Hello, I am new to the message boards here. My name is Aimee, and I had played flute and piccolo for 13 years prior to falling off the music bandwagon a few years back. I am now beginning to play again, and I am experiencing some difficulties that I hope someone may be able to help with.
While my piccolo playing is still surprisingly good, my flute playing is not.
I am having trouble sustaining the second octave notes that share fingerings with the first octave (F2 through B2) on the flute ONLY (I am playing well on the picc). My old band teacher used to call it "seal syndrome", I believe. I keep dropping down the octave. Is this simply a matter of my embouchure muscles no longer being in top shape? I have tried focusing the air better, increasing air speed, checked for pad leaks, etc. but I cannot seem to sustain these notes.
Any ideas on what my problem is would be greatly appreciated, as well as any techniques that target this problem. Thanks!
F2 through B2?
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If you are unsure try letting a more experienced player try your flute if they have the same problems as you perhaps you have got some leaky pads or somehing. But espect its just practice you need, try scales around that octive also low to high with the same notes practice long notes in each down and up etc. just need practice more I would assumbe.