Flutes/whistles are quite challenging for slow music, IME. In fact, I don't play any airs and such on flute, I don't think - even though I've been blowing on wind instruments for 45 years. Rather than build my wind for slow tunes on flute, I've opted for the easier (and fun) sook & blaw approach to airs with wind instruments; these are superbly expressive, and (imo) profoundly easier than other instruments for slow music - of course, expression and articulation are entirely another matter - not saying that any of this is 'easy.' But, for cranking out air, well, it or a gurdy or a bag are the bit. If you want to play airs, try picking up a box - you might get into it much quicker than working up your 'air' on a flute .. unless you've good lungs! They're a bit of a poorman's pipe ..
*But ya, now that I think - ah the flute does legato well. It's a keen instrument does legato and diddly quite well .. with all the bells and whistles of other instruments I often forget and feel guilty for not playing it more.
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