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Well I realize this,but I'm just saying that I do know what I'm doing,and can easily recover a lot that I lost.

Well,with flutes as bad as mine,tone and such wouldn't be that good even with the world's greatest player. As for breathing,embouchure,tone color and whatnot...I know how to breathe properly,form vowels correctly (which is actually much like correct embouchure),and I have a very trained ear,all beca...

Well,I've been playing out of my books...And I've gotta say - Playing flute is like riding a bike.It's hard to actually forget.I've now remembered pretty much all fingerings,the chromatic scales,and stuff like that.Reading the music is something that I've been doing consistently because I also sing.

I'm not teaching myself...I already know how to play.I mean,seriously.I played for 5 years!And if you guys know anything about NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association),I was a level 4 out of 6. The books I have are Essential Elements (the first one,from when my younger sister played flute f...

I'm not teaching myself...I already know how to play.I mean,seriously.I played for 5 years!And if you guys know anything about NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association),I was a level 4 out of 6. The books I have are Essential Elements (the first one,from when my younger sister played flute fo...

I don't know if my parents would go for me taking private lessons again...I'm already really busy,and I quit before....Any book suggestions?

I played flute for about 5 years (2nd through 7th grade),but I quit because my private teacher was annoying the crap out of me (always comparing me to all her other students and whatnot) I really hated the band teacher at school.Now,I'm in 10th grade,and I miss playing.I've occasionally taken out my...