Dear Nina Thank you so much for your basic description of sound production. I’m a pro musician playing on theaters on woodwinds. Clarinet/Saxophone/Flute. The flute is the last instrument I picked up. And I tell you, shifting from Clarinet to Flute can be so scary, because the embouchures are very different. This introduction for beginners actually helped me a lot, because I used to “block” my lower lip by pressing the flute against it. I almost had a feeling that you spoke directly to me when you began talking about lowering the flute on your chin. I suddenly realized how much I’ve been using my energy all wrong…for years. And the exercises you show in this video, helped me instantly. Thank you Nina.
I played flute for two years in middle school, 11 years later, I'm returning to the basics. I've moved on my regret of quitting, but it's amazing how somethings come back naturally. Thank you for your tips!!
you're the best Flute teacher ever, I've learned a lot of thing during 8:57, even more than things that my teacher taught me for 2 years, thank you so much, i wish you were my teacher :(
I've only been playing the flute for about 3 years and I had to teach myself how to play it for marching band. I've always played the flute on my chin and not my lip and I never got that "pure" sound I was looking for. But watching this video really helped! The angling of the air really made a difference in my playing! Thank you so much!
Playing the metal flute is much harder than I thought. That's because I'll practice it, and those lessons are helping me a lot. Nina, you've got a new fan ^^
I am relearning the flute from when I first set it down about 7 years ago and your techniques are great! I never learned the chin technique from my other teacher, nor focusing on what side I am directing my air into. Your video is so helpful!, thank you so much.
Dear Nina, Thanks a lot for taking your time and giving such an awesome tips on flute sound production. I have watched this video twice and has helped a lot since I am in my third year of flute learning. You are a nice tutor and have what it takes to give out instructions. Have a good time! Carlos
Thank you so much! I've only been playing flute for two years and I haven't played all summer, so my embouchure was horrible! Thanks to this I finally play a clear sound and regained my confidence ;D
What you do is just amazing. I love your lessons. I'm learning so much more than I did from my paid instructors. Thanx to you my tone has improved tremendously which was my goal with heading into college this fall.
Thank you so so much!! In the past few days I was having a seriously hard time with tuning my instrument. But the moment I watch this and tried it my sound improved instantly!! :D Thank you so much again, now I won't stick out in class. 😂😁
Hi Nina. You're videos have been a great help to me - especially this one. I have been learning flute by myself for 2 years now. I thought I was doing very well, until I saw this video and realized that I need to change my sound-production technique. I used to position the flute to high and close to me lower lip.
Oh my gosh thank you!! I picked up my flute again after 10 years of not playing, and I could not for the life of me figure out how to get rid of the awful shrill sound that was going on haha. This video helped instantly!!
Thank you so much!! I've only just started teaching myself, and I struggled to get a sound! Now I know I was holding it too high, and now, thanks to you, I get a beautiful sound!! Thank you so much!
my sound sounded pretty ok before but oh my gosh after putting my flute lower on my chin i could hear a waaay more clearer sound! it is much appreciated, thank you! x
Wow! Thanks so much for this. I tried this technique of yours with instance success.!! Not only does the tonal quality sound so much purer, but generally louder as well. So pleased I found this video, I shall be watching your other videos with great interest.
I really appreciate your video. I was having problems with my low register. Moving the flute lower on my lips allowed the flexibility necessary to play the low register clearly. Thank you!!
Amazing lesson Nina :D I was practising yesterday with my tuner out & found angling the air more to the crown of the flute kept me in tune a lot more than just blowing into the flute. ^_^ Thank-you for sharing your knowledge! :D
Dear Nina. After watching this video about two months ago I have dedicated to improve my sound quality with my flute. Thanks to you and your great advises my sound is so much better. I have also recorded myself while playing in order to analyze my sound quality production afterwards.. Nevertheless, I have noticed that not only my flute sounds differently to my compared to when I am playing it, but it almost sounds like a recorder (a sound I am familiar with because I have played it for years).
Wonderful tutorial - unfortunately I spent most of it looking at you. You are very attractive. Back to the flute - I am just learning and not only did I learn a considerable amount from this video, it made good sense to me. Thank you for providing this tutorial it is very much appreciated.
