Very nice, thanks to the way the flutes are played (8)
I believe the answer is:
tasteful
'very nice thanks to the way' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'the flutes are played' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'are' becomes 'a' (short for 'are', historical unit of measurement).
'played' indicates anagramming the letters (letters playing around).
'flutes'+'a'='flutesa'
'flutesa' is an anagram of 'asteful'.
't'+'asteful'='TASTEFUL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tasteful that I've seen before include "Discriminating" , "Free of tawdriness" , "Let Faust have ability to enjoy good things" , "with discrimination" , "Showing discernment" .)