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.. and many more instruments, accessories and books for them, lessons, repairs and more.
- To give beginners a chance to take up a folk instrument, as well as to provide the best for those who already play.
- To encourage people to discover and enjoy their own musical heritage & all types of folk music now played in these islands.
- To help keep music live, by making real acoustic instruments widely available at affordable prices, and sponsoring live events.
- To encourage people to make music themselves, by taking up a musical instrument. You are never too young or too old to start!
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Selected from our Instrument FAQ
Definition: A small transverse flute used by the military since the 16th century. Plays an octave higher than a flute,
Introduction: The fife is a simple 6 hole flute pitched usually in high Eb, D, Bb and sometimes as low as G or F. Early examples were unkeyed, many have between one and five keys to facilitate the chromatic scale. It was used traditionally by the army where fife and drum were often played together.
Read our Simple System Flutes FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
FIFE
Definition: A small transverse flute used by the military since the 16th century. Plays an octave higher than a flute,
Introduction: The fife is a simple 6 hole flute pitched usually in high Eb, D, Bb and sometimes as low as G or F. Early examples were unkeyed, many have between one and five keys to facilitate the chromatic scale. It was used traditionally by the army where fife and drum were often played together.
Read our Simple System Flutes FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
