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Relax.. theres really more important things in life to worry about.
A bit of healthy competition is nothing to be afraid of, you already beat her
once, and im sure if she hates you, she also secretly respects you for that.

Thanks for the advice. Im getting there!

[quote] ---------------- On 10/21/2003 4:03:55 PM Firstly, don't be offended by my question, I was only wondering what other people thought. And as for me, I think guys playing the flute are fine. I have no idea why flute has become such a feminine instrument. ---------------- [/quote] Im a guy and ...

No, its the lowest C I struggle with. The
C in the middle of staff I can hit first without trouble, but the lower notes
often 'squeak' to their higher equivalents and Im struggling to control this
Thanks

New to the flute and starting off just by trying to play all the low octave notes in sequence. Whenever I try to play C1 and C#1, they come out one (maybe 2) octaves higher than they should be. Once I get to D1 I can play the rest it in the lower octave as intended. I have tried adjusting my embochu...

Thanks for this. I did suspect the cork might be in that position, but when I looked down the inside length of the headjoint, I thought I could see the concave inner area of the crown. But now I look closely, and use the cleaning rod to measure it, this silver area isnt the inside of the crown like ...

Hey you sound full of despair I know a
nice bit of software which you can play around with
http://www.noteworthysoftware.com Its a very simple app for writing music
scores, but you can also play them back to hear what they sound like. Its very
useful!

Hi, Im really new to playing flute. I see a lot of talk about people adjusting the cork in their headjoint, or other references to it. I have a closed hole flute, and cork is nowhere to be seen, inside or out. Can I assume cork is only in the headjoints of open holed flutes ? Or is my flute horribly...

The diaphragm is a membrane of muscle below your lungs and above your stomach. It is not true that you cannot control it.. the diaphragm is vital for breathing, you do not have muscles in your lungs, only in between your ribs, and this is not strong enough to make your lungs inflate. The diaphragm i...