Fluteland.com Flute Message Board

i currently have a Yamaha student
flute... but i am going to invest in a professional flute because i want to play
flute for life and if i go to music college, im going to major in it

E# = F B# = C Cb = B Fb = E [:)] for sharps, look
for the next note to the right for flats, vice versa

my flute has a loose screw... and it was affecting
my performances .. so one day, i decided to place some blue tack temporarily on
the screw to stop in from moving.. and it works! but change the blue tack often
tho...[:bigsmile:]

wow!! i didnt know that many ppl in this forum are middle aged people who play flute!!! thats really cool! [:sun:] ahh but i need to ask advice from u more experienced people... i started playing flute 2 years ago but i want to major flute in college.. and i really really *officially* want to become...

well, im not using an opened hole flute but i think it benefits u if u get one because... - lets say u bcom a prof,...then u need to get one anyway! - its good practise for finger positionings but its not necessery that the pros MUST get an opened hole flute. ive only been playing flute for 2 years ...

i too run out of breath easily when i
play my flute...[:((] when i play flight of the bumblebee, my breathing just
disappeears at the wrong time! argh! [:blackeye:]

Vanessa, i too am in the same situation as you...i have o idea wot grade i am coz i learnt the flute in school... and the same, my teacher said that i hav been improving immensely on the flute and now i am first chair flute in orchestra.. its knda hard to tell until u take exams i guess! hope this h...

hi! i am also looking for a flute to buy...i am currently using the school's flute which is a yamaha student model.. but i want ti purchase one with a open hole because i want to play flute for life! i was thinking of a yamaha 700 series http://www.yamaha.com.my/Products/Bo/Flute.htm is it good enou...

ahhh...ear training..
personally, i fear this because i hav not done it before and if i go to music
college, they are going to test me on this. i have tried to play the notes along
with music...sometimes it works but sometimes....:S LOL! practise makes perfect
i guess![:)]

hi!! ive been playing flute for 2 years but i recently decided that i want to go to music college and major in flute. but the problem is that i dont hav much of a musical background and knowledge of music theory...although i am learning now in my recently started piano class. The college said that t...