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my private teacher showed me a trick in the formation of her embouchure-for high notes her lips come out and for low notes they come back in.( i have no problems with an embouchure that cannot seem to come out enough in usual playing) but im having a hard time acheiving the span of high-out & low-ba...

hi[:)] yes i learned from my private teacher that your tongue should be on the bottom lip & never behind the teeth.sometimes you should stick the tongue through the lips, but genrally its on the bottm lip[::)] .i have heard about tongunig at the top of the teeth or lip (for short notes) or at the bo...

forming embrochere is very essiential to playng.so is tonguing.well i think my lack of one is preventing the other. im having alot of troble getting my bottom lip to com out enough. i need to tongue on my bottom lip & cant(i think its hindered very much from this) so what can i do? i keep trying but...

HI i needed help on something........
notes have sort of a "reciprocal" like db is also called c# an e# is also f,etc.
i need to know (to prepare for an audition) what are the alternative names for
C, E, A, G, & D? Thankyou

I would like to buy my flute teacher a gift but dont know what (thats flute related)to get her. i havent known her very long though at our last lesson she gave me a miniture flute figurine since my birthday is in a few days and she is leaving town. hers is in about a month and she has lots of flute ...

Thankyou for all the
information. In my state we usually have to prepare a short piece, sightread
some, and then know all 12 major scales but will be asked to play a few.[;)] and
we can play the scales to our ability.[:)]

HI Im working on my scales for an audition and the notes sound kind of choppy even though slurred because of something my throat creates. Does anyone know where i could find something to download of a professional flutist''s slurred scales?i think listening to that would help alot. also does anyone ...

Hi.wow,thanks
for all the response.i dont play with an accompaniment.[:)]

hi i have an audition for my area''s youth symphony & we have to have prepared 2 pieces demonsrtating our best ability ,each one needs to be exceedingly different from the other. so does anyone know any music theyd reccomend for the audition? ive never had to prepare my own piece for an audition & d...

Thankyou for your
information[:bigsmile:] it was very helpfull[::)]

HI I''m looking to purchase a beginner piccolo & ive bought musical instruments off ebay before which have turned very well but some of the piccolos im finding on ebay are brand new and reasonably pried though from not-so-renowned-names. i dont want to get something that looks nice and new but is ac...

hi i was just wondering what the trill fingering for the
1st octive(low) d is. the only charts ive seen start at eb and up.thankyou very
much[::)]

i have a question about some of the scales. do flutes usually play any of the e,f,&g scales(minor & major) 3oct.? I''m sure beginners & many intermidiate players dont & arent expected to, but what about advanced and professional? I''m a high scool student but i would like to learn them as high as th...

I have to learn all of the major and minor scales for a teacher, and I know the 12 major but none of the minor. So my question is what are the minor scales?(if this request includes all forms:harmonic,melodic,etc. i''m not sure) I thought this forum would be a great place to find out.someone help???...

I'm sure you've heard the notorious chinese proverb"You're teacher can open doors for you,but you must walk through them."That applies alot to music. You must be your own teacher & lavish the knowledgable outlet your teacher has for you, but practicing for yourself is key for improving. [:bigsmile:]...