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You have two choices with the final part of the last movment of suite antique. You can either slow it right down and practice playing those notes slowly, and then gradually speed it up, or the way I did it was to play a b a g a b a g a b a g a b a, but with the lower octave fingerings, just injectin...

Thankyou so much! I was on the verge of going mad! Still can't belive I forgot about that site Thanks

Tom

I live in england and have recently been completely messed around by Boosey and Hawkes when trying to buy sheetmusic. The music I am trying to find (but have been completly unsuccesful in) is; Mercadante's concerto for flute in E minor. If anyone can find an online supplier for it (that isn't boosey...

Thanks Guys for the idea's, I probably didn't really make what i wanted clear, but I don't really know what I want! Thanks for the sugestions tho. sorry to cause embarrasment.

Cheers,
Tom

Right, at the moment, I am having a fascination with Grieg's Piano concerto in A minor and Prokofiev's Piano sonata in Bb major. Does anyone know of any pieces that are in a simmilar style or of a simmilar feeling? (I have already got the Chaminade and Prokoffiev flute concertino and sonata. Slightl...

In reply to what flutepicc said about open holes, (i personally prefer and play on a closed hole... but) Open holed flutes are also very good for training to get perfect or a better finger position.

Too late, i got one for my birthday, a venus, nred piccilo, its tres sexeh and it doesn't sound that bad, just as good as a yamaha student plastic piccilo

GTG tell you about it later!

You bastard! You beat me to it! I was just coming on to post "has anyone tried one of these Grenadtite Flutes?" haha! I am glad you like it. I would be brilliant if you could post some fairly good quality audio files on here if you have time, I would love to hear the sound it makes. Cheers

Tom

Your friend must have been mad, and did her flute actually work after that?

me, too, seems to have been an eventfull few days in fluteland. P.s. its been bloody wet and cold in england so i hope you all have been having better weather!

Haha, Phineas, you seem to have become very philosphical all of a sudden. I might need to start quoting your words of wisdom soon!

Edit,
I'm also playing Cecil Chaminade's Concertino (beautiful piece)
And the 3rd movment of Poulenc's sonata for flute and piano.

As flutepicc said. All i have to add is that getting the sound and right embechoure, producing a sound in the first place and higher note fingerings will be your only problems. You will have no problem with the lower note fingerings as they are the same as the sax. you really should look to get a re...

here's a guy whose good at circular breathing, i assume, as i couldn't hear any breaths or time for him to
http://sunflute.com/pages/sounds/flight.mp3

musical_Kat wrote:i'm really surprised that no one so far has mentioned Susan Milan.

She's not that good any more. Her skills have faded with age.
I have a friend who is taught by her, and he said she is a good teacher but not as good as she used to be