Thank you so much for this. I spent some time trying it and didnt think much was happening. I then played piece and it was as though the sound was all around me and someone else playing. Will definitely keep trying this each session.
omg thank you so much, everyone keeps telling me i keep my flute too low and i roll my headjoint out too much, but you've confirmed that I'm not crazy and just playing wrong>_> Thanks~
higuysimchris: I think a GOOD teacher is always a benefit but that doesn't mean you can't have some success alone. You are always your best teacher if you use your ears to listen and learn!
I have to say this method has worked with all my students and they are all different shapes and sizes. There are many other fine-tuning adjustments to embouchure of course, but this video shows the basic fundamentals -- once this is set there are slight deviations. All embouchures LOOK different too in order to get the correct angle of air. Keep working on it, you'll love the result.
Holy moly! More of my notes are in tune! (I haven't admittedly mastered this yet because it feels so awkward...owing to the fact that I just started!). Way cool! You rock my socks :)
you are a brilliant brilliant person, my tone quality has always been awful!! for 5 years i've been playing my flute on my lip and i've always asked myself why does it sound so out of tune?! and why is my tone so airy?! you are amazing. THANK YOU!
I wouldn't try to match my pitch from the video since I am not sure if youtube or the video process has altered the pitch. Instead, your flute should play an "A" so match to a piano or a tuner playing an A. Your flute is likely "tuned" to 442 so the A should be 442 unless it is an old flute tuned to 440
In general I am not a huge fan of mirrors in practice unless they are for general posture. They can be helpful at times but just don't use them as a substitute for your EARS especially when experimenting with sound. Use ears first, then use the mirror just to reinforce what your ears are telling you.
The angling of air sounds like an interesting idea, I will have to check in a mirror what I do, I may be doing it without knowing it or might need to try it!
mayavania: in what I teach and what I see in Sir James's videos, the lower lip rolls out over the lip plate but the lip plate is not placed on top and thus squishing the lower lip. The difference is millimeters.
You have some interesting ideas, I'm pretty comfortable with my tone, but this gives me a few new things to try before I go auditioning for my masters. Gonna check out your other videos now :)
Danielle Dameron I do this as well! My one teacher told me that, but when I do this in front of my another teacher, he looked at me like I must be insane XD
I guess the only way is practicing those lessons hahaha I feel the same way, I've just bought a metal flute and I am finding it very hard to get flute sound from it. Now that I have seen these lessons, I'll practice it till I can getr it right. Like she says, it's probably one of the greatest misterties of the instruments. Thanx lady, you rock ^^
Thank you Nina for posting "lessons" on youtube. How about posting a video demonstrating articulation, especially double and triple tonguing at various tempos (tempi). Robert Samson
@ninaflute Thanks a lot for responding so quickly! I think I might have gone too low... I placed it between my chin and the bottom of the gumline.. I think that part of my problem is that with my other two horns, I need to tighten my lower lip so naturally I think I'm doing it while trying to play the flute too...
You play the flute very beautifully. If there is one thing I regret it's not picking up the flute since High School. I can't even read sheet music anymore. High School was 15 years ago :(
@itsamea123 You must keep the core/resonance even at pp. I suggest working only at ff or f until you master the resonance, then gradually lower the dynamic while keeping the core.
Gostei muito de sua aula. Sou iniciante e apreciei sua iniciativa de divulgar seus conhecimentos para qualquer flautista no mundo. Você prima pela excelência. Gostaria de conhecer sua universidade em Kentuky!!!
Hello Nina, great video on this difficult subject of sound! And I like the way you make your point clear. It would be even more helpful to see in a more closeup video where exactly you put the flute and how far the blowing edge is away from the lip opening. But I know: your request list is very long... Best regards!
Hi Nina, your video put me in trouble because my teacher always ask me to turn my flute in and the head joint on the flute too. It will be intersting to have a focus on your lips and embouchure while you play to see how much you cover the hole. Anyway your video are very helpful. thanks
Anyone have an thoughts? I've been singing my whole life as well as playing saxophone for 18 years and trumpet for about 5 or 6... I decided to pick up a flute two days ago and now that I've got most of the fingerings down I thought I'd check on some tone and vib. videos... as per this vid, when I move the HJ down to my chin, I can't get it to produce any sound whatsoever.. any hints?
