All about the flute and piccolo

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'Piccolo' is the Italian word for 'small'. Find out about one of the smallest instruments and its slightly larger relative, the flute.

Professional flute-player Anna Pyne emphasises the huge importance of practice and warming up.

A brief history of the flute, plus a look at the materials from which flutes can be made

Anna Pyne outlines the two essential elements of control for flute-playing: embouchure and breath control

Anna Pyne explains how the keys are operated on a flute, and what sort of effects can be achieved

A look at how the modern flute has evolved over the past 200 years, and the options available to the modern flute-player

Find out all about the flute and how to play it.

Anna charts her career from early days at a specialist music school, to life as an orchestral musician.