Piccolos

The Piccolo is the highest pitched member of the woodwind family that is used in orchestra and band. The word piccolo is Italian for small. This is a very fitting name considering the piccolo is half the size of a concert flute. Since the piccolo is half the size of a regular flute, the piccolo plays an octave higher than the concert flute. The piccolo also plays an octave higher than the notes that are written for it. The most well-known piece of music written for the piccolo is John Philips Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” which we have all heard on the Fourth of July. Browse our great selection of piccolos to decide which instrument is right for you.