Fluteland.com Flute Message Board

Also practice them with a tuner to make sure your
not going sharp. If your off by a little you can try rolling in or out to make
it better, if your off by a lot your gonna want to adjust your headjoint. Pull
out when your sharp, push in when your flat.

High notes will usually clear up when you open your throat. That might sound odd but my teacher said to imagine like your trying to hold an egg in your throat, that probably sounds even weirder but try it it might help. Lifting up your chin and your flute helps also, and make sure your blowing hard ...

Well I've been interested in taking up another instrument, what
would you suggest. I know there are some that are easier for flutes to pick up.

I'm sure you'll soon find out that the flute is a great instrument. It's difficutlt at first, but you'll find yourself playing "real music" in no time. It's interesting you play trumpet because I've actually thought about taking that up also. I'm also new here and I don't think I have properly intod...

Wow this is a great
message board, thanks a lot for the response, I've been getting better and so
has my playing [:)]

I''ve been playing flute for about 5 years now. I recently got a new flute and it''s worked really well for me. The tone quality is great! For the last couple of days I''ve had a sore throat and a cold. Whenever I go to play my flute I can barely get anything out! When I do get a sound out it''s REA...

just making sure this works