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Rather late reply, but in regards to the black chin: Sometimes it's not your skin reacting, but rather any cosmetics you may be wearing on your face. Powder foundation in particular tends to cause this.

I too used to have issues with my tone. One contributing factor was, indeed, my old flute. I'd have it looked at and maintained fairly regularly. Depending on how old it is and how long since it's last been taken in for maintenance or repairs, you could have several things contributing to tone deter...

To me, the C# trill key is something that's nice to have, but not necessarily vital. Like sprinkles on ice cream. Certainly, they add to it, but you can just as easily enjoy your ice cream without them. It definitely makes several trills easier and can help with the tone on some of the ickier notes,...

I live in Ohio right up by the lake, so boy can I sympathize! FluteMonkey pretty much covered most of what you can do already, though I do have a few other suggestions due to having to deal with it a lot as a player in a competitive marching band. Blowing warm air through the instrument when you can...

Oi, I know your pain! Finding a good, high-end flute can be a rather confusing ordeal, mainly because of all of the different brands and options! Really, though, it all boils down to the player and what's most comfortable for them. In general, the more silver there is, the better the tone. In partic...