Hi Nina, I am a beginner and just tried this with the embouchure hole lined up with the first key and lower on the lip and rolled out. I have been playing with the headjoint rolled in quite a way. I am going to stick with your setup, it seemd a little strange when I just tried it but will see how it goes. ( had to change blow angle like you said ) The high notes seem better as trying to get a good D 6 for a piece I am learning, was struggling to hold a long D 6. Thanks for posting this video :-) Regards Paul.
here in Holland I'm one of the fewest flute players who have the flute low on my chin and turned out!!! Also very nice to know! I'm going to try the angeling..
@christel9106 : try to realize that low register notes vibrate slower than higher register notes, not only the flute is vibrating but also the air coming out of your mouth, somehow you need to push "more air" into the flute, with more "space inside" your mouth (try dropping your jaw a little and relaxing the embrochure). The air streams must be different for higher notes and lower notes, and you will realize that in lower notes you need more air because the air goes into the flute much slower.
this video is amazing... i will try some of the techniques, im going to NKU in the fall for music ed. and it would amazing if i could have pricate lessons.
i have a question. when im blowing into the flute and i press the first key from the broucher, i can tell there is a change in nots but when i try to make say an c note in the third octave i dont seem to hear the difference. i just bought my flute and its a used one. could this be because the key pads are a bit worn??
This is lovely. First of: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for sharing solid knowledge. Now on: I've been playing like for half year, but since I've no resources at all to pay a techer, I've been self-learning, with a couple of books. I thought I've got quite dialed some tunes. Now I've seen this, I'm not so sure XD. But this is gold. Just a couple of Q's: you mind if I donwload? and would you mind if I put subs in spanish? 'cuz I know of people who would love to learn from this vid. Again: THANK YOU!
@torosax if you can't get any sound at all, then you are either moved too low or else it is rolled in or out too far. You will need to experiment by making tiny adjustments and when you hear a great sound pop out, you know you hit the right spot! In many ways, you have to be your own teacher and use your ear as a guide.
ive noticed i can play the notes on my flute as far as having all the keys pressed. but when it comes to making say; a c note in the third octave. it sounds like im only pressing the first key pad from the broucher. is there any way i can get this c note. or do i need to build lung capacity??
what about the left hand? I play a lot everyday and sometimes my forefinger hurts... I changed my flute from a closed toneholes to another with open toneholes, so I had to change the position of my left hand. But now I don't really know how to play completely safe, can you help me?
hey i really need your help ive been playing the flute for a few years and i developed this bad habit of my top lip coming over the embourcher hole making an airy tone. Ive been trying to fix it but nothings working. my old band teacher said i could play with the side of my mouth but ive tried and dont know how to position it on my lips. Please help maybe some tips or something would be great.
It isn't something I consciously work for, but comes from general relaxation in the lips and cheeks. Also if you have a "smiley face" embouchure (not desired) you won't get any air in the cheeks. I don't really suggest aiming for puffy cheeks, just relaxing them.
Pleaple that have heard both me live and recorded think the same, the sound is different. I am using a Yamaha standard type flute and I record using a sony cord-microphone and sometime a gemini wireless mic. I record directly into my computer using a software called Sony Acid Pro Music Studio. Why does my flute sound like a recorder? Am I doing something wrong? Should I take anything else into consideration?
Nina, I have found keeping a flat back and neck (standing up straight to not restricting the wind pipe) is key to me benefiting from rolling out. also can you do a video on offset flute embochure?
I've got braces which makes playing the flute alot harder. I have worked hard with my tone and have improved but my tone is much better when i play higher notes and still a bit airy when i play low. How can i improve ?
I have been playing flute for nine years and was always the best in my class but when I got to college and heard other flute players that were better than me playing, I noticed their sound was different. It's hard for me to describe but hopefully someone understands and explains. When I play, my sound is flat like the first time Nina plays only the head of the flute. Others play like the second time she plays just the head. Am I playing wrong?Do I have to do something to make it sound like that?
It actually really is up to you which instrument you want to play, discover for yourself which instrument you personally like. Try multiple and stick to the one which you like. But once you've chosen your instrument don't give up at first if you fail or you are discouraged. It surely does take a person time to actually become good at it. So please try multiple instruments and chose for yourself.
