Instructor's rules
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Instructor's rules
Are you really suppose to keep your flute parallel? because when I looked it up online they said that it was a big no no, so which is right?
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pied_piper
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I assume that you mean parallel with the floor. If so, the answer is: It depends...
For concert band, orchestral, and solo players, definitely no. I think most professional flutists and flute teachers will say that holding the flute parallel with the floor is NOT recommended. It is not always conducive to the best playing technique or comfort. While it's not necessarily wrong, it's not really best.
If you are referring to a marching band, then that's a different set of rules. Most marching band director's are more concerned about uniformity of appearance than comfort or what's best for flutists and therefore insist on flutes being held parallel to the ground.
Here's a link to Jennifer Cluff's article on the topic:
http://www.jennifercluff.com/blog/2007/ ... elism.html
For concert band, orchestral, and solo players, definitely no. I think most professional flutists and flute teachers will say that holding the flute parallel with the floor is NOT recommended. It is not always conducive to the best playing technique or comfort. While it's not necessarily wrong, it's not really best.
If you are referring to a marching band, then that's a different set of rules. Most marching band director's are more concerned about uniformity of appearance than comfort or what's best for flutists and therefore insist on flutes being held parallel to the ground.
Here's a link to Jennifer Cluff's article on the topic:
http://www.jennifercluff.com/blog/2007/ ... elism.html
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