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Hi, I have been playing flute for around 6 years, but every time I play, they sound very raspy and breathy. It often gets worse after playing for around an hour. Does anyone have tips on how to try and control/eliminate this breathiness? Or on how to be able to play for longer periods of time withou...

To help with coordination, make sure your fingers are resting just above the keys so that you aren't having to make big jumps with your fingers when you change between notes. And your little finger may hurt because of the way you hold your hand. To see if this is the problem, play in front of a mirr...

Hi, I have a piece of music where I have to play 16th notes at "crotchet = 162" and I have no idea how to play this fast. Right now I can play at around "crotchet = 90 - 100". Do you have any tips on how to speed up my playing without losing accuracy?