You are a good teacher. clear speaking, concise directions,
and well-detailed. I wish TH-cam was around in the 60's.
I was a self-taught flutist.
Dear Nina
Thank you so much for your basic description of sound production.
I’m a pro musician playing on theaters on woodwinds. Clarinet/Saxophone/Flute.
The flute is the last instrument I picked up. And I tell you, shifting from Clarinet to Flute can be so scary, because the embouchures are very different.
This introduction for beginners actually helped me a lot, because I used to “block” my lower lip by pressing the flute against it.
I almost had a feeling that you spoke directly to me when you began talking about lowering the flute on your chin. I suddenly realized how much I’ve been using my energy all wrong…for years.
And the exercises you show in this video, helped me instantly.
Thank you Nina.
omg..i've been playing for 10 years and never heard about this chin thing until now..what an eye opener! God bless you!!
I played flute for two years in middle school, 11 years later, I'm returning to the basics. I've moved on my regret of quitting, but it's amazing how somethings come back naturally. Thank you for your tips!!
you're the best Flute teacher ever, I've learned a lot of thing during 8:57, even more than things that my teacher taught me for 2 years, thank you so much, i wish you were my teacher :(
I've only been playing the flute for about 3 years and I had to teach myself how to play it for marching band. I've always played the flute on my chin and not my lip and I never got that "pure" sound I was looking for. But watching this video really helped! The angling of the air really made a difference in my playing! Thank you so much!
I have NEVER had such amazing sounds on my flute before. Thank youi!!
Playing the metal flute is much harder than I thought. That's because I'll practice it, and those lessons are helping me a lot. Nina, you've got a new fan ^^
I am relearning the flute from when I first set it down about 7 years ago and your techniques are great! I never learned the chin technique from my other teacher, nor focusing on what side I am directing my air into.
Your video is so helpful!, thank you so much.
wow i've been playing the flute for almost 9 years and i still keep on learning thx
Dear Nina,
Thanks a lot for taking your time and giving such an awesome tips on flute sound production. I have watched this video twice and has helped a lot since I am in my third year of flute learning. You are a nice tutor and have what it takes to give out instructions.
Have a good time! Carlos
This is great !! It's the first time I play very relax on the flute, so amazing.... Thanks !!!!!
Thank you Nina for all of your informative tips. I am using your techniques and they are helping me become a better musician. Thanks again!!!!!
hi nina,
i just got my flute yesterday and your videos have helped me out so much!
Thank you so much! I've only been playing flute for two years and I haven't played all summer, so my embouchure was horrible! Thanks to this I finally play a clear sound and regained my confidence ;D
What you do is just amazing. I love your lessons. I'm learning so much more than I did from my paid instructors. Thanx to you my tone has improved tremendously which was my goal with heading into college this fall.
Thank you so so much!! In the past few days I was having a seriously hard time with tuning my instrument. But the moment I watch this and tried it my sound improved instantly!! :D Thank you so much again, now I won't stick out in class. 😂😁
Hi Nina. You're videos have been a great help to me - especially this one.
I have been learning flute by myself for 2 years now. I thought I was doing very well, until I saw this video and realized that I need to change my sound-production technique.
I used to position the flute to high and close to me lower lip.
Oh my gosh thank you!! I picked up my flute again after 10 years of not playing, and I could not for the life of me figure out how to get rid of the awful shrill sound that was going on haha. This video helped instantly!!
Thank you so much!! I've only just started teaching myself, and I struggled to get a sound! Now I know I was holding it too high, and now, thanks to you, I get a beautiful sound!! Thank you so much!
Very interesting, there is sooo much to learn with your videos. Thank you so much for posting this precious lessons!
Thank you ever so much. Your tips have helped me a lot. Your are doing a great job by sharing your knowladge in such a comprehensive manner.
my sound sounded pretty ok before but oh my gosh after putting my flute lower on my chin i could hear a waaay more clearer sound! it is much appreciated, thank you! x
Wow! Thanks so much for this. I tried this technique of yours with instance success.!! Not only does the tonal quality sound so much purer, but generally louder as well. So pleased I found this video, I shall be watching your other videos with great interest.
