My advice is after two months you shouldn't buy
another flute unless your Armstrong is broken. Especially since you don't have
very ambitious goals as a flute player. So just wait. My second bit of advice is
take the plugs out of your holes when you practice at home. Think positive,
because you really can adjust to open holes fairly easily. It will help you make
a better decision on your next flute and it will make you a better player. My
third advice is don't expect a sub $1000 flute to sound much better than what
you are playing now. If you have been playing for two months your flute is
probably much better able to make good tone than you are. My fourth advice is
Yamaha really is the workhorse of the student flute world and if inspite of my
first three bits of advice you can't stop that money from burning a whole in
your pocket, buy a 300 series Yamaha. The better head will improve your
potential some and the all silver tube of the 400 will do you little or no good
and just cost you more money. Now if Yamaha only made purple flutes I would get
one too!
3rd Octave blues
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FluteDiddy
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F-Diddy the Man with the Purple flute
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sakuramimato
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Your flute might be a little advanced for you to play.
I managed E3 out of my flute around the time you got yours out, and yes, it was
difficult at the time, but I was playing with a beginner flute. If I had used an
intermediate flute, I doubt I would have ever gotten a note above C3. Also, I
don't see very many beginning flute players starting with an open-hole. I would
suggest getting used to the open hole fingering by taking out the plugs because
.. I don't think open hole flutes were made so that the open holes could be
plugged up. (It sort of ruins the purpose.) It might take a while to get any
notes above E3 to register. They require more air support and embouchure
control, but E3 (to me) is one of the harder notes on open hole. (The possible
finger leaks with the unadjusted hand.) It takes practice.
Start with doing
long tones starting with C3 and start going up from there until your sound
starts to waver and die out. Knowing the note your air expires on, you can
practice in using the correct airflow, etc to play notes in the upper registers.
Best of luck~!
I managed E3 out of my flute around the time you got yours out, and yes, it was
difficult at the time, but I was playing with a beginner flute. If I had used an
intermediate flute, I doubt I would have ever gotten a note above C3. Also, I
don't see very many beginning flute players starting with an open-hole. I would
suggest getting used to the open hole fingering by taking out the plugs because
.. I don't think open hole flutes were made so that the open holes could be
plugged up. (It sort of ruins the purpose.) It might take a while to get any
notes above E3 to register. They require more air support and embouchure
control, but E3 (to me) is one of the harder notes on open hole. (The possible
finger leaks with the unadjusted hand.) It takes practice.
Start with doing long tones starting with C3 and start going up from there until your sound
starts to waver and die out. Knowing the note your air expires on, you can
practice in using the correct airflow, etc to play notes in the upper registers.
Best of luck~!
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krzymunkey
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get a yamaha 300 series or 400 series. you can find
brand new ones for (300 series) $700-$800 and 400 series for about $1100-$1200,
and they are both very good flutes
brand new ones for (300 series) $700-$800 and 400 series for about $1100-$1200,
and they are both very good flutes
Dream
as if you'll live forever... Live as if you'll die tomorrow...
as if you'll live forever... Live as if you'll die tomorrow...
3rd Octave blues
Thanks again to everyone for your great suggestions.
The E3 and higher notes can be played without having to slur from a lower note
but I still have to overblow to get them. I have zeroed in at the YFL-321 and
will work on those 3rd octave notes to make sure they are clear and not too
loud. I hope that this model will help me overcome my present playing problems.
As I am still not very familiar with flutes, I wonder if this model will help me
go far without having to reconsider getting another higher model if I manage to
achieve profiency in flute playing in the future. For saxophones and clarinets,
there are very clear distinctions between different levels and makes of them in
terms of tone and key mechanism. I wonder if this is the same for flutes? Any
other comments on this model (YFL321)? Thanks!
The E3 and higher notes can be played without having to slur from a lower note
but I still have to overblow to get them. I have zeroed in at the YFL-321 and
will work on those 3rd octave notes to make sure they are clear and not too
loud. I hope that this model will help me overcome my present playing problems.
As I am still not very familiar with flutes, I wonder if this model will help me
go far without having to reconsider getting another higher model if I manage to
achieve profiency in flute playing in the future. For saxophones and clarinets,
there are very clear distinctions between different levels and makes of them in
terms of tone and key mechanism. I wonder if this is the same for flutes? Any
other comments on this model (YFL321)? Thanks!