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Flute 16 years piccolo 14 years piano 13 years violin 2 years organ 2 months (I LOVE ORGAN) recorder 8 years sax, clarinet, tin whistle, pan flute on and off for like forever Oh and I sing second soprano/first alto in a auditioned well trained choir (and I also sing soprano and/or alto in chamber c...

Flute: 28 years Baritone Sax: 20 years Yamaha WX7 MIDI wind controller: 14 years AMAZINGLY versatile little gizmo Guitar :~2 years total off and on over the course of 20 years, but making a serious study of it now. you have the midi wind controller thingy? that's so cool. my dad has been trying to ...

Emily Northside High School, Virginia Symphonic band, marching band Marching band section leader (this past season) and 1st chair flute/piccolo in symphonic Virginia? Our band is taking a trip there this spring for a competition. i forgot which High School's we're competing against tho. I'll find o...

I did it with all the plugs out and I didn't put them back in until i got it down. That took me about 2 weeks. Although, it WILL be a very fustrating to play this way as the notes will come out airy or not at all, just keep working and maybe put the plugs back in once or twice if you really can't st...

Is it really safe for students to post what schools they attend? I just put this up. because maybe we could find out if there's anyone on here who like is in a school in a similar state with them so like maybe they can find out if their school compete or whatever. so yeah, that's what i was thinkin...

Flute (4 years) Piccolo (2 months) There was this Devon at my school who could play so many instruments. Its not funny. I wouldnt be shocked if I found her on one of these Flute message boards. She played flute, piccolo, trumpet, clarinet, alto saxaphone, and piano. Haha I'm going to take the cake ...

You know, none of us know where anyone is from on this forum. So then, high schoolers should post the school they flute for and the state naturally and what ensembles they participate in.

I'll start.

Suzanne
Randolph High School, New Jersey
Marching Band, Wind Ensemble (5th chair)

I second this. This is an excellent idea. they should also make forums for bass flute etc or simple system flutes.

gradually increase the tempo you use or decrease as needed. Practice in front of a mirror. I discovered that my lips would sometimes would be moving more than my air! Practice low notes, high notes, major scales up and down (mix them up), chromatic scales, minor scales (harmonic & melodic), Modestic...

I have a high E falicitator and it works beautifully and it's a very inexpensive alternate and it's a very quick installation too. It's also easy to put the E in tune if you try removing your pinky and focus the air across the air rather than into it.

2 for marching band
0 for concert band
1 for symphonic winds
1 for wind ensemble

seven years

i own both. yamahas without a doubt. they're sturdier and ususally have a better sound but its best to try them both out and compare to see what you're more comfortable with.

What's the actual problem? Can you correctly read the rhythms? If you can, the problem may be slightly less obvious. I had a student who graduated this year and is now a music major, but we had a serious discussion early in her junior year, when she mentioned she'd like to get a music degree. She h...

I have a HUGE problem. I'm an 11th grader. I'm pretty good at the flute but I have a major major weakness that holds me back from everything. Rythmns. I can't play them. I count them out loud and everything but I can never get them right. The only way I can get it right is if I hear it played by som...