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um, what do you mean by "ear for music"? if it is absolute pitch, yes i have. although not really perfect. but i can guess most of the notes correct. maybe about half note error only. i believe it is not an inborn talent. because, my mother and father are not musician. i have a good absolute pitch. ...

never care about what most professional is using. one flute may be good for one person, and may be bad for the others. if you feel more comfortable with the offset one, then don't rush. wait for the offset.

1) What group do you play for? i'm playing in my school orchestra and youth orchestra. 2) What kind of flute do you play? yfl-271 student model 3)What is your dream flute? a gold flute but don't know the brand yet. 4)What flute players do you enjoy listening to? james galway 5) What is your favorit...

Yeah, I've seen some Patillo's video in Youtube. It's great I've tried to beatbox while playing flute, but all my effort failed. maybe after I master flute in classic, I'll try to beatbox again :p

I also tap my foot, but only when I sight-reading a sheet.

After I know the music and am performing it in a concert, I'll just count the beat by waving my hand a little (if I'm not playing) and tap my toe inside the shoes if I'm playing.

it's certainly possible. i've known a pro oboe player who start playing oboe when he was 21. i also started playing flute on 15, hope someday i can be a pro...

fluteguy18 wrote:You shouldn't be rolling in or out at all. It hurts your intonation. You should be making pitch adjustments with your embouchure.

thanks for the info. i'll try it

hey silverskies :) i also experiencing this problem. my hearing is way better than my sight reading. my sight reading is really bad. i think the only way you can improve your sight reading is try to sight-reading as much score as possible. get yourself used to reading notes. that way, in my opinion,...

practice is the key :) i used to have this problem too. but as the time goes by (with a lot of practices definitely) the transition between C-D has been smoother and smoother). as i remember, that time i tried to make my flute as stable as possible by using the index finger of my left hand. my left ...

in my opinion, you could call it a tone. my intonation (pitch) is also not really good especially in the third register. when i asked some musician how to fix it, they always say you must do the longnote using tuner. experimenting with rolling the flute, embouchure, etc. maybe this may works. High n...

Congrats Hope someday I can buy a new flute too...

Thanks for the article. It's really helpful

thanks for your response, phineas :) then, should i invest in 2 flutes, one is the dark, and one is the bright? or is it just personal preferences? does dark means thick sound? bcoz i heard that galway's sound is very thick and he used golden flute (in the FAQ, it is said that gold gives your flute ...

i've been playing flute for nearly 3 years, and one of the difficulties during practicing and performance that I found is breathing. i cannot hold my breath for a long time so i tend to take lots of air during playing. it becomes trouble when i have to play melody and the melody will sound weird if ...

hey, my name is fiona. i'm new to this board. so nice to meet you all :) a little about me: i have played flute for nearly 3 years now. i have a background in music before (playing piano, electone, and a bit drum). i use YFL-271. i am quite satisfied with my progress throughout the year. i am playin...