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I am playing Syrinx for a solo & ens. at the midsouth flute festival in two days... Some people go a little overboard on this piece as far as rubato and other personal interpretation... it's a really good solo to express yourself upon, so long as we respect Mr. Debussy and his work... I'm ecstatic a...

When I was in the 8th grade, I decided that I wanted to play the piccolo, so my parents, completely unfamiliar with the instrument, surprised me with one for Christmas. She was second (or maybe seventh) hand from a pawn shop. She's a metal/plastic hybrid Gemeinhardt that was made in most likely the ...

Here in Alabama, there are district auditions first. There are 8 different districts that are made up of groups of close counties. At district band auditions, one plays 12 major scales and a melodic and c harmonic minor scales. One is also asked to play 3 pre-determined prepared studies, as well as ...

the idea of pulsing on every beat while playing sixteenth notes really helped me on my chromatic scale. My teacher challenged me to play my sixteenths at 150 beats per minute in sixteenths, and I was fast enough, but not consistent. The pulses took a while to get at this speed, but I did it all with...

Hello there! I play the saxophone too (alto) ! I'm also new here... You can learn alot from the people here... I have already, so please, stay!

1) What is your current association with the flute? (prof, hobby, band student, teacher, etc) I am a band student in my highschool's marching and concert band. I am 16 years old... 2) How many years have you played? I have been playing the flute for 5 years, and the piccolo for the past fuor years. ...

1. I play in my highschool's marching and concert band. I also play alto sax in a jazz group. My dream is to play in a great orchestra in Boston, New York, or Chicago. 2. I play an intermediate Gemeinhardt 3SHB flute. My piccolo is an oldie, but a super goodie Gemeinhardt.. I don't know much about t...

I also think it's real crummy to favor the musicians from big bands... My band only has about 50 people, but were the best 50 musicians around! Power to the small bands!!!! I like being in a smaller band anyway... we're easier to tune than when I was a freshman... back when we had 200 people.

Wow! All-state is starting early in the school year for you guys! I'm from Alabama, and the sign-up date for us is December 9! We audition for district in January, Then, state is in April... I can't wait! Ive been practising for 4 hours a day since July, and I'm definitely ready! I wish You ALL the ...

Wow! Thanks for the info about the page. I use alot of Larry Krantz's stuff... I have binders full of his stuff that i printed off of the internet.. I wanted to really expand my range, but I've bewen too busy with all-state band music to search for more charts... Yay! * prints and starts playing flu...

Here's another tip: Practice your highest notes every day, above, below, and beyond your high b flat. Choose a favorite long tone exercise pattern and if your teacher says it's appropriate, take it up an octave or so. Working on chromatics from c 2 lines above staff to altissimo (really high) c. Thi...

Try to think of what a scale really IS before trying to play and memorize one... Learn your majors first, and what one is composed of, like this: 1st scale degree whole step whole step half step whole step whole step whole step half step (which is the same as the first scale degree) That's a major s...

About private flute lessons, it depends on who you take from. I take a 90 minute lesson every month for 60 dollars per session. My teacher is a former symphony orchestra flutist (assistant principal) , anyway, they are great.. But you have to treat every word like gold, or you'll get nothing. I am t...

Try practising your piccolo with earplugs. Most flutists do this to protect their ears, but it is a good idea for expanding your range. you'll hear more of what you're doing with your airstream and be less reluctant to actually TRY for the higher notes. Try not to worry about how your neighbor might...

If you have a Gemeinhardt flute, the B flat and F sharp keys often get small leaks that you won't notice until you leave them unattended. Pehaps this is the problem? Have a competent repair person check out your flute.