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Anyways, what I think is, if you can't play the piccolo without wearing earplugs, then don't bother. It isn't your single piccolo that would be the problem - it would be the brass section standing behind you, blasting your ears with continued high volumes (or the volume produced by multiple woodwin...

When you play a note the sound you hear is actually made up of a number of harmonics - air vibrating at different speeds. As you play higher pitches on the flute the tone gradually changes, especially when you have to switch embrochure to reach the next octave; that is because the changed angle at w...

It doesn't sound very fair, unless it was explained when you took on your commitment to practising and rehearsing. Count it as a lesson for the future - if you work with the same group in future, find out what their ground rules are before committing any time to the project.

Wulf

I have the privilege of being one of the leaders of a church which has its building just round the corner from where I live so I can go up and practise loudly there once in a while (it does has neighbours but is a much larger building than my flat). However, from the lack of a specific answer on mak...

Is there any way to significantly reduce the volume of my flute while still developing my breathing and tone as well as fingering? I've recently started learning (electric bass is my main instrument - you can turn that down or play unplugged) and want to practise enough to make quick progress but do...

i really dont see why its necessary to be able to do either... as performers NEVER stand up there tapping their foot. enlighten me? Which performers? I'm much more of a bassist than a flautist (20+ years on one and < 2 months on the other) and I've found foot tapping to be quite common in most of t...

Some people sign up and never come back. Others lurk and learn (signed up or not). Others, like me, plan on lurking because they have far too many other boards they also participate in but just can't resist jumping in.... ;) BTW, is there some kind of "introduce yourself" thread on here? I haven't n...