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As I have been researching flutes in order to purchase a new instrument for my daughter, I find myself half tempted to take up playing again. Sadly I cannot afford private lessons, so what would be the most sensible way for me to try and get started again? Online courses? Self teaching? I am open to...

I have noticed that these forums are read by a wide body of people of many different ages. I know this is going to sound really silly, but I want to add a caution to using cigarette papers, at least for folks under 18 yoa. The state where I live has labelled cigarette papers as "Tobacco Products". P...

Oh, one other thing, her current flute has a c foot, I assume I should go with a b foot on the new one?

Thanks for the response, I will have to delve a little bit more into the Boston area and see what is available there. I guess when I refer to the term "intermediate" I am going by the way the vendors list their flutes, for instance the Emerson EF8BOF is listed as an intermediate flute on the Flutewo...

Hello everyone! Let me say in advance I have read many of the pages of this forum and found the information to be very helpful. My daughter has been playing the flute for 4 years now. She has been using the same battered old Armstrong student flute that I had when I played in my school band many man...