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I think it would make it easier to take up the clarinet first. I personally never played the clarinet, but I did play the sax. I found it extreemly difficult to go from a no-reed instrument to a double reed. I gave up on oboe after a month and took up the sax. 6 months later my music teacher approac...

I need open hole. Are you planning to play a lot of contemporary literature? If not, you don't need open holes. There are plenty of rumors floating around that open holes help tone or projection or response, but none of them are true. Open holes are good only for extended effects (glisses, bends, a...

I don't need much realy... I need open hole. I need the low B. I need a silver lip plate (Anything else gives me that green line on my lip...) I need an inline G (mine is out of line, and I'm always putting my finger up too high on the key...) And I'm on a tight buget. I don't think I could go up mu...

I think I'm at a 7, but I can apparently (according to my music teacher) improve greatly if I just get a new flute. I played Carnival of Venice last year. I was thrilled when I saw it written there. I'm so lame... My range is from middle C (low B when I use my friend's flute) to a high F (7 lines ab...

I was recently told by my music teacher that my current instrument (Jupiter Standers Model) is holding my pack. She said that she would like to see me upgrade to an intermediate or pro. The problem is, that I don't know what to get. I can't trust the local dealer. When I bought my Jupiter, he claime...

I used to gargle because I couldn't roll my Rs. My music teacher noticed it and told me to stop ASAP. Apparently it's bad for your throat, and uses too much air, which is bad if you have a long solo. A big breath tends to sound weird. I learned by trying to made the D sound and the R sound at the sa...