Flute Tips for playing beautifully in the 3rd Octave (High Register)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Performer and flute teacher, Beth Larsen, offers tips to sounding your best on the high notes of the flute (third register)
Private flute and piccolo lessons available online via Zoom and Facetime. Check our website for more details: www.TheLarsenFluteStudio.com
For those of you needing help learning the flute fingerings in the 3rd octave, here is a link to my 13 High Note Fingering Short Cuts handout:
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Thank you, I've had massive issues with 3rd register (from E onwards). This video has been the most helpful to me, as it is so far the most elaborate when it comes to the tension and the direction of the air stream. :)
I'm glad I could help! Happy New Year to you and Happy practicing!
Good info. Nice presentation. TY!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much, I have real problems with throat tension, I'm a piano and violion teacher but on flute I'm an absolute beginner and I get so frustrated because I want a great sound instantly! so I am tense. Your tips on opening the throat have helped more than anything I've watched and also the advice on embouchure is fantastic.
You're very welcome!
I was struggling terribly with my third register G until I realized I was using the wrong fingering. I knew all my fingerings but overlooked G thinking it was the same, the whole time I was pressing the Bb key and the sound wouldn’t come out. Thank you for helping me realize!!
Glad I could help! Keep on practicing!
7:48 I wasn’t expecting that lol! By the way, this is the only video so far that mentions the upper lip going forward, I noticed this while practising on my own and wanted to make sure this was a thing, but no video mentions this except yours, thank you so much!
Thanks for watching my video. I’m happy the extra info on the top lip helped you! Keep in mind that the top lip comes forward as a result from relaxing and opening your jaw. :-)
If you kept making these flute tutorials, you could make your channel go huge! Seriously though, this is too helpful to describe!!!!!
Thanks so much. I hope to make more of these in the future!
Thank you so much, I’m in so much anxiety for my assignment for bands.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad my video helped you!
Wow wow wow, this was such a good video. Thank you for your kind teaching, especially about the buzzing of the lips and your tips on conscious breathing. I’ll be watching this more than once!
Thanks for these tips 'cause we definitely don't want to sound like we are farting from the lips 😊😊😊. Thanks, teacher! 👍
The most frightening thing or a reed player doubling on flute?
C above the staff. lol
Beautiful! I have only been playing for 6 months. I am a pianist but always wanted to learn the flute. I am self-teaching myself and am currently working on developing a good sound in the third octave. Thanks for the tips and video.
You're welcome. I hope these tips help you! One piece of advice since you've only been playing 6 months: work on getting a focused tone in the low and middle registers first as well as do some practice on harmonics to learn lip strength and flexibility. If you'd like some help one on one, I teach online private lessons. You can reach me through my webpage: www.thelarsenflutestudio.com
Very helpful, thanks. I'm a sax player currently trapped below high C, but otherwise I'm doing ok. Thanks for the site and app tips. I will now climb up a couple more steps.
this is the best explanation I have found on this topic!
Thank you so much for making this video and sharing this experience and information 💚
Thanks so much! Please feel free to share the video!
please I don't understand what you mean by low register and high register.Can you explain.
The low register are the lowest notes that can be produced on the flute--from the low C one line below the staff to C in the staff. The high register are the highest notes the flutes can produce. They sit above the staff--from C to the top C. The full range of the flute is 3 1/2 octaves.
This was a very well presented video full of little gems of advice. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the compliment!
Thank you so much im going to focus on doing these things while practicing high register, its really hrd for me to do E and up but this has helped me and i hope to become a better player thank you again :)
You're so welcome!
Came across your video with hardly any theoretical knowledge but have come to realise that I'm already playing in the third register! I am up to an Ab, which I am pleased with but for some reason, I never thought that I was playing this high! You've impressed me with the skills I seemingly already had haha
Congratulations Erin! I hope you make it to high C, Db and D!
@@bethlarsenflute3117 made it up to the third register bb without difficulty!
I was buzzing like 24/7 and practically blowing raspberries hehe
Lol, yeah blowing raspberries is fun, but certainly not when you're trying to play high notes on the flute. ;-) Make sure your airstream is fast and steady, your jaw open and relaxed, and your lips are out of the way!
Lol yeah, thanks a lot!! 😇
Beth,
I'm a very new composer and I am wondering how long you can play without a rest? I need tips from a flutist on what is reasonable and what is possible. Do you have breathing techniques that allow you to take short breaths when you have an extended passage?
I'm hardly an expert, but the length will vary a bit. I hit my limit by the end of something like "we're walking on the air". The long notes are ok on their own, but as a whole there's very little recovery. So bear that in mind as well.
