it worked.. so thank you! I'm also a metal guitarist and saxophonist (:

  • @RyanFullerton
    @RyanFullerton Před 6 lety +3

    Yeah, so I'll be subscribing to this channel just in case you keep doing stuff.
    This was absolutely wonderful.

  • @Ash-ub4hu
    @Ash-ub4hu Před 3 lety +3

    This explanation is awesome and it comes with examples and techniques for playing the flute🤩 best video

  • @marcobruder5639
    @marcobruder5639 Před 6 lety +1

    This flute stuff looks like something you wanted to do for a long time. And it's actually awesome! ...and Star Wars! Love it!

  • @witneyskye5556
    @witneyskye5556 Před rokem

    Very impressive! I hope you will post again, since it looks like 4 years ago. I am a flutist who never knew the physics of playing the instrument. Thank you for making this educational video. I am adding you to my flute resources list. Awesome 💖

  • @Slangekop66
    @Slangekop66 Před 6 lety +9

    For some fucking reason I'm interested

  • @TerebiJoke
    @TerebiJoke Před rokem

    I've been enjoying your guitar videos for a while now. I just bought my first woodwind instrument, and coming across this channel is like stumbling into a parallel universe

  • @Jacksmusicshack
    @Jacksmusicshack Před 6 lety +1

    This is actually nice! I laughed at this but actually enjoyed it...DELIGHTFUL!

  • @tresixteen
    @tresixteen Před 6 lety

    This doesn't even surprise me. The flute goes with his accent. Keep up the good work CSFlutes!!

  • @gabethelen7970
    @gabethelen7970 Před 6 lety

    Colin, my boi. It's stuff like this that makes you my favorite musician on CZcams.

  • @Loscha
    @Loscha Před 6 lety

    As a recorder player of 25 years, this is a much better explanation of technique than I try to give.

  • @edenmonument3307
    @edenmonument3307 Před 4 lety

    this is so helpful thank you!

  • @jenniferpadilla1691
    @jenniferpadilla1691 Před 4 lety

    Love the Star Wars tribute in the intro❤️

  • @elsalovefors
    @elsalovefors Před 2 lety

    This was perfect as I am writing an essay about flutes for music class.

  • @Cluless02
    @Cluless02 Před 6 lety

    How cool is that! Love it -

  • @tgdb4968
    @tgdb4968 Před 6 lety

    dude i bought a flute years ago,listening to jethro tull thought i'd give it a go,kinda hard to stick with it,i recon i'll dig it out again man,nice one for the videos

  • @QuinoQuena
    @QuinoQuena Před 4 lety

    Great video!!

  • @anthonymmeek
    @anthonymmeek Před 2 lety

    This was excellent

  • @5688gamble
    @5688gamble Před 4 lety

    Slide whistle shows the effect of changing length nicely!

  • @legozach77584
    @legozach77584 Před 6 lety

    Finally, my life-long quest of understanding the underrated majesty of the world's most magnificent instrument has been achieved!

  • @ianthesquid
    @ianthesquid Před 6 lety

    Great effort by the way - wasn't expecting an actual channel with videos! - When can we expect t-shirts?

  • @derkbergman
    @derkbergman Před 6 lety

    You rock that flute! I want more of this :D

  • @tkzsfen
    @tkzsfen Před 6 lety +15

    wait, you can actually play the flute? ok, that's new! any chance of collaborating with rob scallon. he loves crazy nuts like you!

  • @hazrod13
    @hazrod13 Před 6 lety

    very interresting, thanks dude

  • @gringogreen4719
    @gringogreen4719 Před 6 lety

    Colin,
    This is freakin great man! Funny enough, I got a tin whistle for Christmas that I am slowly learning to play the thing! I also have several harmonicas too! This would be due to my love of the Pogues and Americana music.
    In addition to this I also have have branched out to percussion. I got a Pearl Boombox cajon. I have shakers, a tambourine, and various other percussive side instruments. I also got a Meinl bongo cajon that I adorned with decals from one of my favorite artists named Shag with tikis, ghouls, and tiki drummers. So I can legitimately say that I Shagged my bongo cajon and can back it up with pictures!😜
    April Fools from the Wild West my Scottish amigo!!!😎

  • @connoragnewmusic
    @connoragnewmusic Před 6 lety

    Mate this is fantastic

  • @akashshelke5330
    @akashshelke5330 Před 3 lety

    U r a great flute player

  • @JDODify
    @JDODify Před 6 lety

    Lol, I though this was going to be a quick April fool but you've gone to incredible lengths with This!

