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Hello everyone! On June 22nd, I'm performing Syrinx by Debussy in the Sydney Town Hall to an audience of about over 2,000... I have two concerns here: 1. I worry that my sound won't fill the entire hall... It is really large and I'm not sure if my sound can project that much! Particularly the low re...

OH MY GOD, I HAVE WANTED THIS PIECE FOR AGES.

Too bad I don't have the money

Next week, I'm playing for the new students at our school, for the instrument demonstrations. (I'm at an all-boys school) There are only about 7 flute players in the entire school and I'm hoping to change this (Stacks and stacks of trumpets, clarinets and saxes), and we're all each playing short sol...

Thanks, my E's and F's sound a lot more stronger when I push my bottom lip forward! I guess it's because I'm trying to progress too quickly.. I've only been playing for about 6 months but I'm around Grade 5 or 6 standard... I'm working towards the grading but I'm rushing everything too quickly :P I ...

I do have a teacher :P But she thinks it's not extremely bad and that I'm just being fussy.. regardless, I'd still like to work on it! (It's not extremely airy, only slightly). It's only these notes and not the others ones that are slightly airy. Thank you for your tip about the embouchure hole! To ...

My tone is developing nicely mostly... but I have a complaint.. I find the middle register D, Eb, E, F and F# are too airy for my liking... How can I make these notes less airy? I know it's because the tube/air column is longer but I'm not sure of a good way to fix it.. I've experimented with embouc...

I've noticed whenever I pick at my lips my tone goes bad for a day or two... Is this a coincidence or is it because I peel off some of the dry skin? If so, how can I stop myself from picking at my lips? Please share your dry lip stories and advice! Also, if this helps, I have a teardrop lip but use ...

Yes I know, it's one of those Cheap Chinese Flutes on eBay but I don't plan on using this as my main instrument, or not even a back-up! I want it just for fun or I guess, a back-up of a back-up :) But because it's a Back-Up of a Back-Up I don't want to spend much on it, no more than $300 especially ...

It's nothing special really :/ I'm just playing with my School's Orchestra.. But it's gonna be at the Sydney Recital Hall :P The one that the Sydney Symphony sometimes plays in so that will be nice :D My teacher wants me to be able to play the whole thing Pianissimo so we can work on dynamics from t...

Yes very soon, in about 4 months time.. the Andante in C however. No the Flute Concerto in D...

Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major : I have trouble in sustaining the High D... I can only make it last a max of around 2 and a half bars... It's really hard for me to hold it! Please help me! Mozart Andante in C Major : How would one interpret this piece? I've been playing it on a principle of "Stro...

Wow! Thank you so much for all your Recommendations! @fluteguy18 I love the Chaminade! Yes I've listened to the Ibert Concerto! I liked it but not as much as I liked Mozart though! I love Prokofiev's Sonata! Especially the 4th movement! I'll try and find a recording of Jennifer Higdon as well as Kat...

This is not for playing purposes, this is for listening purposes and possibly if I like it, playing purposes! This is because I've listened to Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto in C, Mozart's Flute Concerto in D and G, Mozart's Andante in C, his Rondo in D, Nielsen's Flute Concerto, Carl Reinecke's F...

I have a moderately nice tone.. I have a resonant vibrato and my tone is clear but what is really bothering me is that.. I hate my tonguing. It's not that my tonguing is muffled or unclear.. Quite the opposite.. My tonguing is too loud! I try to Tongue lightly but this only works for the low notes b...

Actually.. The examiner did o.O She said if I sorted out my General Knowledge she would "without doubt have given me an A+"... WAAH I should prepare more for General Knowledge next time.. I want to grade to 5th grade at least if not 6th :O But what do I have to do for 4th? :O Where can I listen to t...