Techniques, well I don't know if there are others, but circular breathing definitely doesn't work with flutes 😊
late response, but as a flutist personally i am working a piece that has a slow tempo + i only rest for 4 counts in the beginning of the song. i'm playing the rest of the song. there aren't a lot of tied notes but depending on who you're wanting to have play your music piece, you may have to shorten long notes. younger flutists don't usually have the ability to hold out good long notes
How long one can play without a rest varies from person to person. Typically beginners can only play for about 6 seconds before running out of air. Depending on the note, tempo and dynamic, I can typically make it to about 40-60 seconds (at 60 bpm). Yes, I have breathing exercises that I do before practicing that help expand my breath capacity and that are also designed to help with taking in maximum air in a short amount of time. Swimming helps too! Playing the flute is definitely an aerobic activity! Thanks for commenting.
@@Merip1214 Circular breathing does work on the flute, but it does take a considerable amount of time to learn since we have no reed or mouthpiece to hold back the air.
Excelente informacionn para los.estudiantes
Gracias maestra por su video con los subtitulos en castellano...
that beginning was freaking amazing, very beaultiful sound
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for the tips!! I was able to play G and A (third ocatve) comfortably for the first time after watching this video!!
Wonderful! Keep practicing and eventually you'll be able to reach top Bb, B and C as well!
good advice! I've been playing for a couple years but just could never get a handle on third octave E! I could play it but it would always be at least 20 cents too sharp, finally getting it down!
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad my video was helpful! I'm available for online private lessons should you want more flute advice/coaching. www.TheLarsenFluteStudio.com
Thank you for this lesson! My students will be spending time with you today and tomorrow!
Thanks Mark!
wow. thank you so much for this masterclass, I applied so many of your tips and they immediately helped, thanks!
Thank you Gabe! The Larsen Flute Studio aims to please! Glad you found this video helpful.
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Thanks for these wonderful tips on high notes!
You're very welcome. Happy to help!
Thank you, so much!!! I have been struggling with getting a good and clear sound playing a high E flat. This really helps me a ton! Thank you!!!
A happy new year from Tokyo, Ms.Larsen. I learned a lot from your lesson, which answered all my questions about high tones. I’m still struggling, to find a way, but you gave me the clear direction. As a senior near-retirement person, I really appreciate your gentle way of speaking. Thank you!!
You're very welcome and Happy New Year to you!
that's so helpful ! thank you so much !
Waww thanks so much for this video!! It was very helpful. So much great tips!
Thanks for commenting and you're very welcome! Enjoy those high notes!
OMG!! thank you, your small little tip if not covering the armature hole too much helped so much!!!
You’re very welcome! Yes, uncovering the embouchure hole allows for more of the air to get into the flute. I bet your tone really blossomed! Thanks for commenting and I glad my tip helped!
TYSN TYSM TYY SMMMM THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH IM LITERALLY SO SO SO HAPPY RN IM JUST 13 AND EVERYONE IS DISAPPOINTED IN ME EVEN MY FLUTE TEACHER
You're very welcome. You're searching for answers---that's good! Believe in yourself, keep practicing and asking questions of your flute teacher. Stick with it! Progress can sometimes seem slow, so be patient and positive and you'll eventually hear improvement! Best wishes!
The third register is unknown territory for me
Well, I hope my video has helped make the third register a bit easier for you to conquer!.
this is the most helpful video i’ve found on 3rd octave, thank you so much
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful!
I struggled in the high register for so long time, it always goes too sharp in my most relaxed way to blow. But if I control it, I’m so tired and not loud. How can I fix this problem?
There are so many things that go into playing well and in tune in the third register. Without seeing and hearing what you're doing, it's tough to diagnose the problem. I'm happy to offer more specific advice through an online lesson. Contact me through our website: www.thelarsenflutestudio.com
Thanks!
My teacher told me not to wrap my upper lip in front of the flute
I'm not quire sure what you mean by "wrapping your upper lip in front of the flute", but if what your teacher is telling you works, then I say keep doing it! :-)
My octave 2 b flat won’t come out any tips?
Check if you're using the correct fingering. If you're talking about the first Bb above the staff and you're fingering it Left hand: thumb, 1, Right hand 1 and pinky and it doesn't come out, your flute may be leaking. Try the "short" fingering for Bb: Left hand thumb on top part of thumb key and right hand 1st finger and pinky down. If your flute is leaking, that fingering may fix it. If that doesn't work, try using a faster airstream and directing it more across the hole. I'd need to see and hear you play in order to properly diagnose whether the problem is with the flute or with you. Contact me for a Zoom lesson at: bethlarsen82@gmail.com
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Thank you. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you ma'am for sharing.
My pleasure 😊 Thank for watching my video!
thanks for explanation
You are welcome
Great video, as a flute teacher myself I have learned a lot. Thank you.
My pleasure! Glad my video was helpful! Beth
@@bethlarsenflute3117 I have been trying out a few of your ideas. They work well for the top register. Thank you.
I hv terrible register on the 3rd G#
I’m sorry to hear that. Check your fingering-have you lifted your left hand thumb and index finger? High G# is a stubborn note to produce (like high E) so make sure you support your airstream well and try to avoid pinching your lips to get the note.