I really appreciate your video. I was having problems with my low register. Moving the flute lower on my lips allowed the flexibility necessary to play the low register clearly. Thank you!!
Thank you for giving that quick side note on open hold flutes. It's good to know that I can apply this knowledge to the instrument I have on hand.
Amazing lesson Nina :D I was practising yesterday with my tuner out & found angling the air more to the crown of the flute kept me in tune a lot more than just blowing into the flute. ^_^ Thank-you for sharing your knowledge! :D
Dear Nina. After watching this video about two months ago I have dedicated to improve my sound quality with my flute. Thanks to you and your great advises my sound is so much better.
I have also recorded myself while playing in order to analyze my sound quality production afterwards.. Nevertheless, I have noticed that not only my flute sounds differently to my compared to when I am playing it, but it almost sounds like a recorder (a sound I am familiar with because I have played it for years).
Thank you for sharing this with us! It really helped me and I could hear the difference almost immediately, so thanks!
I just picked up a flute for the first time two days ago and this info helped tremendously :D
Wonderful tutorial - unfortunately I spent most of it looking at you. You are very attractive.
Back to the flute - I am just learning and not only did I learn a considerable amount from this video, it made good sense to me. Thank you for providing this tutorial it is very much appreciated.
Thank you so much for this. I spent some time trying it and didnt think much was happening. I then played piece and it was as though the sound was all around me and someone else playing. Will definitely keep trying this each session.
omg thank you so much, everyone keeps telling me i keep my flute too low and i roll my headjoint out too much, but you've confirmed that I'm not crazy and just playing wrong>_> Thanks~
higuysimchris: I think a GOOD teacher is always a benefit but that doesn't mean you can't have some success alone. You are always your best teacher if you use your ears to listen and learn!
Thank you for making this awesome tutorial video, it was fun to watch.
I have to say this method has worked with all my students and they are all different shapes and sizes. There are many other fine-tuning adjustments to embouchure of course, but this video shows the basic fundamentals -- once this is set there are slight deviations. All embouchures LOOK different too in order to get the correct angle of air. Keep working on it, you'll love the result.
Holy moly! More of my notes are in tune! (I haven't admittedly mastered this yet because it feels so awkward...owing to the fact that I just started!).
Way cool! You rock my socks :)
Wow.. i tried this and my tone instantly improved :) thank you for sharing you knowledge :)
After playing the flute after 1 month I did found that placing the flute middle of the chin like you just mentioned is correct .. thank you 🙏 ciao
you are a brilliant brilliant person, my tone quality has always been awful!! for 5 years i've been playing my flute on my lip and i've always asked myself why does it sound so out of tune?! and why is my tone so airy?! you are amazing. THANK YOU!
I wouldn't try to match my pitch from the video since I am not sure if youtube or the video process has altered the pitch. Instead, your flute should play an "A" so match to a piano or a tuner playing an A. Your flute is likely "tuned" to 442 so the A should be 442 unless it is an old flute tuned to 440
In general I am not a huge fan of mirrors in practice unless they are for general posture. They can be helpful at times but just don't use them as a substitute for your EARS especially when experimenting with sound. Use ears first, then use the mirror just to reinforce what your ears are telling you.
The angling of air sounds like an interesting idea, I will have to check in a mirror what I do, I may be doing it without knowing it or might need to try it!
I can't wait to hear you upload a new video--you should make it a response video to this one with your new and improved sound.
mayavania: in what I teach and what I see in Sir James's videos, the lower lip rolls out over the lip plate but the lip plate is not placed on top and thus squishing the lower lip. The difference is millimeters.
The best instructions I heard so far, maybe I missed tonguing and making a big mouthcavity
You have some interesting ideas, I'm pretty comfortable with my tone, but this gives me a few new things to try before I go auditioning for my masters. Gonna check out your other videos now :)
I line up my instrument too! Everyone always looks at me like I'm crazy when i do it but I don't have to readjust when I put it up to my mouth, haha.
Danielle Dameron I do this as well! My one teacher told me that, but when I do this in front of my another teacher, he looked at me like I must be insane XD
I guess the only way is practicing those lessons hahaha I feel the same way, I've just bought a metal flute and I am finding it very hard to get flute sound from it. Now that I have seen these lessons, I'll practice it till I can getr it right.
