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I am so glad all this is not in my head, I have only heard and read positive things about Drelinger and after this whole fiasco I was beginning to wonder if it was just me...haha. I feel much better now, thanks for the replies. I am probably going to contact Sherry Lee, she has got some great lookin...

The most important things for any flutist, whether they started playing today or 5 years ago, are the VERY BASICS--which are: Hand and Body positions Correct breathing technique I have just found it the hand and body positions are harder to teach than I thought they would be....at least for me. I am...

I have been looking at headjoints for the past few months now, and I met Sandy Drelinger a couple months ago in Las Vegas for the NFA Convention in Vegas. I found an amazing headjoint I fell in love with immediately. However, since I have been dealing with him I am beginning to realize the cons may ...

Thanks for the input! I actually tried it out before I made my decision and I didn't like it at all, I am using a Yamaha right now and it's a much better piccolo in my opinion. I have now decided I'm going to fork up the dough and try out some of the higher end brands--Hammig, Zetner, Burkart Phelon...

I am looking into buying a used one of these and I would really like some input. I will be using it primarily for orchestral playing and solo. I am in college, and I am hoping it will last me through college and hopefully a few years after that. Any thoughts on this particular model or Gemeinhardt p...

My whole life I haven't been able to roll my tongue until recently...I got some tips from my brother, who is a trumpet player and has to flutter tongue, and I can do it great now! The problem is, I can't roll my tongue and blow a note on my flute at the same time very well, only on some of the highe...

Hello, My name is Melanie, I am a Music Education Major at the University of Utah. This is my second year at the U (but my first as a Music Ed student). I grew up here in Utah, and before I started going to the U I joined the Army Band for 6 years. I was active duty, stationed in Camp Zama, Japan an...