I didn’t choose my instrument in school due to financial reasons. I had my moms hand me down clarinet. I liked my clarinet but now in my 30s am learning the flute- my preferred instrument. This lesson is making all the difference in making up for lost time! Thank you❤
I am dusting off my flute skills after 45 years, because I took up singing in a band. We keep finding little flute bits in our songs, and I let it slip that I used to play. The guys would not let up on me, so here I am sitting in my car practicing flute fingering with you. The cobwebs and dust are deep, but it’s coming back to me. Thanks for providing such a nice production value for me to study from!
I just picked up my flute again after years of not playing. Your video was exactly what I needed to help me recall all the things that were once muscle memory. Thanks so much!
Some teachers can be more particular and strict about this detail than others. My teachers always have been. I promise it’s worth the effort. Happy practicing!
I play sax, which doesn't require you to press that key down, so I went through the same thing learning flute. I still leave it out sometimes on E, to avoid getting an E-flat when transitioning to D.
Thank you Lance I learned so many flute notes that I didn’t this year since I joined LATE in middle school and the beginning of high school was so hard, some people said some things about me but it’s alright ❤❤❤ THANK YOU
I can't wait for my first flute to arrive. I appreciate a lot your videos because you seem very friendly and easy to understand. Some people in the flute space tend to be arrogant. I really like tour channel 😊
tysm cause like i literally thought i sucked at my flute bc i didnt know how to do low pitches but these fingerings really helped me keep doing great work
I keep referring back to this as this is one of the most comprehensive guides on this topic. I keep zooming in to see the correct aperture size of your embouchure and your lip placement on the plate as you go up in the registers. 👍😎(Yesterday). By the way, today I tuned back in to practice and that with a tuner after having tuned my flute. The note pitches that I was hitting was 5 and 6 when I was aiming for the target 3 and 4 for the upper range. I retuned my flute to only have the same thing happened. So, I played your pitches to it and it was registering ( the tuner ) the same range as it was when I played my flute. So, I guess that's just the way it goes. Update: Nevermind the comment just above. I tried a different tuner and all is well now!!!!😊😊😊😊
To think I classically trained for many years and didn't realize that the usual A flat pinkie is actually used during the third octave E flat.. Wow. No wonder my third octave E flats always sound less toneful. I hit up this tutorial just to see some of the alternative fourth octave fingerings. Even after 10 years of (early adulthood) training fourth octave A is about as high as I can comfortably go. Now in my late 30's and returning to the flute. Everything after that fourth octave A, my tongue/mouth seems not biologically designed to handle or something. I'm practicing Chopin's no 20 in C minor, and that 8va sequence with the fourth octave D#-B con forza is not happening. I wish! 😂Lance, do you offer any lessons for returning adult students? Thanks!
Thank you sir its very Happy to Learn your tutorial it is very very clear and easy to understand and Follow Thank you once again for All Fiute Lovers with love From Keralam in INDIA
Thank you for this fantastic video! For me, the video could be even better, if it would have note numbers with actual octaves, so it will be easier to use with tuners/pitch analyzer programs (such as SOLFEGGIO). Although I understand, that there may be important considerations unknown to me, which are the reason for choosing such note numbering system. Other flute content creators don't have any numbers in their videos, so your video is still most helpful to me in this regard.
Check out my vibrato video here: th-cam.com/video/eMe8KDlsrQo/w-d-xo.html. It is an older video, but hopefully it can help. Let me know if you have any questions.
Hi Lance, I just found your channel and you have a really great way of explaining things. I'm a former classically trained clarinetist who hasn't played in years and am teaching myself flute. Something I'm struggling with is air capacity and not being able to go more than a few seconds without a breath (especially with no resistance on the flute) Are there exercises that target lung capacity specifically? And is this something you can talk about in a video? I'm really loving the flute and thanks for your great videos!
Got the cecilio $50 flute to try. I can't tell yet if it's a skill issue or craftsmanship but the 3rd octave is not currently possible for me. Even when I get it into that 3rd octave range it feels at least a whole step off of what i'm fingering.
Thank you, Lance. Post your videos on fingering And how to manage the air are also useful to me I am practising now, the third octave and I just discovered with you there is a fourth Ahah 😅 How would you recommend to practice the third octave so exercise or you view on it please? Again, thank you for the amazing quality and work you put in this videos 😊
Beautiful Hi E. Looks like a split E mechanism but not sure. I'm sure you could produce an excellent E without the mechanism. Great video! Much better than trying to read fingering charts.
Good eyes! 👀 Yes, I do have a Split-E. It is definitely a luxury and I enjoy having it. However, I’ve played on many flutes without. Thanks for watching and happy practicing!
Hi Lance, great video as always! I have a question, I learned that the fingering for F# in the 3rd octave uses R2 instead of R3. My professor said the sound would be clearer, and I now I’m used to this position for years. Have you heard about it before? Do you think it makes any difference? Thank you!
Hi Beatriz! Great question! For 3rd Octave F#, R3 is the standard fingering. However, R2 is the most popular alternate fingering. I often use R2 in orchestral/chamber music settings for tuning/blending purposes. R2 makes the pitch slightly lower and the tone slightly less bright. For sustaining a chord or playing fortissimo, these can be useful qualities. For scales and arpeggios, I will often choose R3. Also, when I want a very pure, crystal tone color, R3 is a good choice. Personally, I would not choose only one fingering to use, but would experiment and figure out how to incorporate both R2 and R3 into your playing. This is not your question, but for others wondering about first and second octave F#s, R2 should NOT be used, except for E-F# trills.
