After spending the past few days reminiscing about flute playing, I was surprised to hear from a friend who wants to get back into playing and wondered if I had any suggestions for a starter flute. Not having taught regularly in almost twenty years, I did a quick Google search.
Well, it was quite illuminating! Yes, there were a few brands I remembered from back in the day (like Gemeinhardt and Yamaha), though the majority were companies I had never heard of.
But the real eye-opener was finding out that student flutes now come in colors! And you can buy them made of plastic! This is all wonderful, of course — I’m sure parents are thrilled to be able to find truly inexpensive flutes that a grade schooler can’t easily destroy. It’s just that I never could have imagined it, that’s all.
