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I am going to take my first exam which is a grade 4 exam on july 24th. Everthing is ready accept my sight reading. I just started flute at the end of last year. Still very new to music and all. Pls help. Thx in advance for all replys.

Hi,
i am trying to figure out how to play and hold high notes, I can play high notes but cant hold long. My teacher said it's because I let the air go out to quick. Thx in advance to all help.

I'm homeschooled also.

Hi, I have a question to ask about forming an embochure, I know how to form an embochure with the smile method, but i just recently bought a beginners flute book and it teach that it's wrong to smile and it also teaches that we should say ta then too when playing a note. My question is what should i...

Hi, I have a problem with holding notes. I just can't seem to hold all the notes to get a beautiful melody. I am not able to hold a note for 10 seconds, only about 3-4 second. Is there a way I could hold my notes longer ?? Or is there any kind of exercise I can do to hold it longer?? Thanks to all r...

Hi, i just got my flute today. And i have a question to ask about fluteland is there a place where i can learn to play the notes on the flute??

What about the yamaha model 211? Is it better then the model 221?

What about the other models of yamaha 225,265,and 285, are they also good ? And where can i get information on this models ?

Thanks for the information. Do you play a yamaha 221?

Where can i get infromation on the yamaha model 221.

fluttiegurl wrote:Are you just starting or have you played any before?

I am just starting to learn the flute and have never played before. I would like to get a Yamaha, but is it a good chouse. And if it is a good chouse, what model should I get.

Hi,
I am going to get a flute and am wondering, what is the best brand to buy for a beginner like me, who is just starting to play??

Ok then, i will just breath. Thanks for everything.

Thanks for the answer, but the real question is. How do you continue breathing? Do you collapse your diaphragm at the last of your breathe and breath again? Or do you keep your diaphragm inflated and without collapsing your diaphragm you breathe again? Or do you slowly collapse your diaphragm allowi...

O one more thing, I am still confuse about whether to collapse your diaphragm to breathe again or not to collapse and breathe?