Music derives from Greek "art of the Muses". Earliest musical instruments date to 37,000-year-old flutes. Oldest written song dates back 4,000 years in ancient cuneiform
Piccolo traces back to ancient flutes found in Egypt and China. Earliest piccolo discovered in 200 BCE near Etruscan tomb. Bone flutes discovered over 40,000 years ago
Piccolo is a half-size flute producing an octave higher sound. First used in Rameau's works in early 18th century. Military instruments used since Middle Ages for penetrating sound
Earliest known flutes found in Europe, dating to 53,000-45,000 years ago. Chinese bone flute discovered in Jiahu, dating to 9,000 years ago. Cross flute (Bansuri) considered outstanding wind instrument of ancient India. Flutes reached Europe through Asia via North Africa, Hungary, and Bohemia
Choose between buying or renting a flute, starting at around $50 USD. Assemble the flute by placing the head joint and foot joint correctly. Tune the flute by adjusting the head joint to the correct pitch
Allow microphone access and enter reference pitch if needed. Left position indicates flat, right position indicates sharp. Tuner uses equal-tempered scale, same as pianos