Mark wrote:
I understand, and would think that you would be a good cantidate for
playing alto flute someday..
Ability to play alto doesn't really have any correlation to the strength of any particular register. Alto is a different beast, with it's own challenges and strengths, and just because you have a good low range on C flute does not mean you'll be able to play alto well. That's not to say that Remnantpark will not play alto well...She very well could, but to make judgements about who would be a good candidate for alto based on something like this doesn't make a whole lot of sense, IMHO.
that's because you are looking at it the wrong way... did not Remnantpark
express a preference for the lower notes?
I am not speaking to any thing other than that preference.
If one prefers the sounds of the lower register, one should look into
expanding instrumentation in that direction rather than.. say.. piccalo..
Mark wrote:
I understand, and would think that you would be a good cantidate for
playing alto flute someday..
Ability to play alto doesn't really have any correlation to the strength of any particular register. Alto is a different beast, with it's own challenges and strengths, and just because you have a good low range on C flute does not mean you'll be able to play alto well. That's not to say that Remnantpark will not play alto well...She very well could, but to make judgements about who would be a good candidate for alto based on something like this doesn't make a whole lot of sense, IMHO.
that's because you are looking at it the wrong way... did not Remnantpark
express a preference for the lower notes?
I am not speaking to any thing other than that preference.
If one prefers the sounds of the lower register, one should look into
expanding instrumentation in that direction rather than.. say.. piccalo..
mark
Gotcha. I don't really agree, but I see what you're getting at. Most likely she prefers the low notes on the C flute for their timbre, and the overall tone of those notes, rather than just the lowness of the pitches, and the timbre of an alto is much different than the C flute, even in its lowest range, so in my mind, that doesn't make the leap to alto necessarily fit Remnantpark. Of course, she very well may like it, but I'm not sure a preference for low notes would be the reason.
I guess I dont have an opinion either way. I see both of your points, and agree with both of them [if that is possible].
I just know that I have seen individuals with a strong upper register make a very good transition to piccolo, and individuals with a strong lower register to alto very well as well. At the same time, I have seen others do the opposite. Good upper to alto, and good lower to piccolo. I guess overall embouchure must be taken into account, and [theoretically] if one has a good embouchure for lower notes, then [again, in theory] it would be quite likely that they would have an embouchure capable of switching to alto easily. And vice versa.
Ironically, I myself dont fit into any of those catagories. I have a fairly good tone on flute, but my tone on picc and alto are much better [ I guess it is time to crack out Trevor wye, and marcel moyse.... ]
remnantpark wrote:Alto flutes sound cool but for now, I'm sticking to the regular flute. Perhaps I'll switch to alto or piccolo for specific reasons/goals temporarily.
remnantpark wrote:By the way, is it true that piccolo can help enrich your tone?
It can help you learn to focus your air in different ways, and that may lead to a clearer tone, but there's no guarantee that just picking up a piccolo every once in a while will actually improve your tone. Especially when you first start on piccolo, you'll probably notice a significant downgrade in your sound, but once overcome, this ceases to be an issue. I would not say that piccolo "enriches" your tone, in any case, though it may help to "focus" it.
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