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I agree whole heartedly with the previous posts. If you want the most bang for your buck, look at nice used flutes. Try out as many flutes as you can, and pick the one you like best. Try flutes with in line and offset G keys to see which is the most comfortable for you. Even try two flutes that are ...

I agree with melizzard too. Piccolo is not an ugly instrument if played well. in my opinion, Symphonic bands sound too bottom heavy if there isnt a talented piccolo player in the mix. Look at "God of our Fathers" (a high school/ college symphonic piece). 3 minutes into the piece there is a huge solo...

How to play the bass flute???........... open your mouth really wide, and exhale

no, that is more of a technique for trying to play the hyper bass flute

yeah good luck you guys! (sorry we got sidetracked)

But hey, it is a good thing you did, because evidently it makes you happy enough that you want to do it for a career. I am going for a performance major too (I will be a freshman this fall). I just really hope that I wont change my mind (something would literally have to pull me away kicking and scr...

Also, If you aren't wanting to go down the road of Vintage Professional flutes, you can also look for Vintage Gemeinhardts or Armstrongs. For the beginner and intermediate flutist they are a pretty good buy. I have two friends who play armstrong flutes (they are sisters). One of them plays a Vintage...

I am editing my most recent comment (I am a perfectionist, but aren't we all?). I said.... "hardwoods resonate longer than hardwoods....." I meant to say, hardwoods resonate longer than softwoods. This is because the soft fibers in wood absorb the sound vibrations. So, the less soft fibers there are...

Wow! I never expected to start this big conversation about bulbs. I was merely thinking about the amount of wood in the headjoint. I merely thought that piccs without the bulb didnt sound as "woody" as piccs with the bulb. the theoretical comment was from design theory of harps. the older a spruce s...

It is really late at night, and I have nothing to do! Back to the point...... ahem........ Anyone start learning flute before you were old enough to join the band program in your school system ( example: learning in elementary school like me when I wasn't allowed to play in band until I was in middl...

I septuple it!!! Who wouldn't want a place to discuss all of our dog tormenting devices? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :...

sounds like we both got a good deal. Yeah, I have a cheap piccolo as a back up (they copied the design of the Yamaha ypc32 *I could tell where they got the design when I tried all of the yamahas and it looked SOO familiar* :wink: ) and it was very good for marching and concert. now it is my marching...

Thanks for the title ( i used mine so much the cover fell right off, and I cant find it). Yeah the piccolo book you mentioned is great. I use it in lessons. It started to make me really analyze my piccolo dynamics. And after two months of work, I can successfully play Bolero on picc at the dynamic p...

Well I guess not..... I think...... Please forgive me. I had my wisdom teeth removed this morning and I still cant think straight.

Well here in KY, it is very political. Even though the auditions are all behind a curtain, they usually end up picking those who go to the schools with the biggest bands. I never got into All State. No one in our district got into All State. Even though I didnt get in, I got a full music scholarship...

See, I dont like the idea of the UpRite either. I really dont see why it matters where your headjoint is rolled, as long as you have found the best spot for YOU. Who knows, there might be someone out there who's sweet spot is having the headjoint upside down and playing with thier bottom lip (i real...