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by halo
Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:30 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: Recommend Good Flute Instruction Book...
Replies: 36
Views: 50645

The prices at fluteworld.com seemed a little high, so I did some checking... You can buy the Trevor Wye Omnibus Edition on Amazon.com for much less than you can get it at fluteworld.com, it includes the first five practice/method books. And if you look on the same page, there is a "better together" ...
by halo
Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:56 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: Quiet High Notes
Replies: 6
Views: 23896

I think that this is a very important question, and the answer is something that band teachers across America neglect to teach, even though it is ultra-important. When it was time to learn the high notes, my old band director taught us that we could not play nice, full high notes unless we had the a...
by halo
Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:39 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: Metronome evil annoyance or helful tool?
Replies: 39
Views: 50934

There is a basic rule, which I find to be true, about the use of a metronome. The more you dislike a metronome, the more you probably need one. This is evidenced by the young lady who dislikes them so much that she would never use one, but her band director is making her practice with one. The more ...