Help - Struggling with the fingering

[Tarottee]

Hi there,

I originally played flute at school for 2-3 years and have just come back to it 30 years later! I am teaching myself right now which I know is not the best way to learn. Anyway I seem to be having problems co-ordinating the switch between B flat & F, any tips that would help me? It's also hurting my pinkie finger so all advice welcome. Thanks

[@Danix]

The best way to coordinate the change between B flat and F is to repeat the change repeatedly until it works perfectly, first slowly and then speed up. As for the pain of the little finger it can be for several things:
1-That you have a bad posture of the hand.
2-That you press your finger against the D flat key too much.
3-That the D flat key is too hard.

[CookiesAndCakes]

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 mirror so you can see your hand's positioning.