Like she says, it's probably one of the greatest misterties of the instruments. Thanx lady, you rock ^^
Thank you Nina for posting "lessons" on youtube. How about posting a video demonstrating articulation, especially double and triple tonguing at various tempos (tempi).
Robert Samson
@ninaflute Thanks a lot for responding so quickly! I think I might have gone too low... I placed it between my chin and the bottom of the gumline.. I think that part of my problem is that with my other two horns, I need to tighten my lower lip so naturally I think I'm doing it while trying to play the flute too...
You play the flute very beautifully. If there is one thing I regret it's not picking up the flute since High School. I can't even read sheet music anymore. High School was 15 years ago :(
Thank you, also for the lineup comment. Very good explanation.
@itsamea123 You must keep the core/resonance even at pp. I suggest working only at ff or f until you master the resonance, then gradually lower the dynamic while keeping the core.
Gostei muito de sua aula. Sou iniciante e apreciei sua iniciativa de divulgar seus conhecimentos para qualquer flautista no mundo. Você prima pela excelência.
Gostaria de conhecer sua universidade em Kentuky!!!
GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hello Nina, great video on this difficult subject of sound! And I like the way you make your point clear. It would be even more helpful to see in a more closeup video where exactly you put the flute and how far the blowing edge is away from the lip opening. But I know: your request list is very long...
Best regards!
I am trying i can hear blowing, i cant do the embrouchure(sorry if spelt wrong)
Hi Nina, your video put me in trouble because my teacher always ask me to turn my flute in and the head joint on the flute too. It will be intersting to have a focus on your lips and embouchure while you play to see how much you cover the hole. Anyway your video are very helpful. thanks
Anyone have an thoughts? I've been singing my whole life as well as playing saxophone for 18 years and trumpet for about 5 or 6... I decided to pick up a flute two days ago and now that I've got most of the fingerings down I thought I'd check on some tone and vib. videos... as per this vid, when I move the HJ down to my chin, I can't get it to produce any sound whatsoever.. any hints?
Hi Nina, I am a beginner and just tried this with the embouchure hole lined up with the first key and lower on the lip and rolled out.
I have been playing with the headjoint rolled in quite a way.
I am going to stick with your setup, it seemd a little strange when I just tried it but will see how it goes. ( had to change blow angle like you said )
The high notes seem better as trying to get a good D 6 for a piece I am learning, was struggling to hold a long D 6.
Thanks for posting this video :-)
Regards Paul.
Hi i want deep sound and have been ringing for. Please show me how
here in Holland I'm one of the fewest flute players who have the flute low on my chin and turned out!!! Also very nice to know! I'm going to try the angeling..
I'm having the same problem in college. I think it depends on where the headjoint's at, how you breath, and i guess the angle of the flute.
@christel9106 : try to realize that low register notes vibrate slower than higher register notes, not only the flute is vibrating but also the air coming out of your mouth, somehow you need to push "more air" into the flute, with more "space inside" your mouth (try dropping your jaw a little and relaxing the embrochure). The air streams must be different for higher notes and lower notes, and you will realize that in lower notes you need more air because the air goes into the flute much slower.
Nina before anything else Congratulations and i want to know when you will come to Mexico to play or either a master class
this video is amazing...
i will try some of the techniques,
im going to NKU in the fall for music ed. and it would amazing if i could have pricate lessons.
omg thank you so much for these tips. i can't afford private lessons but i want to get better! great tips!
i play and i have a very airy sound. how can i fix that
hey, im a student and i play the flute for around year now but my sound is very thin how do i get a more round and full sound
i have a question. when im blowing into the flute and i press the first key from the broucher, i can tell there is a change in nots but when i try to make say an c note in the third octave i dont seem to hear the difference. i just bought my flute and its a used one. could this be because the key pads are a bit worn??
You are a fantastic flautist Nina
how do you know if your doing it right
This is lovely. First of: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for sharing solid knowledge.
Now on: I've been playing like for half year, but since I've no resources at all to pay a techer, I've been self-learning, with a couple of books. I thought I've got quite dialed some tunes. Now I've seen this, I'm not so sure XD. But this is gold.
