Fluteland.com Flute Message Board

Yeah. The photos look good, but the details of the sale seem iffy. In reality a QUALITY student flute will cost you between $800-1100USD. That's the truth. Anything less is likely used and in dire need of service, or it is sub-standard Learning a classical musical instrument is not a cheap endeavor...

Wait, they're even counterfeiting flutes? I mean, they're not Gucci bags or German car parts, I don't think copying Yamaha instruments is the most rentable endeavour out there... But it looks like I'm mistaken. Anyways, thanks for the tip, my teacher recommended me to get a Yamaha flute if I want to...

I'm learning the basics how to play the flute these days, and have two 45 minute lessons per week after work, plus 15 to 30 minute "drill" sessions daily, where I practice the basic finger positions and repeating simple musical pieces faster and faster. And I think I'm progressing quite well! It isn...

Sounds like an issue of playing the note blocking most of the airflow, that's why your daughter can get the note by playing hard. And the blocking itself can come from the fact that people with small hands can present the tip, and no the flat part, of their finger, over the hole as they over-extend ...

Sure, but then it's limitating nonetheless: it requires both the one giving and the one receiving the lesson to have an excellent connection, which isn't necessarily a given for everyone.
But if both have good hardware - and if the teacher has a good microphone - then, why not?

Eh, I use Skype a lot to talk to my family abroad, and it's the main professionnal tool of my wife who teaches French using it. I wouldn't really trust Skype-based flute lessons, unless the teacher has an awesome mic and an excellent Internet connection: it's sometimes hard to hear the correct way t...