THE TRANSVERSE FLUTE HAS BEENAN ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENT SINCE THE 1700s. YOU PLAY ITIN A...
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Narrator:
THE TRANSVERSE FLUTE HAS BEEN
AN ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENT SINCE THE 1700s. YOU PLAY IT
IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, BLOWING ACROSS AN OVAL HOLE
IN THE MOUTHPIECE. THE AIR HITS A SHARP EDGE
INSIDE, PRODUCING SOUND. YOU TURN THAT SOUND INTO NOTES BY PRESSING THE KEYS THAT OPEN
AND CLOSE THE FLUTE'S HOLES. [ FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS ]
THE TRANSVERSE FLUTE HAS BEEN
AN ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENT SINCE THE 1700s. YOU PLAY IT
IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, BLOWING ACROSS AN OVAL HOLE
IN THE MOUTHPIECE. THE AIR HITS A SHARP EDGE
INSIDE, PRODUCING SOUND. YOU TURN THAT SOUND INTO NOTES BY PRESSING THE KEYS THAT OPEN
AND CLOSE THE FLUTE'S HOLES. [ FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS ]
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Narrator:
THE TRANSVERSE FLUTE HAS BEEN
AN ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENT
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SINCE THE 1700s.
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YOU PLAY IT
IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION,
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BLOWING ACROSS AN OVAL HOLE
IN THE MOUTHPIECE.
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THE AIR HITS A SHARP EDGE
INSIDE, PRODUCING SOUND.
00:00:15.147 --> 00:00:17.998
YOU TURN THAT SOUND INTO NOTES
00:00:17.001 --> 00:00:20.718
BY PRESSING THE KEYS THAT OPEN
AND CLOSE THE FLUTE'S HOLES.
00:00:22.001 --> 00:00:25.556
[ FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS ]
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Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
