Awesome...your one teacher that goes slow enough go grasp how to practice blowing proper and holding the flute; I'm 68yrs young determined to learn! Thank you for your video and time.
Excellent tips backed up with expert demonstration. Thank you. I always tended to blame the flute. I will spend a session trying out the tips. Hopefully, this will enhance my very already good tone, making it flawless.
I loved this video, I've seen lots of tone videos and they all say the same things but you're much more informative and you branced off into ideas I never heard of yet.
High..! Deare Lady, this is a wonderful video and I grateful to you so much for this explanation about the flute but, there are too many vehicle sounds that interfere with the good explanation bout how to play the flute, thank you for your beautiful help...!!!
Moving up the register is always a challenge! The temptation is to blow harder when playing higher notes, but if you do this without making any other changes to your embouchure, you'll end up playing sharp and LOUD all the time. Your air speed needs to increase, without really using 'more' air... so make the aperture smaller and this should help. Look into playing harmonics, as this helps with embouchure flexibility which will benefit you over the entire range of the flute. One last tip - Take good care of your lips too! Dry chapped lips are always harder to play with
Hi Christy, I am a beginner and getting trouble in note values.. I am not playing exact semibreve and minim.. the length of the note what is the exact time of semibreve and minim.
Hey! There's a little bit of maths happening behind the notes. So a semibreve (also known as a whole note) is held for 4 beats (or 4 crotchets/ quarter notes). A minim is a also known as a half note and is worth 2 beats (or 2 crotchets/ quarter notes). So add the two minims together and you equal one semibreve. Of course the speed you are playing at will determine actually how long the notes are held for. Hope that helps! Hang in there and enjoy learning :)
The Flute Coach thanks Christy!.. The problem I am facing is sometimes I am counting four counts slowly and some times faster. If I am replicating any notes in form of you tube video or recording I am doing it.. But when I am reading notes alone.. The speed getting vary time to time.. If you create any video in this that will be great... And you will be first also..
I just bought a flute. I can't get a consistent sound out of it. I threw my flute in the garbage. Not even kidding, stupidest instrument ever. I can play pretty much any instrument in the orchestra very well, at least at an intermediate level, including saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, french horn, trombone, any stringed, any percussion, even the fucking bassoon. All I had left to learn was flute. Excuse my language, but FUCK THE FLUTE.
Does the buzzing sounds like it's coming from the flute or does it seem like it's coming from your lips? Buzzing lips can be a result of an overly tight embouchure, particularly if you're trying to 'squeeze' high notes out. A buzzing flute could be a little trill key, or roller or the cork in the headcount vibrating as you play - an easy fix by a technician. Does the buzzing occur all the time or just for certain notes?
The Flute Coach the buzzing sound happens when i play any note on my flute but it just happened this year. Last year i didnt have a problem and also now im getting a dark, low tone when i play no matter how i change my embouchure/ if i roll in or out☹️any tips?
@@hihinini if this issue seems to be occurring consistently and started suddenly, I'm a little suspicious it could be a mechanical issue. The little screws and attachment points on the flute and even the cork inside the headjoint can occasionally come loose and they make this vibrating metal-on-metal sound. The good news is that this is usually a quick fix for a technician. Buzzing lips are a result of an overly tight embouchure (and you can normally feel yourself doing it). It normally happens only on certain notes (and not every one that you describe) so I don't think this is your problem. Of course I haven't heard the sound! If you have the opportunity to have someone look at your flute it might be worth it!
Isn't it the case that a player will automatically find the best position to make the best sound. You either have the required lip structure or you do not.
David Farrar. You've hit the nail on the head. Back in the 70s a guy that had failed to get a sound out of his flute, even after going to 3 well known classical players at the time was advised to go to me by jazz saxophonist Ronnie Scott. I couldn't get him to get a sound out of the instrument either. Still find it weird to this day that it was so.
I'm just starting flute! This is really helpful. Please keep making videos for us!
Awesome...your one teacher that goes slow enough go grasp how to practice blowing proper and holding the flute; I'm 68yrs young determined to learn! Thank you for your video and time.
So glad it was helpful! Please stay in touch and let me know how you're going!
Great advice. The first one was my lips covering the hole too much. Thank you.
Excellent tips backed up with expert demonstration. Thank you. I always tended to blame the flute. I will spend a session trying out the tips. Hopefully, this will enhance my very already good tone, making it flawless.
So glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much .. this is really helpful cuz now I can know my mistake and try to avoid it
Thanks for these tips!
