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You'll probably be just fine, as long as you can learn how to make a sound relatively quickly and you study your scales/fingerings. Since you already know how to read music, this simplifies the process a whole lot. Try to get another flutist in the band (or if you can get a private teacher, that wou...

I've always done that one as a harmonic. To do this, you finger high F#, but put your thumb on the Bb thumb key instead of the B natural thumb key. Then trill your thumb. You have to direct your air a little bit differently than you would if you were just playing an F#, but I've always really liked ...

Thanks a ton for the advice! I never even thought of putting them in a music store haha.

That's sad but true that so many student musicians don't even touch their instruments during the summer.

Does anyone have any advice for how to find students? Now that school is out, I can't really go to the schools in my area to find people, but I'd really like to secure a couple of students this summer. Any advice?

I just bought a Yamaha-62 piccolo (all wood), and I've noticed that there is like a white residue around the embouchure hole (like, where my lips sit when I play). Is there any way to get rid of this? I know you probably can't prevent it from happening, but can I clean it off?

I've played that piece and I double tongue EVERY 16th note that isn't supposed to be slurred. I have no idea how it would be humanly possible to play that piece up to tempo single tongued! Just practice doing like scales double tongued, and eventually you'll get really good at it and you won't be ab...

I have medium sized fingers and I recently converted to off-set from in-line and I think it's a MILLION times better. I would stick with off-set even if I did have long fingers. But go with whatever is more comfortable for your hands!

17, high school student going for a performance major in college (finishing up my junior year now....)

Hey, does anyone know of a really great recording to the Milhaud Sonatine? Also, the Ibert Concert, Griffes Poem, and/or Boehm Nel Cor Piu. It would be awesome if any CDs combined more than one of these, but not necessary! I'm starting to work on them for college auditions and I want to get them bur...

Just keep practicing your scales. I think using the gizmo is 100% necessary. If you don't use it, you get a fuzzy, out of tune high C. You can do it, I promise!! It just takes a little bit of getting used to.

I was just wondering how long the average flutist practices each day . . . especially if you are planning on a career in music . . .

I just ordered a Yamaha-62 piccolo (all wood, silver plated keys, split-E), I'll let you know how it is when it comes *probably tomorrow*.

Hello Everyone, I am finishing up my junior year of high school and I am planning on being a flute performance major in college. I am a piccolo doubler, but I currently play on a student Gemeinhardt piccolo (solid silver headjoint, silver-plated body), that does its job, but I want to upgrade to som...

Hey thanks for the help. I play a Sankyo Silversonic, too . . . so I'll definitely get that looked at!

Sankyo Silversonic with a low B, off-set G, and C# trill key. Love it!!