For those new to the instrument a piccolo is simply a small flute. Actually its’ name in Italian means "tiny". Just like the concert flute, the piccolo is also pitched in the key of C. The music for the instrument is written an octave lower than it sounds so that the player can avoid too many leger lines above the staff. The range of the piccolo is from low D to top C and sounds an octave higher than that of the flute. Fingerings on the piccolo correspond to fingerings on the flute.
Benefits of the Trevor James piccolo
- A high quality student piccolo with resin body and silver-plated mechanism
- Hand worked lip plate and embouchure at our Lenham (UK) workshops for enhanced tonal colours
- Instrument comes complete with integral ‘Prolite’ case with padded shoulder strap, wooden cleaning rod and cork grease
