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Flute: An Ancient Instrument (Part 4)

🎵Stage Brief #72

Instruments from around the world include the djembe drum from Africa, the sitar from India, and the didgeridoo from Australia.

🎯 Your mission

Make one good sound — then make ten more.

⚡ The twist

Posture is half the battle.

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🎧 Focus on ONE instrument at a time. Then add another.

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Learn about flute: an ancient instrument (part 4): read a simple part and play it in an ensemble

What You'll Learn

Instruments from around the world include the djembe drum from Africa, the sitar from India, and the didgeridoo from Australia.

Read a simple part and play it in an ensemble

Listen and blend with other instruments

Notes on the Staff

Tap a note to hear it

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

What is a rest in music?

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Where you hear this in real life

Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Pick up something at home that can make a sound. Make a 'song' in 30 seconds.

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“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

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