Piccolo is the woodwind instrument with the highest range, a variant of the flute family and one of the instruments with the highest range in the symphony orchestra. Piccolo can only be played by people who have practiced flute very well. It is more difficult to play than flute, and its timbre is higher than flute.

contains three octaves. Because the timbre is sharp, penetrating, temperate and prudent, the music of the whole band can be louder, more powerful and more brilliant. It is often used to show victory and triumph, dance enthusiastically or describe the whistling of the wind in a storm. The name comes from the Italian word "flauto piccolo".

piccolo is a reduced flute. In Italian, the word piccolo means small flute. Like flutes, piccolo is usually in C major, which is an octave higher than ordinary flutes (making them the highest-pitched horizontal flutes). Range D2 ~ C5. The notation is the same as flute, but the actual pronunciation is eight degrees higher, which is the highest musical instrument among all wind instruments.

the timbre is sharp, bright and penetrating. The music of piccolo is written an octave higher than the standard tone. Piccolo has the same fingering as flute, but its sound is an octave higher than flute. Many alternating fingerings may also be used to adjust their unique pitch frequency, because usually many will be out of tune. In the addition of the standard piccolo in C major, the pitch of piccolo with D note is sometimes used to coincide with the flat a, which is used in Italian military bands excellently.