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It is miserable to be an Asian kid.

I grew up here and my mother still tried to treat us like we were in Asia and would not adapt to American culture.

NIGHTMARE!!

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If you decide to get a Muramatsu from Japan there is somthing you should know. Muramatsu America will not do any work on flutes that are not made for the American market. I don't know why this is so, but that is what they told me. It's no big deal. Any good flute shop can service your Muramatsu. It'...

Try as many flutes as you can for as long as you can.

I ended up with a Muramatsu. I almost went for an Altus or Yamaha.

I couldn't afford a Powell so I didn't try one. I wish that I had.

Try them all.

I try and play them for as long as I can. If I can get them on trial and play for a couple of days that is the best. I start with scales. Check the tuning with a tuner. Play long tones with dynamics. Maybe a couple of songs. Practice different techniques. If I am in the shop, I get the flute special...

Yamaha's are good flutes. They make some of the best student flutes around.

I love the Yamaha 800 series.

Sounds like you have a very nice flute!

All of this has made me want to ask a new question that relates to this. What about an adult student that has a musical background. Would it be a bad idea for this person to work on an advanced piece? I am asking because I like to try hard pieces. I realise that I am playing them badly for the most ...

After you check the headcork. You should try adjusting your embouchure instead of rolling the flute. You should be able to play a half step up and down from a note just by adjusting your embouchure. It takes a lot of work and I still can't do it yet. There are some people who can play a whole note u...

It sounds as though you might be playing a higher note harmonically. You are fingering the D but you are playing an A or something. Do you have a tuner? You can play the note and read what note you are actually playing using a tuner. You might have a leak in your flute causing this to happen or you ...

I agree with fluteguy18 as far as student flutes. I have had a few Armstrong flutes and they were good. I love the Yamaha flutes. Pearls have good reccomendations from many flute players. Intermediate flutes I like Pearl and Yamaha. Professional. I love my Muramatsu. All of the flutes that he mentio...

I went from a Yamaha with the stock 385 headjoint to my EX. It took me a couple of months of intense practicing to get a nice sound. If I go a few days without practice it seems as though I will have to work hard for a few days to get my sound back. So.... even if I only have five minutes, I make it...

Salud! vampav8trix wrote: You might have a key or a few keys leaking. Sorry, I'm very new to the flute. What is a leaking key? A key that lets some air out even when closed? Yes. That is a leaking key. A flute requires precise adjustments and everything in perfect working order. You should have you...

I used to have that problem. I have started drinking more water all day and it seems to have improved dramatically for me. I no longer have an excessive saliva problem.

Don't just drink water before practice. Have lots all day long.

You might have a key or a few keys leaking.

Congrats on the new flute. I hope that you enjoy it.

Practice, practice practice.

That is the only way to get used to a new flute.