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So just curious... is there a 'right' way to clean a flute? Not so much for home users, but more like when you send a flute for a service. Or is it a case of once tarnished, always tarnished? Not that I have any plans to try such things, but I've wondered how it is dealt with since I learnt of all t...

lol My teacher is mainly working on my sight reading currently (playing by ear for near 20yrs does create a few handicaps), so anything reasonably complex is a good thing. For technique, I may need to look a bit further in the future, as my current teacher hasn't taught much before. The cost is low,...

lol I just got started about a week ago myself. My teacher had me working through other stuff also, and work has been crazy. Hoping to spend a little time on this one, but still have struggles with the 3rd octave which keep throwing me, so might be a while... :roll: But at least my teacher liked it ...

flutego12 wrote:How is your Schocker repertoire going?

The regrets portion is going well... The resolutions part is proving a challenge so far... practice, practice, practice...

Not sure about sound quality, but I would guess the schools were given good rates to buy from the supplier, and so could say they worked consistently. Mechanical durability would have been higher on the list that good tone, I suspect. In fact, I think my hire one from school when I first started mig...

And, of course, get a second opinion. Even competent flute teachers haven't seen everything, so it may be worth playing for another one just for confirmation...

Just a thought I'd like to throw out there... I swim quite a bit, and find that it is possible to actually over breathe, leaving me with too much air to expel before my next breath. So with playing, sometimes when everything 'falls together', I find I'm playing with almost no effort, gentle breathin...

The good news is that there are some really clued up people on here, across the whole range of flute stuff, so there's plenty of advice to be had. Good luck

I've swapped between them myself. I have big hands, but shorter fingers. From what I understand, it is simply comfort. The offset G is perhaps a little like having an ergonomic keyboard for your computer, from what I can see. Probably better for you, but not enough in it to really matter if you pref...

Great to hear it worked out for you. All the best with your new flute

My teacher says the same of me. In fact I got told off (very professionally and diplomatically that I almost missed it) that day. My problem was I was providing puff within my mouth (with my tongue and lips) whilst I was supposed to kick from the diaphragm and merely direct the air stream with my e...

I'm currently working with a teacher that is more like your primary school level one... We're having weekly lessons, as I'm sorting a lot of self taught stuff out (like sight reading... have been playing by ear for the last 20yrs). She isn't a slave driver, and isn't going to be the right sort of te...

Find another tutor, for a start. Unless she is especially good, or has skills you are particularly looking for. If you've been playing for 20 yrs, and are happy with your current progress, then learning from someone who is making you uncomfortable in your playing may well be counter productive. As f...

flutego12 wrote:Read about the Snagg. If it is rice size, wonder how that fits in the cork w/o affecting the sound.

Another person mentioned that the hj is essentially a faraday cage, so a snagg in the hj is of very limited use, sadly...

I'm not going to commit to a definite opinion on this, as I'm a bit of a hack with technique, and might be wrong, but as I understand it, the thing to avoid is excessive tension in your lips. My embouchure narrows fractionally when I go up an octave, allowing me more airspeed for the same breath str...