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that seemed to work better, I just played Silent Night while thinking of being sleepy and yawning and I didn't hum along with myself. Thanks!

Hello! I have a low throat noise going on when I'm playing. It sounds like an alto trying to sing along with my playing. How do I get rid of it? Thanks a lot.

I've been reading all day about breathing from various pros all over the Net and I have gathered that you inhale deeply and propel the air column to pressure behind your lips. But how do you do that? I don't get any pressure behind my lips. The only thing I can figure out is to close the lips togeth...

can you make your flute sound like an oboe? I can. What is up with that? I seem to be doing everything like I always do when it sounds like a flute but sometimes I get that closed oboe sound. I'm a beginner. I've been playing for 2 months. Have you heard of this before? Thank you so much. I can't af...

can you please tell me what it is when I'm playing sometimes (I'm a beginner) and there are undertones coming from my throat. What is that???

Thank you.

have you heard of this.......swabbing out the flute with rolled up newspaper? I have not been able to find a suitable flute swab (I'm a beginner), so I rolled up a newspaper the size and length of the flute and put it in and gave it a few twists and the moisture was immediately gone. If this is some...

this is good news that it can be fixed and that I didn't get sold a bum deal. I don't want to keep it in the case :( because everytime I have to take it apart I don't like how tight I have to sqeeze it to turn it. There is no possible way that anything will happen to it where I have it laying on a t...

thanks guys - the information has been very helpful. I am lovin learning the flute. I am looking for a teacher but haven't been able to connect yet. There is so much good help from the Internet. But I still want hands on with a teacher. I traded my beginning violin for a Gemeinhardt SP2 at the music...

My flute keeps slipping down into the curvature of my chin from sweating. Are you supposed to hold it up in the proper place with your hands? I'm beginning flute but advanced on the clarinet.

Thank you.