Music
Flute
No reed: your lips split the air across an open hole
The most portable of the winds, small enough to live in a bag. No reed means no consumables, but it also means getting any sound takes practice: the lips must shave the air into a thin sheet across the hole, and the first days may produce nothing. It uses more breath than expected, and long phrases will make you dizzy at first.
First stepBuy or rent a student flute and practise with just the headjoint until it sounds for five seconds, then assemble the whole instrument.
Barriers
Cost to start
$50–300
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Best with a class
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
At home
Why people take it up
Related guides
Try a hobby before you buy the gearStarting costs $50–300Skills
BuildsBreath control