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I just saw this and am amazed that any flute could make such a low sound. I'm not sure how useful this instrument is as there are much nicer bass instruments around. However, maybe it could add something to a flute choir.

What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Nz0UGuQyc

I agree desdemona!

Also, I just bought this book: Die Solofloete - Edition Peters. There are 4 volumes: Barock, Classic, Romantic and 20th Century.

Anna

I suggest you read this: http://www.jennifercluff.com/tone2.htm As to your initial question, should I teach? I say yes, if you are passionate and enthusiastic about what you do, you will make a great teacher. One of the best things you can encourage is a love for music and creating more of it!! Good...

Maybe your teacher could teach her. It seems odd that the band leader should ask you to do it. Doesn't your school have a woodwind teacher? Is the band leader the music teacher for the school? I think I need more information about the situation, but it sounds like a more experienced teacher is neede...

I've just read this thread as I'm looking for solo pieces at the moment. I was just wondering, desdemona.sams, have you done your recital yet?

Thanks etgohomeok. It was much nicer to watch someone play their flute than to look at a load of pictures of flutes!!

Thank you for your replies. I am writing a flute trio for 2 C flutes and one alto. The majority of it is the low to middle register and I chose the alto flute to fill out the sound and vary it a little. It seems I made the right decision. I hope to finish it by the end of this week, so if there are ...

Thanks. I'm going to write some music which requires pitch bends. I need to get some practice in to find out exactly what's possible!

Inspired partly by the beatboxing flute player, and partly by needing more things to practice, I've been practicing tone bending and other alternative noises. I find the middle register much easier to bend down a semitone than the other registers. Is it possible to do the same with the top register?...

Hi, I wasn't sure where to place this post. My poor searching abilities found little information about alto flutes and I have a couple of questions: 1. What does the alto flute sound like in upper registers (above G4)? Is there a limit for getting a good tone? 2. Are the lower notes easy and comfort...

Also
www.learningmusician.com

This is a great page which explains exactly how sound is made on the flute. Some if it is a little technical, but you can filter through and find the part you need. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/fluteacoustics.html Jennifer Cluff has some great articles on tone production and practicing. http://www...

Hi, I found this thread interesting as I often use the piano, or a picture of a keyboard, when I teach theory to my students. The main area I find it useful for is tones, semitones and the formation of scales. I also teach piano and find that students respond to and appreciate scales more when they ...

Back again!!
The link above doesn't work. I started a new page to share my music:
http://annaj-flutemusic.blogspot.com/

Anna

Hi, I recently returned to playing the flute after a couple of years break. I was travelling and missed playing music more and more as the months went on - even though I listened to and studied lots of music in many different countries. On my journey, I realised I had a lot of work to do to return t...