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by JohnnyElsewhere
Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:57 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: Long tones with second octave
Replies: 2
Views: 5244

Re: Long tones with second octave

Well, I can hold notes for a fairly long time considering I'm a beginner. About a slow 8 count. It's not impressive by any means of the imagination, but it's a start. I'm hard of seeing, for the most part. Reading out of a book isn't really an option for me, so I have to learn everything by word of ...
by JohnnyElsewhere
Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:02 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: Long tones with second octave
Replies: 2
Views: 5244

Long tones with second octave

Hi! I'm a beginner. I've been playing for about a week and a day. I posted in the beginner forum, but there wasn't really a response. So, I thought I'd post here. Is it a good idea to practice long tones with the lower half of the second octave, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, before going any higher? I'm tryin...
by JohnnyElsewhere
Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Flute Basics
Topic: Been playing for a week!
Replies: 4
Views: 7015

Been playing for a week!

Hello, everyone! Well, to start out .. I've been playing guitar for most of my life and grew very bored with it, unfortunately. It's still a fun instrument to play, but there are so many other instruments that I would love to learn, and flute is on the top of the list. I currently own an Armstrong s...