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- Fri Jun 20, 2003 1:40 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Hello from a new flute player
- Replies: 10
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Hello from a new flute player
Good for you! It's not the easiest to learn on your own. It's really all about producing the sound. Work a lot with the head joint and get a really clear sound first. That's the best advice I can give you. That's the way I start all of my students. Also, try to practice the fingerings without the he...
- Thu Jun 19, 2003 10:11 am
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Help teaching beginners
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5938
Help teaching beginners
I'll look into the Wagner books. I generally
try to stay away from the Rubank books until the Advanced methods. I don't
think they have enough varied content for beginners. Just my opinion. Thanks
Courtney!
try to stay away from the Rubank books until the Advanced methods. I don't
think they have enough varied content for beginners. Just my opinion. Thanks
Courtney!
- Wed Jun 18, 2003 5:30 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Help teaching beginners
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5938
Help teaching beginners
I am a flute teacher of 5th and 6th Grade students in Massachusetts. We use the Standard of Excellence method book in our department, however it really doesn''t seem to work well for flute. It works very well for saxophone, but my flute students always start out slowly and I have a high drop-out rat...