Flute Construction Modern flutes are often around twenty-six inches long and 0.75 inches wide. There are two open ends which makes it an open cylinder. It has sixteen openings eleven are closed by seven fingers, one is closed by the left thumb, and four can be opened or blocked by arranged keys. Flute Categories The flute player blows directly across from the edge of the mouthpiece for most flutes. Windsavers are valves used in instances wherein two reeds are in the same cell and there is frequent unnecessary air passage through the non-playing reed. The cover plate protects the reed-plates. This could be made of wood, plastic, or metal. The two types of cover plates are those with the traditional open design and those with enclosed designs. New composers got a chance to establish a wider range through pieces such as the Sequenza V of Luciano Berio and the Sonata by Paul Hindemith. Improvements such as increase in mouthpiece, bell and bore measurements, variation of materials, different mute types, and new kinds of valves led many developments in the structure of the trombone. Acoustic guitar care The best way to keep the acoustic guitar from accumulating dirt is using a case for storage protection but you could also use a cover. Choose a guitar cover that is easy to take off and put on and has a fabric material. To avoid sweat marks on your guitar, you could wear a sweat band when playing. The macho is held in the left hand while the hembra is held in the right. The pair s difference in size also gives a difference in pitch. Castanets could be connected to the thumbs which is common in folk music or to all of the fingers which is expected in classical music. The placement of the castanets may vary depending on the music genre. To showcase the clarinet, a lot of chamber music and clarinet concertos were made such as those by Mozart. The one of the most common practices is the use of different kinds of the instrument to have a colorful variety but it is also widely used in solos for classics. In the early jazz, the clarinet was a vital instrument and it remained famous in the time of the big band.