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I can't even get down to D1. I can get E1 fairly reliably, and I can maintain a tone when I get down to E-flat. But soon as I release the right pinky to get to D, I lose the tone. Does the blowing change at all when you get down to D? Or should I be able to smoothly change from E to D to C1 simply b...

I don't have much flute experience, but diaphragm breathing is stressed in many sports as well.


Basically, if your belly expands when you take a breath, you're doing it right. If you tense up too much while trying to inhale, some people tense up and don't utilize all of their lung.

I figured it out myself. Some very delicate bending fixed it. I can tell from the case that it had been put in the case wrong, so that the left pinky 'bar' was bent away from the flute when the lid was closed. I figured out something was wrong when I noticed that depressing that lever opened the val...

Hello, bought a used Artley flute on a whim. No flute playing experience whatsoever... I was having trouble making any noises below the low F. Then I noticed that on my flute, closing the left hand third (ring) finger presses the left pinky finger lever ever so lightly, so that the valve that the le...