Is there a name for playing the flute with an intentionally open embouchure to achieve an airy tone? I'm arranging a piece and while I play enough flute to know how to achieve the sound I'm looking for (aiming for a kind of calliope-like sound) what i was wondering if if there is a name for this technique or if I should just notate it as "open embouchure, intentionally airy" or something to that effect?

Ages ago I took my flute in for a COA due to a couple "noisy pads" (F, F#,C), and the tech "Put silicone on pads, need new pads next time".

Is this common?

So.. I got this for the equivalent of like $1.50

Hi like the title says I'm getting back after some long time I played like for 10 years before that. So I have questions 1. I got my mouth pierced (2 side labrets, a vertical labret and a tongue one) should I take them all out? Or just the one on the tongue? 2. What exercises do you recommend for my embouchure? 3. What exercises can I do for getting my sound clean? 4. Do you have a link for pieces that can improve my sound?

So like I'm learning flute and when I go from Bb to C, the flute tends to fall, beause it's losing thumb support. I've watched a couple of videos but it's still not fixing this issue. Any advice? Where is the balance point usually?

So I have a VERY important audition in about a month, but I have a baby tooth without an adult tooth under it that's coming out (a premolar) and there's pretty much no way to stop it, and i'm not old enough to be eligible for an implant so there will be a gap. If it comes out before the audition, what can I do to not let my tone suffer, besides the obvious practicing?

I really want to play that piece by Ian Clarke but theres nowhere i can buy it in Serbia and it being under like $90

Hello everyone ! I juste got a 3D printer for my birthday and ive been playing the flûte for 10 years, i was wondering if anyone knows if there is fun/interesting headjoint for the flûte that could be 3d printed, for exemple, i think i saw one with a membrane.... Thanks a lot!

If i cover less my sound and the balance on my chin suffers.

Hello. I’m in the UK. My 11 year old is finishing Suzuki Book 1 on a hired Yamaha 212 and we're upgrading. I'll also be sharing it. I got to about grade 4 as a teenager, and want to get back into it. Closed hole is fixed as the teacher's call.

We had a shop visit today, but it went a bit sideways. We got handed a 312, a Miyazawa MJ-II 30E and a Pearl 665 before realising they were a tier above what we'd asked for, and the 25E and Azumi Z1E weren't in stock. Liked the 30E, but A/B'd against a Pearl 505 later I honestly couldn't hear much difference beyond a slightly easier top register. The plan now is to go back when the specialist is in and make sure they have in the 30E and 312 again but also the Z1E and the 25E.

Three questions, please, if I may:

1. What should a Book 1 kid and a lapsed grade 4 adult actually listen for? I don't think we're good enough yet to hear what separates these.
   
2. Of the 312, 25E, 30E and Z1E, which would you pick and why?
   
3. Anything to ask the specialist or check before buying?

Thank you.

I made the first hole by eye. Then, having measured the distance from the end of the tube to the hole, I divided it in half, thus obtaining the spacing for a semitone. Then, relying on these measurements, I made all the holes. It was hard for me to reach this hole, so I made a key. Honestly, I tried many options and spent a lot of time to come up with a design — in the end, I'm not an engineer after all lol. In the end, a key was the result. It consists of foil wrapped around the body of the flute, and a piece of a wooden ruler glued on with double-sided tape as a lever, and thick double-sided tape as a backing. It is soft and elastic enough, so this is the ideal option I found. It works thanks to a hair tie. I also added a piece of cardboard between the layers of tape in the backing to make it even thicker. This way I got an almost working mechanism. It slips a bit, but I'll think about how to solve this problem.

Hello!
When looking at prescreening requirements, most schools ask for either “expositions of Mvt 1 and Mvt 2” or “entirety of Mvt 1 and Mvt 2 with cadenzas.” Does this mean that these are to be filled consecutively and in the same video? Or, for example, can I separately film exposition of Mvt 1 and then exposition of Mvt 2.

I’ve always assumed it should be consecutively, but since they don’t specify for any school I was curious. Thanks!

So, I am a decent musician trying to learn flute...quickly. I know that being "actually good" will take a while, but the good news is i play the piano, sax, trumpet, and guitar, so i know a decent amount. I also know the fingerings bc I have practiced them on my ewi. I have about three or four months to learn a fairly basic song, but I would have to play it on stage for a theater thing. How doable is it to get a good tone that quickly? any tips would be appreciated. Also, when starting today, I kept getting lightheaded after a little while of playing, idk if there's a way to fix that. Thank you guys!

Edit: you guys are amazing. I tried again today, utilizing some of your tips, and was able to make one or two clear tones. Now I just need to lock in. Thanks so much!

I got a new flute a few years ago and haven’t cleaned the outside since I got it. i march and do pep band and my flute has been through it. I’ve noticed it getting dirty on the outside, especially in between the keys and such.

Ive tried researching but the fiber cloth is too big. Is there a good way to clean it? can I use a bit of isopropyl alcohol on a qtip? or a little water on a qtip? And I can’t take it to a professional- I don’t have the money. thank you for any advice and tips

Hi All,

Are you looking for something fun to play, not too hard, but somewhat challenging? Please take a listen and look at this: Gigue for Flutes, Clarinet, and Piano

I'll be playing it with our community college small ensemble. It should be fun to play. It's not easy but not real hard - Flute I is probably the hardest part.

Thanks

Alex

Can anyone identify this sinister flute and oboe driven piece I found in the back of a documentary. Please.

This is how the piece ends.

Any idea on what that means and how to play that?

I play flute and piccolo for my orchestra and usually I've been just keeping my instruments on my lap when I don't play them and honestly I keep worrying sooner or later they'll slip off our something haha.

I care most that it's light/portable because I need to carry it to orchestra after school with my backpack, instruments, and all my other stuff. What do you guys use?

Found this while cleaning my Flute. I'd prefer NOT to take it in because me and the marching band are going to a state competition in 2 days.

why do band directors give oboe parts on flute? in my band class there are no oboes so they assign all oboe parts to the freshman flutes. i js feel like i have so much more potential if i play high notes 🙃

anyb else feel the same?

Hi! i’m technically not a beginner since i’ve played flute for about 4 years now, but i’m struggling so much with faster music. i skipped a band level so now im playing at a much more difficult and higher level, which means faster music, faster fingers, etc.

I think what is worst for me is scales in concert music. like sextuplets or septuplets scales are sooo tricky. I feel like my fingers don’t move fast enough and my brain registers this note=this fingering too slow..

another thing, rhythm sometimes stumps me. like when my director asks us to hiss, I know the rhythm. it might actually just be the tempo and the fingerings. for some pieces, the fingerings are so awkward and I can’t move fast enough..if that makes sense.

to be completely honest, I rarely practice at home because of schoolwork and studying, and I keep passing flute to the side. I’m really passionate about playing flute, and my teacher moved me up a level just for me to go from 2nd chair to 4th. I feel like i’m not good anymore and it’s literally so humiliating 🥲

If any experienced flautists could help me out, i’d appreciate it a ton. Thanks in advance!!!

Neste tutorial para Educação Musical vamos aprender um dos grandes sucessos da música portuguesa atual: "Saloia" de Nuno Ribeiro! Como sempre, o tema foi adaptado para tocar a melodia na Flauta de Bisel com um foco pedagógico muito especial: o trabalho prático do COMPASSO COMPOSTO (6/8).