Flute Choir

                We usually have a Flute Choir every year. Usually one with Symphonic Band and another one with Wind Symphony and this year isn’t any different. We have four kinds of flutes inside our flute choir. We have, of course, the normal C flute, then we have the bass flute; which is the lowest we have in the choir, then we have the alto flute; which is kind of like the bass but it is higher and not as large and heavy. And then last but not least we have the piccolo; which is the smallest and highest in the choir.

            The bass flute is huge and heavy. It curves to form the mouth piece, which makes it heavier because there is more metal. There are also a lot more keys and it requires more air because of how low it is. The high F on the bass flute is like middle F on the C flute.

            The alto flute is another version of the flute. It is wider than the C flute but not quite as wide as the bass flute. It plays higher than the bass flute but not as high as the C flute.

            The C flute is the normal flute that you see most people playing. It is the easiest of all of them to play and many times it is less expensive than the others because it is more common. For example during marching band and concert band we only use the C flutes and piccolos, and the other two are saved for flute choir.

            Then there is the piccolo, which is the smallest, lightest and the most fun to play. It plays an octave above the C flute. Playing high notes that are above the staff on the flute takes a lot of air and is usually pretty ear piercing because of the pitch.

      Flute choir is a lot of fun to be in but it usually takes a lot of work and practice because it is usually a pretty decent size group so it is pretty rough trying to get everyone to play the right rhythm at the right time. Since we usually don’t have all that much time to preform our director gives us music that we are able to get together in a pretty small amount of time.

            Our director Mrs. Fleer is “in charge” of conducting both flute choirs and helps us through rehearsals to make sure we can play through the whole thing without any mistakes.