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Yeah, the E is for Evil. And thank you, noseflute! No one should roll in or out to try to hit a note...rolling in will make you go flat and rolling out will make you go sharp. I set my emboucher, keep my airstream moving steadily across the mouthpiece and open my throat almost as if I were yawning. ...

In one of the groups I play with, I play a lot of vocal melody parts. While a low B may be unusual in flute music, it's a very common note for the human voice. Generally speaking, when I play vocal music, I take everything up an octave, but in some songs I like having the warm, woody sound of the lo...

I'm assuming that we're talking about a competing marching band, performing music and drill on a football field, not a parade band. I played piccolo in marching band for 3 years back in high school (drum major year 4), and it is definitely the way to go. I didn't worry so much about weather wrecking...

I am also in the market for a new flute, so I have been doing some research. I have spoken with several well-respected flute instructors and professors, and everyone swears by Yamaha. Check out yamaha.com/band. I have owned a Yamaha for 10 years...it's a high-end student model. The only problem I ev...

Competition can be good for you if you don't obsess over
it...don't let all this chair business make you lose your love of music.
What's the point in playing at all if you can't love it?

I also agree that it is not difficult to switch from plateau keys to French keys. When I switched, about 10 years ago, it took me a week or two to fine tune my technique. I have noticed that many flute players who have played only plateau key flutes tend to play with the ends of their fingertips, ra...