Corrected entry: When the dwarves arrive at Rivendell they are escorted into a dining area with elves playing musical instruments. The elf playing the flute stops playing (closes her lips) but her flute continues to emit sounds, showing that the music is dubbed.
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Correction: To play the flute [properly], you only need to have your lips partially/barely open. You can achieve different sounds when you alter the amount of air being passed through the flute. With the lip plate covering the lips, it would be difficult to say with absolute certainty that she closes them entirely. What I believe we saw was the lips going from barely open to partially open giving us the "illusion" that she closes them and opening them.
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