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The tune a day's aren't bad. I've used them a little, but they don't really substitute for a good teacher imo. Perhaps used in conjunction with a really good technical guide they would work well...

It's coming along. Has forced me to upskill some (reason I decided to play it), and I still want the EX :roll: . Steadily working through it as my abilities allow, though it may take a little to get the expressiveness of the piece down. The music comes as a book (complete score), and a booklet insid...

I'm not sure if this helps, but for a church type piece, I'd suggest a graduated arrangement, where you start very simple, and slowly add bits to the tune as you go, using volume and dynamics to add complexity. I'm only an average player, so I use this trick quite a bit. It allows for both experts a...

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Beyond this, it would pay to find out what other instruments sit in the same range as the sax, and see if the music for them is easier to find...

Most likely, if she is a serious player in college she will need another flute. If she is a music major, it is very possible that a Gemeinhardt will not be suitable for what will be expected of her. This is not to criticize the Gemeinhardt, which should be fine for high school. Sadly, Gemeinhardt f...

Try playing something completely different, but make a point of not using any sheet music to learn it. Also try practicing in a few different environments, with different acoustics (I like glass stairwells, myself). Spend some time doing something completely different with the instrument (Ever tried...

:D From what I've read (hindsight) the EX makes a great choice. The time I tested it, which was 1.2 years ago, I was still too wet behind the ears to do anything meaningful, and there was only one EX available for testing. I should have insisted for the GX headjoint to be swapped to the EX for test...

They didn't have the DX, but we are talking Christchurch NZ, here. And they only opened a week ago. I did try an altus (model?) of similar $, but was not even close to being as nice, so didn't really play it any more attention. Savings account now has a definite goal (might take a couple of years, ...

My current flute: Gemeinhardt 3b kg ltd ed. J1 head, b foot, open hole, inline g. While I'm aware that many people today put gemeinhardt down as a company, to date this flute has given me the nicest tone I've had out of a flute: rich, dark and resonant. Recently tried a yamaha 471, and was disappoi...

My current flute: Gemeinhardt 3b kg ltd ed. J1 head, b foot, open hole, inline g. While I'm aware that many people today put gemeinhardt down as a company, to date this flute has given me the nicest tone I've had out of a flute: rich, dark and resonant. Recently tried a yamaha 471, and was disappoi...

My current flute: Gemeinhardt 3b kg ltd ed. J1 head, b foot, open hole, inline g. While I'm aware that many people today put gemeinhardt down as a company, to date this flute has given me the nicest tone I've had out of a flute: rich, dark and resonant. Recently tried a yamaha 471, and was disappoin...

And so the consensus is... invite them to enjoy the beautiful sounds of your playing, and ignore them. They can always shut the windows and turn on the air con if they can't appreciate good sound when they hear it... :twisted: Seriously, as long as you aren't setting 2am as your practice time, you'...

And so the consensus is... invite them to enjoy the beautiful sounds of your playing, and ignore them. They can always shut the windows and turn on the air con if they can't appreciate good sound when they hear it... :twisted: Seriously, as long as you aren't setting 2am as your practice time, you'r...

I could be wrong about this, but as I understand it, the headjoint carries most of the tone quality, and the body & footjoint most of the mechanical quality. Aside from the material the body/ foot are made of (the quantity of better materials does affect the sound in a flute), the important things r...

I can relate, as I'm currently working on my higher register also. About all I've come up with is making sure not to play late into the night. Could also ask if your neighbours actually can hear you, as higher frequencies are much easier to block with solid objects. This is because a higher frequenc...