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So - update if anyone is interested. I bought my new flute. It is a Yamaha 'Plutus' with an embarrassing gold plate around the embouchure (which seems to impress everyone else). Any thoughts on this feature? Anyway, not a bad decision, given my budget. All in all I am more comfortable and like the ...

Thanks all! Getting a bit better as time goes on, especially doing what ObscureStar and evrmre suggested and noodling around on songs already known. Flutego, I wished at one point to be able to play the speedy stuff, but realized: a. I wasn't quick enough of a learner to get those things (and got si...

Looking back I've realized that very same thing. I had a lot of ego and missed a lot of learning opportunities. Some of the greatest lessons I've learned about music (and life) have been from 'amateurs' or from less than ideal circumstances. The best teachers out there are those who surround you if...

You all have fun there, sorry I'm missing this one. I had a blast at New York and Charlotte!

I learned from the one in New York City that I needed to bring my Alto, and so I was one of the Altos for the Charlotte opening festivities. Cheers to the "plumbing section" as Sir Galway designated it!

I'm an adult hobbyist (started playing in school twenty-mumble years ago), had private lessons elementary through most of high school, and have continued playing in church groups since. I've played mostly written parts, wandering off the melody onto descants or counter-melodies written by either the...

It is likely a C flute with the split-E mechanism. Check the FAQ for the technical explanation, but it makes the third octave E natural easier to play.