To Picc or not to Picc?
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To Picc or not to Picc?
[color=green]Hey everyone! I am interested in getting a piccolo. I do not play flute for school, but for fun, and for church. I have played my friend's piccolo and really enjoy it. Does anybody have any recommendations on a decent (and decent priced) piccolo? [/color]
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Re: To Picc or not to Picc?
If you're having problem getting good tones on the 3rd and 4th octave on the flute, i definetly recommend that you get a piccolo. Piccolo is even harder to make a tone with, but once you do, to make a higher tone on the flute is a walkover.Collin wrote:Hey everyone! I am interested in getting a piccolo. I do not play flute for school, but for fun, and for church. I have played my friend's piccolo and really enjoy it. Does anybody have any recommendations on a decent (and decent priced) piccolo?
The key to good high tones is relaxed ambuchere with fast airstream, which mandatory for the use of piccolo.
P.S. if you do get it, don't play it too much, Dogs and cats will howl, and neighbours will cann the police
To Bladibla:
[color=darkblue]I have been practicing your advice that you told me the other day (pretend that you are blowing through a straw), and it has really been helping
. I have my mind set on a piccolo, but I don't think my parents will appreciate it too much 
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To Embum79:
[color=green]I have been looking at Yamaha and Emerson (as well as other brands) piccolos, but I still haven't made my mind yet [/color]
[color=darkblue]I have been practicing your advice that you told me the other day (pretend that you are blowing through a straw), and it has really been helping
. I have my mind set on a piccolo, but I don't think my parents will appreciate it too much [/color]To Embum79:
[color=green]I have been looking at Yamaha and Emerson (as well as other brands) piccolos, but I still haven't made my mind yet [/color]
Music is prayer without words.
On the contrary, might I recommend, if you're having trouble producing an attractive third octave on flute, waiting to buy a picc for a bit. 
The piccolo is generally considered an extension of the top range of the flute, and should be approached as such in terms of tone prodution and intonation. I've encountered a few students over the years who want to take "piccolo lessons" (vs. just take lessons). I usually explain that I will only teach piccolo along with flute, and this doesn't initially always go over too well. After these students jump right in, trying to get good tone and full range on their new piccs without a thorough foundation on their flutes 
, they begin to understand the relationship better, and usually agree to back off to the first octave of their piccs for a while. Good luck, though, it's a fantastic instrument!!!!
The piccolo is generally considered an extension of the top range of the flute, and should be approached as such in terms of tone prodution and intonation. I've encountered a few students over the years who want to take "piccolo lessons" (vs. just take lessons). I usually explain that I will only teach piccolo along with flute, and this doesn't initially always go over too well. After these students jump right in, trying to get good tone and full range on their new piccs without a thorough foundation on their flutes , they begin to understand the relationship better, and usually agree to back off to the first octave of their piccs for a while. Good luck, though, it's a fantastic instrument!!!! -
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I'm a picc/flute doubler and I can not say how much it's helped me. I play on a gemeinhardt 4PSH, and I love the tone and sound. If you have trouble with the upper octive of the flute, I would suggest working on that before getting a piccolo. If your 3rd octive on flute is nice, the pic will sound great.