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Kim, I hope you don't mind me kinda butting in on this question. I started with piano and played for about 8 years. You may want to look into some of the Alfred books - there's an Adult version so it won't be "kiddy" like the very beginning ones for kids. I don't know if your daughter can read bass ...

well....let's not forget who some of the world's greatest flute players are and were... james galway (previously held the principal position in berlin phil for a short period before moving into his solo career) emmanuel pahud (soloist and principal in berlin phil) julius baker jean-pierre rampal jef...

Notootsieno, My sophomore year of high school I transferred schools. I had auditioned for the band at the end of my freshman year and the band director gave me lots of compliments and said she was really looking forward to me being in the program the following year. The first day of band my sophomor...

ah yes...the joys of flute competition [:)] i don't think i really remember any of my ensemble experiences in high school or junior high being non-competitive. and us flute players can be a little nasty about it too. i remember being a little nasty at times. being in college now, it's a little diffe...

FluteDiddy, I wouldn't say my parents "forked" out the money...but after much discussion we decided it was one of the next logical steps in my flute career. And it came much more as surprise than I had anticipated because I was not really expecting it at all. Anyhow...to answer your question, my dad...

hey... it's actually nagahara [:)] but you are right about them sending out free trials and needing to pay for sending it to you. i personally own a nagahara, and LOVE it, however, their cheapest flute is a little more than 9K, so it would not fit well into the 2500 budget range. however, for those ...

sight reading is acquired through extensive practice, but there are some helpful hints that will hopefully make it a little easier. the best way is to find a new piece that you've never played and play it. when you're first starting to sight read it should be slightly be your level. one, you'll be m...

Jenn... I just read a couple of your posts and I wanted to respond to the one about Juilliard and Manhattan, and your desire to play in Broadway shows and movies. Well, to start, you sound just like me about 4 years ago!!! Shoot for the stars, that's all I can say about Juilliard and Manhattan. I ap...

i know what you're talking
about....sometimes i get that too... i would suggest moving around while you're
playing not necessarily a lot but just enough to keep the blood circulating
through other parts of your body.

hey.... here's some of your options. although, i would also suggestion going to flutesmith.com and fluteworld.com and look at all of your options. yamaha 461H (yamaha has different numbers for different options but any in the 400 series have a solid silver headjoint and body.) the 461H is offset and...

think of it like this. people don't learn to walk right away. children start off by taking a step and falling down, taking two steps falling down. can you imagine if children were as hard on themselves as us young adults and adults can be? they would NEVER learn to walk. you're just beginning. you'v...

you should look into the alexander technique. if you go online you can find out a lot of information. last quarter i took a class on it and it was great. to sum it up, it pretty much just builds your kinesthetic sense and teaches you to be aware of your body and how you move. a lot of the time, us f...

i joined this discussion board because i wanted to hear other flute player''s opinions, questions, and thoughts. i didn''t join though to have somewhat sarcastic comments made toward me or other people like i have no idea what i''m talking about. i consider myself to be pretty qualified in giving ad...

wow Penny.... i guess you made your point, unfortunately, it has done nothing to convince me of your point of view or opinion. i am a very very strong believer that the stuff that drips out of my flute is not saliva (it doesn't even have the same characteristics of saliva - it's not thick like saliv...

last time i checked none of my saliva gets into my instrument. on the other hand the warm air that i blow into my air produces condensation from the difference in temperature between that of the cooler metal and warm air. ever notice how when it is really hot outside how not as much condensation dri...