I've heard it's possible to get a 4th octave on flute, higher than the C (or the Bb if you have the right foot joint) Is this true? Even though it's probably not practical, and might as well just get a piccolo, just curois.

And also, the fingering chart on this site seems to be wrong, the highest C shouldn't have the pinky, should it? I can't get the high C out with it, and isn't the high Bb Thumb, L1, R1, and the first gizmo key?

Yes, you can get higher than C. ( I consider it 3rd octave C, not 4th but that just could be me). There are quite a few "professional" level pieces with Ds and C#s in them, like the Prokofiev Sonata (one of my fave pieces to play)

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oops sorry, you said get a fourth octave, not C being 4th octave. Sorry:)

Yes it is possible. The flute can play from C1 (or B1 if you have a B foot) to F#4. Above F#4 (from G4 to Bb4), the harmonics (all the upper notes are harmonics of lower notes with fingerings to compensate for pitch and tone) don't operate normally, so there is a "silent zone." Theoretically, it is possible to play again starting at the B above this silent zone, but it's not practical, and very unlikely that anyone will muster the embouchure strength and air support to hit a note like that. I have hit up to F4 before, but only play to E4 with any regularity.

Micron is right about the foot joint.

The foot joint influences mainly what your lowest note is, not your highest.

With high C, a player will many times close the footjoint low B key using the "C-gizmo". You don't have to use the gizmo with a b-foot flute to get high C, but it usually helps. In fact, covering part of the end of a piccolo (with right hand pinky) can often make high C on piccolo speak more easily. (Although most of us don't want to hear a high C on piccolo...)

So anyway, a good player can get a high C from a flute with a C-foot or a B-foot. Whether the flutist uses different fingerings with the different footjoint is up to the flutist.

Oh, I didn't know that Tibbiecow, thanks for the info.

Micron, great website on the 4th octave fingering...Haven't seen that one, though to be honest I have never had to play above the high c since college.