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I'm not sure if things have changed but when I did my GCSEs part of the coursework for Music was playing in a group and improvising in a group, maybe you can use the bands to help along your grades as well ? I used to play in various bands and outfits and keep a diary of the performances problems fo...

Gibraltar.

for those of you who are going ??????? its a little British Colony on the southern most tip of Europe.

Ernie

Cheapie Maestro Truetone Flute :oops: :oops: :oops: http://www.eazi-k.com/flute/ renting flutes (or anything else for that matter!), and the used market is non existent over here in southern europe so i bought this cheap flute online as a starter....hopefully will progress on to something a bit bett...

glad to be of help !

thats right. this basically works via MIDI which is the same system the keyboard synthesiers use. As the wind controller is MIDI it can activate any sound from a sound module or keyboard, i.e. cellos, piano ..etc... You can also use it to record directly to a computer sequencer. here are more detail...

Hi Ernie from Gibraltar here. Basically my background is pop/rock I play guitar, bass and piano, although I also studied a few years of classical piano/guitar and can read music pretty well. I play in band doing parties, weddings etc.. and have been doing so since I was 16 or so. Well so out of the ...

I believe yamaha at one time had a wind controller than was midi based and connected to a regular synth. could by similiar to this one http://www.music123.com/Yamaha-WX5-MIDI-Wind-Controller-i12069.music I supppose you mean this short of thing rather than a miked up regular flute ? Ernie (knows jack...

yep the screws are all the way in and tight and the keys aren't binding so it seems to be ok.

thanks for comments, might be useful if the keys start binding

wow man it worked ! the end screws were loose !

I wish I'd known that back in March thou

I thought it was my technique or something

anyway I've got practising to do now

Ernie

thanks its a cheapie $99 flute I bought from a website called musicyo not really worth the bother having it repaired unless I can do it myself.

I'll check the screws are tight.

any recomendations on what to get for a new student flute ?

Well I finally worked this out !

the problem was the cheapie flute I bought was not closing the seals properly on the 2 & 3rd keys, press them a bit harder and hey presto notes !

any ideas for fixing this ?

I'm visiting the US in Oct so seriously considering buying a proper flute.

Ernie

thanks guys... after daily practice it is slowly getting
better so I suppose eventually I'll get it right ! Ernie

Hi guys, Total newbie here. Basically my background is pop/rock I play guitar, bass and piano although I also studied a few years of classical piano/guitar and can read music. Well so out of the blue I decided to learn flute. I always wanted to learn a woodwind instrument and saw this offer for a ch...

I dunno ! pdiddy made the comment and I wasn't sure what he was going on about !! It's funny you guys became a nation in 1776. Gibraltar has been British since 1704 and still its a disputed territory ! Anyway I've made my mind up to get a decent flute when I visit the US in Oct. Gotta practice now !...

its a long story....300 years long this year in fact. yeah
Spanish guitars are cheap but try buying a high end Gibson or Fender.. Ernie