  • @palukens
    @palukens Před 6 lety +14

    Let the jokes begin. God bless Jethro Tull and how do you get more gain on a flute?

  • @MrMistersilly
    @MrMistersilly Před 6 lety

    That was so cool

  • @arvedbohn6133
    @arvedbohn6133 Před 6 lety +9

    May I request a cover of a flute section by Genesis (Peter Gabriel era)? ^^

  • @Doinstuffman
    @Doinstuffman Před 6 lety +1

    As far as April Fool's Day jokes go, this is pretty elaborate, and I love it.

  • @aguycalledshane
    @aguycalledshane Před 6 lety

    I thought this was a gag, but now I've learned some science, and that's cool.

  • @chrisdaniel6502
    @chrisdaniel6502 Před 6 lety

    I should put my guitar down and pick up my old sax. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @josephsmith8087
    @josephsmith8087 Před 6 lety

    You should continue this.

  • @rezajamshidi5615
    @rezajamshidi5615 Před 5 lety

    Hello thank you very much for this great video im studying physics about sound waves and flute but still i donot know the dynamic of flute depends on what in a certain note?it depends on amplitude or the majaroty of air pressurr that we use? How can we rise amplitude by blowing harder much air or what and what is reason please answer me im fully confused

  • @sirbattlecat
    @sirbattlecat Před rokem

    Great video :D How do flute makers know how much space to put between the holes? And I wonder especially how ancient people achieved a somewhat coherent scale on things like antlers and bones.

  • @AMB666
    @AMB666 Před 6 lety +1

    I'm waiting for CSviolin channel😯😊

  • @raulperez2308
    @raulperez2308 Před 6 lety

    can you make a video on different ways to boost the distortion on a flute

  • @vick2359
    @vick2359 Před 6 lety

    Please don't stop making these.

  • @eaze78
    @eaze78 Před 6 lety +2

    Ian Anderson would approve. At first I thought it was a April fools joke.

  • @dbern939
    @dbern939 Před 6 lety

    That orchestral flute sounds so good... How much do these cost? Any good brands?

  • @lucassurgeon4122
    @lucassurgeon4122 Před 6 lety +8

    Your embrachure is how you hold your mouth tho... nice new channel btw

    • @CSFlute
      @CSFlute  Před 6 lety +15

      This is my method of determining if any real musicians are watching.

  • @Duncan_Idaho_Potato
    @Duncan_Idaho_Potato Před 6 lety

    I know this is a joke but it's also genuinely interesting. Next topic: the flute shred techniques of Ian Anderson! lol

  • @nationalgord
    @nationalgord Před 6 lety

    In your next video you should hook the flute up to a mic with a max level Boss HM-2. I'd love to hear that sound!

  • @r2gnl
    @r2gnl Před 6 lety

    Interesting, I'm playing Pennywhistle myself and even have a Fife. But somehow I can't seem to get any decent sound out of that Fife. Can you make a starting flute video explaining how to get a Fife or similar to sound at all?
    And make a video about the gear you use to record or amplify the sound on stage. I think both of us could learn and use some tricks with it. Quit often I get the same amount of wind as I hear in your video, but I still don't know how to avoid that. Cheers mate, just subscribed after your #GTU18 video learning Henning to blow🎶.

  • @GregSaxNZ
    @GregSaxNZ Před 6 lety

    Hi Colin what brand and model Concert Flute do you play? Thanks Greg S.

  • @shadowsong1
    @shadowsong1 Před 6 lety +6

    You...were serious.........bwahahaha

  • @pi3tr3
    @pi3tr3 Před 2 lety

    Hello. I play guitar solos on an intermediate level. and for some time I've been thinking of learning to play flute. I don't have much time and I plan to do this as a hobby.
    is the flute more dificult to learn and play than a guitar? and I don't mean here just playing chords on a guitar but solos too.

  • @Zantrop64
    @Zantrop64 Před 6 lety

    I want you to continue this channel, maybe as a miscellaneous instruments channels

  • @UncleGranda
    @UncleGranda Před 6 lety

    Are you scooping the mids on your flute?

  • @cubedomatic
    @cubedomatic Před 6 lety

    I thought this was a joke but holy shit, it's real. I know because I play flute as well. Nice work dude!

  • @fadetounforgiven
    @fadetounforgiven Před 6 lety

    A cousin of mine is a music teacher and he played the flute in several orchestras. I mean, he's good at it as far as I know. So, many years ago when he had already been learning for a while, I was at his home with the rest of the family and he let us try and play the flute.
    I couldn't even give a single note. Absolutely no sound whatsoever, no matter how hard I tried. Man are they hard to play.