Just a couple of Q's:
you mind if I donwload? and would you mind if I put subs in spanish? 'cuz I know of people who would love to learn from this vid.
Again: THANK YOU!
@torosax if you can't get any sound at all, then you are either moved too low or else it is rolled in or out too far. You will need to experiment by making tiny adjustments and when you hear a great sound pop out, you know you hit the right spot! In many ways, you have to be your own teacher and use your ear as a guide.
ive noticed i can play the notes on my flute as far as having all the keys pressed. but when it comes to making say; a c note in the third octave. it sounds like im only pressing the first key pad from the broucher. is there any way i can get this c note. or do i need to build lung capacity??
i have been facing problems that there is a windy sound whenever i played my flute. how can i improve it?
thanks. that was so good for me.it told me all i needed. i understand now.
how can i get low note .where should the air blowing be directed and what should be the pressure
+mula raikar well generally you should blow more into the flute. but we can do a video on that.
what about the left hand? I play a lot everyday and sometimes my forefinger hurts... I changed my flute from a closed toneholes to another with open toneholes, so I had to change the position of my left hand. But now I don't really know how to play completely safe, can you help me?
teacher recommended me this-- very helpful! first chair, here i come!!
O my god, she is beatifull, marvelous ,talent , braviiiiiissimo!!!!!!!!No word can be used to describe.......never mind!
hey i really need your help ive been playing the flute for a few years and i developed this bad habit of my top lip coming over the embourcher hole making an airy tone. Ive been trying to fix it but nothings working. my old band teacher said i could play with the side of my mouth but ive tried and dont know how to position it on my lips. Please help maybe some tips or something would be great.
It isn't something I consciously work for, but comes from general relaxation in the lips and cheeks. Also if you have a "smiley face" embouchure (not desired) you won't get any air in the cheeks. I don't really suggest aiming for puffy cheeks, just relaxing them.
Pleaple that have heard both me live and recorded think the same, the sound is different.
I am using a Yamaha standard type flute and I record using a sony cord-microphone and sometime a gemini wireless mic. I record directly into my computer using a software called Sony Acid Pro Music Studio.
Why does my flute sound like a recorder? Am I doing something wrong? Should I take anything else into consideration?
I've been playing my flute for three years with my braces on I just got my braces of and I sound like a beginner..how do I get my tone back?
When I put the flute lower, I find it nearly impossible to get the sound out! I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong... :/
I don't really understand how to do this because I can't get sound out of it. Any more tips or advice. I think it's because my angle is off.
Thank you so very much!
Nina, may you please help me with african dreams only the flute solo please because I really want the notes from you please
i just got my flute and im starting band and I need help blowing
Nina, I have found keeping a flat back and neck (standing up straight to not restricting the wind pipe) is key to me benefiting from rolling out. also can you do a video on offset flute embochure?
I've got braces which makes playing the flute alot harder. I have worked hard with my tone and have improved but my tone is much better when i play higher notes and still a bit airy when i play low. How can i improve ?
I have been playing flute for nine years and was always the best in my class but when I got to college and heard other flute players that were better than me playing, I noticed their sound was different. It's hard for me to describe but hopefully someone understands and explains. When I play, my sound is flat like the first time Nina plays only the head of the flute. Others play like the second time she plays just the head. Am I playing wrong?Do I have to do something to make it sound like that?
It actually really is up to you which instrument you want to play, discover for yourself which instrument you personally like. Try multiple and stick to the one which you like. But once you've chosen your instrument don't give up at first if you fail or you are discouraged. It surely does take a person time to actually become good at it.
So please try multiple instruments and chose for yourself.
I get the sound vibrate only if I shake the whole flute! What I am doing wrong?
Ok I'm in a higher ranked band and I do chairs and I need to know how to play higher notes quiet. Do you know how to do this???
Can I have a close look on how low the flute should be and the degree of rotating the flute outwards? Thanks.
+Kazuhiko Takata we have a few videos on that. if you have more questions just ask.
Why can't I rotate the head rather than the entire flute? Putting the keys in that forward position is completely awkward for the left hand.
This was so helpful! I could play the notes lovely when I slur etc, but at the start of a tongue it was extremely airy