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After reading this forum for a while and reading other informative web sites, I plunked down the money for a used Gemeinhardt 2SP. It just arrived a few hours ago. After some gentle cleaning, I have the following initial thoughts: {Just for full disclosure, I am a 38 year old man who plays about 6 o...

flutiegirl (quote): "We also touch on relative minors after the concept of the scale is understood." Props to you for that. I am often amazed at seeing 5+ year students not able to grasp the notion that E minor is the same as G major, etc. Something that I suspect is grossly undertaught (...the theo...

Kat, Not knowing your budget or specific needs, I can at least throw out some basic brand name suggestions, listed here from top of the line to budget: ** Note, contrary to my previous posting, the following list focuses on CONDENSER mics. ** Neumann (Pronounced NOY-man, rhymes with "boy-man"). Neum...

If this is just for your own entertainment, check out eBay. You will need a mic stand (no more than $25) and a microphone, either dynamic or condenser. Here is the skinny: Get a dynamic mic. Condenser mics typically sound WAY better for acoustic isntruments (huge generalization there) - BUT - conden...

Might not be quite the same thing, but in my school days, I played clarinet in the concert band & orchestra. My ticket in to the jazz band was to learn the sax. Now, admittedly, it's less of a "stretch" to go from clarinet to sax than flute to sax (I speculate), but now (many years later) I can say ...

Hi everyone! First some quick background about me: I'm 38, and already play a number of other non-flute instruments (guitar 27 years, clarinet 12 years, piano about 10, etc.). I run a home recording studio where I write & record my music for fun (non-pro.). I want to teach myself how to play the flu...