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Speaking as someone who's just started a month or so ago, I can only say how what I've done has worked for me. I picked up a used but refurbished (new pads, tuned etc) Yamaha student flute (YFL-211) for three hundred. Nothing fancy, but a tried/trusted brand and model that I know is working the way ...

James, I just wanted to thank you. The back-of-the-throat thing has taken me from unable to consistently voice low e to having no troubles consistently voicing low Bb in about three minutes.

Something I've found made a big difference was the volume I have been playing at. Being in a shared house, I've been quite self-conscious of playing, which means trying to be quiet... which means my notes are a lot less supported and consistent. I've found it's worth making sure I'm playing at full ...

Thanks Zevang,

I'll see what I can do (it's hard as hell keeping an instinctive position with one hand while trying to hold/point a DSLR with the other )

I can throw in an extra vote for the snowball; if you do get one you'll want to use it on the second setting (-10dB of attenuation) to avoid clipping.

Great product, built well and decent EQ (great for the price)

Hi guys, I picked up my first flute (Yamaha 211) yesterday from a teacher who's moving soon and not taking new students. She gave me a brief intro and told me to practise embouchure for a week on just the head. Unfortunately, this seems to be the position that yields the best, most consistent result...