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Pitch in C, three and a half octaves from C4 to C7 or D7, three tube sections, and a key system for all keys.
The standard concert flute, also called the C flute, Boehm flute or silver flute, is pitched in C. Its potential range is three and a half octaves starting from C4, middle C.
The highest pitch is usually given as C7. In more modern flute literature the top note is D7, and more experienced flautists can reach up to F-sharp 7.
The instrument divides into a head joint, a body, and a foot joint. The head joint holds the embouchure hole; the body carries the main key stack; the foot joint covers the lowest notes.
On narrow screens, swipe or scroll the plate sideways.
The modern flute has three octaves with a key system that allows trained instrumentalists to perform with facility in all keys. This is what distinguishes it from the Renaissance traverso and from simple medieval flutes.
Keys were added to the flute, and the taper was changed to strengthen its lower register. Both modifications sit on top of the tube acoustics that Boehm established.
The acoustical structure of Boehm's tube remains almost exactly as he designed it, so the numbers above apply across student and professional instruments alike.
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