The flute, explains Tom Patterson of Deerpark Middle School, is the oldest instrument in the world after the human voice and the drum.  Archeological finds from Europe and China have dated flutes back 35,000 years.  Of course, continues Tom Patterson of Deerpark, these ancient flutes were made of bone, either bird or mammal bone, and only played a few notes.  Deerpark’s Tom … [Read more...]