The Trevor James 3041EW student flute is excellent for beginners. It is free-blowing, which helps students learn quickly, manufactured to extremely high standards and comes with a Prolite case with shoulder strap and handle. This straight headjoint model has double skin yellow pads which provide an accurate airtight seal for better performance, felts under the tail arms which keep the mechanism quiet, a triple plated (double silver, then flash copper) finish for added durability and accuracy and tightness of all fitting of the key assembly.