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The elements of the flute
The body
The head
The reed of the flute
Before blowing on the flute you have to prepare the flute by assembling the 3 parts of the flute
together. Your must first soak the reed of the pipe in water before assembling it, because it is made with
Palmyra palm leaf (To protect it from breaking when vibrating). Regarding the body of the flute, put some
water into the hole of the flute to soak it and soften the wood since the flute is made of hardwood. The
connecting parts of the flute need to be wrapped with string to make them tighter. and then a small cloth
must be wrapped at the head of the flute (next to the reed). Then blow through the reed, to get the sound to
vibrate and bounce along the length of the flute. The notes will be different depending on the intensity of the
air passing through and the size of the flute. The flute has 6 holes, to change the note (low and high) as
desired.
The flute has 4 tones:
I. Tor 2. Tae 3. Tee 4.Toy
The flute can produce 32 tones. The 6 holes of the flute are called ''Chong Karm Lae". In the
past there was a special hole called "Roo Karm Lae", this hole produced the 'TO)·· sound.
The importance of playing the flute
l. Blow the flute carefull}. Concentration is very important, and one must know how to blow
the songs and their rhythm.
2. The tongue, for blowing the flute the tongue of the pla) er controls the intensity or the
sound. If the reed of the flute is narrow, it will produce a low sound. You will get a loud sound if the reed of
the flute is broad.
3. The mouth is used for sucking air the end of the flute "Puad Pee'' by using the upper and
lower lips. If you have never played this musical instrument before it will feel awkward. So try to practice
playing as much as possible.
4. The fingers are the part that control or change the intensity of the tone. There are 4 main
sounds but one can actually make up to 32 sounds depending on the way it is played.
Summary To summarize the point regarding blowing the flute, the player must know how to
control it when breathing in and out with his mouth and control the blowing. and practicing how much air to
store. The next step is to practice playing along a song like "Hohm rong".

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