So glad they were helpful!
I loved this video, I've seen lots of tone videos and they all say the same things but you're much more informative and you branced off into ideas I never heard of yet.
Thanks for the lovely feedback! It makes me really happy to know my videos are helpful! Best of luck with your playing 😊
High..! Deare Lady, this is a wonderful video and I grateful to you so much for this explanation about the flute but, there are too many vehicle sounds that interfere with the good explanation bout how to play the flute, thank you for your beautiful help...!!!
This is very helpful for me
Thanks you! this has helped meh alots!
Thank you - it did help
Thanks
Good wishes💐🎂💐🎂💐
Thank you so much😊
It's Very helpful
The second to last was my mistake. Thank you, you helped me greatly.
How do you keep good tone when getting into the upper registers?
Moving up the register is always a challenge! The temptation is to blow harder when playing higher notes, but if you do this without making any other changes to your embouchure, you'll end up playing sharp and LOUD all the time. Your air speed needs to increase, without really using 'more' air... so make the aperture smaller and this should help. Look into playing harmonics, as this helps with embouchure flexibility which will benefit you over the entire range of the flute. One last tip - Take good care of your lips too! Dry chapped lips are always harder to play with
The Flute Coach Thank you so much!
You are most welcome! :)
Thank-you.
Hi Christy, I am a beginner and getting trouble in note values.. I am not playing exact semibreve and minim.. the length of the note what is the exact time of semibreve and minim.
Hey! There's a little bit of maths happening behind the notes. So a semibreve (also known as a whole note) is held for 4 beats (or 4 crotchets/ quarter notes). A minim is a also known as a half note and is worth 2 beats (or 2 crotchets/ quarter notes). So add the two minims together and you equal one semibreve. Of course the speed you are playing at will determine actually how long the notes are held for. Hope that helps! Hang in there and enjoy learning :)
The Flute Coach thanks Christy!.. The problem I am facing is sometimes I am counting four counts slowly and some times faster. If I am replicating any notes in form of you tube video or recording I am doing it.. But when I am reading notes alone.. The speed getting vary time to time.. If you create any video in this that will be great... And you will be first also..
Really good tips! Though I have dubble jaw (if that’s the name), so I can’t try with that tip, but the rest are really good!
Luna Diaz thanks for the great feedback!
what note were you playing i couldnt tell?
Shes playing g
I just bought a flute. I can't get a consistent sound out of it. I threw my flute in the garbage. Not even kidding, stupidest instrument ever. I can play pretty much any instrument in the orchestra very well, at least at an intermediate level, including saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, french horn, trombone, any stringed, any percussion, even the fucking bassoon. All I had left to learn was flute. Excuse my language, but FUCK THE FLUTE.
this comment gives me DETERMINATION
i keep getting a buzzing sound what am i doing wrong?
Does the buzzing sounds like it's coming from the flute or does it seem like it's coming from your lips? Buzzing lips can be a result of an overly tight embouchure, particularly if you're trying to 'squeeze' high notes out. A buzzing flute could be a little trill key, or roller or the cork in the headcount vibrating as you play - an easy fix by a technician. Does the buzzing occur all the time or just for certain notes?
The Flute Coach the buzzing sound happens when i play any note on my flute but it just happened this year. Last year i didnt have a problem and also now im getting a dark, low tone when i play no matter how i change my embouchure/ if i roll in or out☹️any tips?
@@hihinini if this issue seems to be occurring consistently and started suddenly, I'm a little suspicious it could be a mechanical issue. The little screws and attachment points on the flute and even the cork inside the headjoint can occasionally come loose and they make this vibrating metal-on-metal sound. The good news is that this is usually a quick fix for a technician. Buzzing lips are a result of an overly tight embouchure (and you can normally feel yourself doing it). It normally happens only on certain notes (and not every one that you describe) so I don't think this is your problem. Of course I haven't heard the sound! If you have the opportunity to have someone look at your flute it might be worth it!
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Isn't it the case that a player will automatically find the best position to make the best sound. You either have the required lip structure or you do not.
David Farrar.
You've hit the nail on the head.
Back in the 70s a guy that had failed to get a sound out of his flute, even after going to 3 well known classical players at the time was advised to go to me by jazz saxophonist Ronnie Scott.
I couldn't get him to get a sound out of the instrument either.
Still find it weird to this day that it was so.
Why do I just want to kiss her nose🤪
Thank you very much!!!