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I'd like to know more about the teacher who is suggesting a flute upgrade. If this is a private teacher with whom you expect to spend years, I suggest that you follow his/her recommendation within reason. Bring up the price issue and ask specifically what model would be good that is in your price ra...

An expensive flute will not make a mediocre player into a good one. Lots of practice will. I once went with my guitar teacher to buy a new guitar. I was surprised when he went to a selection of relatively inexpensive guitars and started playing different ones, listening to the sound. He chose one, t...