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i'm a sophomore in high school and feel like i've got a long way to go until i have to decide what i want to do with my life, but i know it's a lot closer than i wish it were.. i've played flute for 4 yrs and am playing in highly competitive ensembles in the boston area (New England Conservatory Pre...

1) What is your current association with the flute? (prof, hobby, band student, teacher, etc) i am a high school student.. taking private lessons, in school band, and in an outside wind ensemble and orchestra 2) How many years have you played? about 4 3) How often and how long do you practice? when ...

thanks for your help.. i know that its been a while, but just letting you know that i decided on a sankyo SR straight from japan. in the US, the sankyo naming system has changed, so i was wary to get a US version. through WWBW, though, i was able to get a japanese one. it is coming in a few weeks an...

thanks again.. i found out from an inside source that there are 9 flutes in MYWE.. a few more than i expected, but i still appreciate your info.

hi guys.. i can definitely appreciate the fact that an off-set g is more comfortable for most hands, but not for all! the shape of my hands (i have extremely short pinkies) makes the offset almost impossible to play comfortably for me. my first, beginner flute was an offset and i had to put an exten...

thanks for the info! i appreciate it

hi.. i just got accepted into NEC's MYWE (Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble) and i was wondering if anybody knows about how many flutes are in MYWE or the average wind ensemble, since i've never been in one. Is it like a good sized band? bigger/smaller? i dont know!!

Thanks!

hey..
im 14 and im in 9th grade.. but im supposed to be in 8th for my age... so it kinda works right? so if you wanna pm or im (aim anyone?)...

i have a jupiter 711rbs... solid silver throughout, open hole, b foot, inline g... etc.. i luv it!!

p.s. right now, i play a jupiter 711RBS..solid silver, inline g, b foot my teacher plays a gold altus and loves it.. and since i play a jupiter (made by altus) and love it, i am looking at altus as well.. i am also looking at haynes, brannen (a little expensive though), powell (all massachusetts com...

Hi everyone! i'm new here but i have a couple important questions i'd like some advice on. i'm a freshman in highschool and this is my fourth year of playing the flute. although i haven't played for very long, people (such as my band director, private teacher, etc.) seem to think i have really taken...