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What is the correct place for the tounge when playing. I tend to press it against my upperteeth. Is that wrong?

Does anybody know a system for artikulation in barock music?
Is there a link out there that will give me some basic knowledge on this?

Gandalfe wrote:Maybe you are a "morning person"?

Well. Not really. Quite the opposite.

tecnique best in the morning? And sound....

I discovered that I have had a tendensy to press the lip-plate against the lips when I play. When i almost remove the lip-plate away from the lips its easier to produce both low and high notes.

+1 Fluteguy18 I went through the same thing. I would advise you go to see a Doctor that deals with sports injuries. When I first started playing, I suffered from muscle swelling. After I got over that, the doctor gave me stretches, and weight training exercises. I still do them 20 years later! Will...

+1 Fluteguy18 I went through the same thing. I would advise you go to see a Doctor that deals with sports injuries. When I first started playing, I suffered from muscle swelling. After I got over that, the doctor gave me stretches, and weight training exercises. I still do them 20 years later! Will...

+1 Fluteguy18 I went through the same thing. I would advise you go to see a Doctor that deals with sports injuries. When I first started playing, I suffered from muscle swelling. After I got over that, the doctor gave me stretches, and weight training exercises. I still do them 20 years later! Woul...

Big thanks too both of you. I will also reduse ipad and computer activity.

I have been praciticing severeal ours every day the last weeks. And now I have a severe pain in my neck on the left side. Anybody got any tips that dont include, "Stop playing for a week or three"?

Thanks.

I have recieved headjoints for my Trevor James flute. Any sugestions which one i should choose? I play only classical music.

I have bought his lecture on the Bach suite i b minor. He is the best flutist in the world i think and his lecture is very helpfull. But i must say that the quallity is not the best. I use my IPad for listening and it constantly stop. Then i restart it and it plays for 10 minuttes or 5 seconds. I ha...