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Thanks for the advice I will go and try to find a recorder and start her on that. I had actually been having battles with her about hand positions and was wondering if I should let her be and try to fix it later. Thanks for telling me before I might have decided wrong. Hopefully the headpiece and re...

I have tried that already. She sometimes gets the note and sometimes doesn't. After a while she wants to try it with the whole flute and I shrug and let her. I was just wondering if there were any techniques other than the ones everyone knows. I have a little book for beginners but until she can mak...

Not sure if this the right place to put this question but couldn't find a better place -shrugs- Anyway. I have been playing for a few years now and my sister (younger of course) has always watched me and asked me to teach her. I finally gave in and started trying to teach her. Now I don't give her a...

I hate metrenomes too. They say I don't really keep a steady beat..... grrr. What I had to start doing was putting down my flute and going through the rythms and clapping or singing (whatever helps best) Until I could hear in my head where all the notes went. Once I can hear it I usually play it alo...

I'm almost positive that if your pads are turning gray that you really just need to get new ones. I know they cost a lot but if you have bad pads that might be more costly in the long run. I have heard that if you are sick and you play your flute that you can get sick again by playing it .....maybe ...

*Squeals* I KNEW IT! There are higher notes. *Shakes head* Everyone in my section (Flute of course) were trying to say that the notes ended at D because the chart didn't have any other notes but I was trying to tell them that the chart was missing at least one note but I know there is supposed to be...

Okay, first of all I never learned the "names" of the buttons so I will tell you by what finger you use. First thumb, second first finger (also called 4 sometimes) and the trill key right beside 4. I don't know about any alternate fingerings so it might be the one you say but the one I use is the on...