  • @erichobbs4042
    @erichobbs4042 Před 6 lety

    Ok, Colin has gone full Tull on us, but screw it. Ima going to sub anyway and learn more about the flute.

  • @NoUploadJustComment
    @NoUploadJustComment Před 6 lety

    Great rendition of the Star Wars force theme.

  • @rezajamshidi5615
    @rezajamshidi5615 Před 5 lety

    And another issue for me is that why when we drop the jaw in flute pitch goes down or when ee pull the jaw forward pith go higher?

  • @javonaziz5323
    @javonaziz5323 Před 6 lety +1

    In my sleep starved, dissertation writing, state of mind... I have no idea if this is even really happening...
    but I kinda dig it.

  • @frost9698
    @frost9698 Před 6 lety +1

    nice video it make me pick up my plastic flute i had laying in the corner and see if i was able to play doom metal with it. wasn't able to .....

  • @marcosrfarias
    @marcosrfarias Před 6 lety

    A lot of fingering and tonguing in this vid. Good effort!

  • @leon_mnl
    @leon_mnl Před 6 lety +2

    but......
    WILL IT SHRED......
    but if this is seriously you playing,congrats on the unexpected diversity,from the rock scales to some great flute......unexpected but impressive....

  • @christisgod3354
    @christisgod3354 Před 6 lety

    I wonder what it would sound like hooked up to a Triple Rec?

  • @Nathouuuutheone
    @Nathouuuutheone Před 2 lety

    Why does plugging holes other than in descending order make it do those other notes?

  • @21HeartSong
    @21HeartSong Před 2 lety

    I am very simple to please: I hear Star Wars, I hit like. Really nice vid though!

  • @saedt
    @saedt Před 6 lety

    Man this was actually really interesting lol

  • @zachrowe1511
    @zachrowe1511 Před 6 lety +1

    I’ve never wanted to learn how to play flute until now

  • @Supperconductor
    @Supperconductor Před 6 lety +2

    I learned so much from this video. Afterwards, I blasted Jethro Tull.

  • @Studio_Earth
    @Studio_Earth Před 6 lety

    Dear god it's actually true... sub'd

  • @lhtd
    @lhtd Před 6 lety

    I thought it was an april's fool joke, but I learned stuff ! and it was really interesting :-) Thanks !

  • @cinnamonnoir2487
    @cinnamonnoir2487 Před 6 lety +1

    The best April Fool's jokes are the ones that turn out to be real.
    ...And involve woodwinds.

  • @rukusan
    @rukusan Před 6 lety

    Came here for shenanigans, stayed cause... Holy shit you can actually play the flute!

  • @s.e.n3264
    @s.e.n3264 Před 6 lety +2

    Came for flute, stayed for flute science

  • @matheusmoreiradearaujo3267

    Please do Jethro Tull covers!

  • @davidmes6267
    @davidmes6267 Před 6 lety

    Can you perhaps make a cover of locomotive breath? Would be fucking awesome!!

  • @ErebosGR
    @ErebosGR Před 6 lety +2

    How can I get a good metal tone out of my flute?

  • @heggy_69
    @heggy_69 Před 6 lety

    I play both flutes
    woodwind and skin

  • @onlyracing263
    @onlyracing263 Před 2 lety

    Why only antinodes occur at free end

  • @Roysito
    @Roysito Před 6 lety

    He actually made a Chanel! I can't take it XD

  • @kevinberstler
    @kevinberstler Před 6 lety

    Most in-depth April Fool’s joke. Haha ❤️

  • @ReznovRulz
    @ReznovRulz Před 6 lety

    4:06 djent flute :D

  • @deeboy4378
    @deeboy4378 Před rokem

    I found a complete flute as far as I can tell and I can't get it to make any kind of musical noise LOL, all I get is wind. People that can play these wind instruments amaze me

  • @martinklobucaric5225
    @martinklobucaric5225 Před 6 lety

    I really hope this becomes a thing and that its not just an april fools joke

  • @goodee
    @goodee Před 6 lety

    a legit channel, totally not april fools im guessing....

  • @gamesmaker1
    @gamesmaker1 Před 6 lety

    This is the only april's fools that actually made me laugh haha!

  • @mattmckivigan3382
    @mattmckivigan3382 Před 6 lety +2

    So.......know any Slayer on that thing?

  • @cybergaming3919
    @cybergaming3919 Před 4 lety

    please make a titanic sound

  • @steviepickleoh
    @steviepickleoh Před 6 lety

    AQUALUUUNGGGG!

  • @dneuens
    @dneuens Před 6 lety

    Came for the guitar, stayed for the flute.