Hi Lance, I didn't know that some flutes have the low B and I have this one music sheet that requires the low B. My flute doesn't have it. Should I play C-natural as an alternative? I did not notice before I bought the music sheet. But then it's uncomfortable to slide to E-flat. 😮💨
Great question! E through B have same fingerings in 1st/2nd octaves. C and C# have same fingerings in 2nd/3rd octaves. The difference is air speed/compression.
@@LanceSuzuki thanks, looking at fingerings I can see that using alternatives to the standard fingerings in 3rd octave that same fingering can be used from C to G in 2nd and 3rd octaves. Or would you advise against the alternative fingerings in the 3rd octave. Fingerings being the same for me might be easier. But maybe that is not wise. Any suggestions are very welcome. It is just that I like the idea of keeping the same fingerings as much as I can. Hope that makes sense. I am learning by ear and will only be using flute for pop and rock music. So maybe I don't need all the registers?? Thanks again.
Although I have played notes above D, the times I have been asked to do so are very few. It’s definitely good to review these fingerings as necessary, but this range is standard for a reason. It covers about 99.9% of standard flute music. Thanks for watching and for your comment! ❤️
Violin seems way harder to me! We have some funky combinations but no shifts and it’s probably easier for us to figure out where to put the fingers to begin with.
I can play flute, but now I blowing flute don't have sound😭! Don't play flute 20 years. I will try to blow...I will try/ Thank you vidio very much to teach
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🎥Third octave alternate fingerings: th-cam.com/users/shortsxslaJa0EW88
Great, comprehensive lesson on flute fingerings! I've played flute for 55 years, have a gizmo key on my flute, and just learned a new way to use it!
Awesome! Thanks so much and enjoy your gizmo!
I didn’t choose my instrument in school due to financial reasons. I had my moms hand me down clarinet. I liked my clarinet but now in my 30s am learning the flute- my preferred instrument. This lesson is making all the difference in making up for lost time! Thank you❤
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing your story and best wishes for a fulfilling musical journey with the flute! ❤️
I’m actually having that problem but I just bought a cheap one from Temu 😭💀while I’m learning
Getting my flute next week and this will be my go to lesson for a month ! Thanks for slow explanation ❤
I am dusting off my flute skills after 45 years, because I took up singing in a band. We keep finding little flute bits in our songs, and I let it slip that I used to play. The guys would not let up on me, so here I am sitting in my car practicing flute fingering with you. The cobwebs and dust are deep, but it’s coming back to me. Thanks for providing such a nice production value for me to study from!
I just picked up my flute again after years of not playing. Your video was exactly what I needed to help me recall all the things that were once muscle memory. Thanks so much!
Awesome! I’m so glad to hear it! If there are any topics you’d like me to cover, please let me know.
As a child I was never taught to keep the venting right pinky down and picking flute up again is a bear trying to relearn these fingerings!
Some teachers can be more particular and strict about this detail than others. My teachers always have been. I promise it’s worth the effort. Happy practicing!
I play sax, which doesn't require you to press that key down, so I went through the same thing learning flute. I still leave it out sometimes on E, to avoid getting an E-flat when transitioning to D.
@@pikachuchujelly7628same story here, clarinetist and alto player. You’re not alone haha
Thank you so much for these videos. I’m a beginner and being 46 they are extremely helpful when learning on my own 🙏☺️
Thanks for this great video. I recently picked up playing after 15 year break.
Wonderful! Welcome back to the flute!
Sooo many questions answered. Thanks for another amazingly thorough video Lance! :D
Sir, my heartiest gratitude to you from a musician of India who like to play flute.you have showed so easy method of playing flute.Thank you.
Thank you Lance I learned so many flute notes that I didn’t this year since I joined LATE in middle school and the beginning of high school was so hard, some people said some things about me but it’s alright ❤❤❤ THANK YOU
You're great Lance! This is exactly the video I was looking for :D
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you found the video!
I can't wait for my first flute to arrive. I appreciate a lot your videos because you seem very friendly and easy to understand. Some people in the flute space tend to be arrogant. I really like tour channel 😊
Oh wow I can't thank you enough. This is beyond helpful as a beginner!
Great! I’m so glad it was helpful. Happy practicing and best wishes!
Absolutely the best video on flute fingering !!❤
Thanks!!
@ You are welcome ! Thank you for the very helpful videos !
I really ant to learn the flute. this helped me so much! Thank you ❤
tysm cause like i literally thought i sucked at my flute bc i didnt know how to do low pitches but these fingerings really helped me keep doing great work
I keep referring back to this as this is one of the most comprehensive guides on this topic. I keep zooming in to see the correct aperture size of your embouchure and your lip placement on the plate as you go up in the registers. 👍😎(Yesterday). By the way, today I tuned back in to practice and that with a tuner after having tuned my flute. The note pitches that I was hitting was 5 and 6 when I was aiming for the target 3 and 4 for the upper range. I retuned my flute to only have the same thing happened. So, I played your pitches to it and it was registering ( the tuner ) the same range as it was when I played my flute. So, I guess that's just the way it goes. Update: Nevermind the comment just above. I tried a different tuner and all is well now!!!!😊😊😊😊
Thank you so much. This was very helpful. I have a lot of trouble in the highest octave.
Thankyou Lance.
Very comprehensive and easy to follow.
Great! Thanks!
To think I classically trained for many years and didn't realize that the usual A flat pinkie is actually used during the third octave E flat.. Wow. No wonder my third octave E flats always sound less toneful. I hit up this tutorial just to see some of the alternative fourth octave fingerings. Even after 10 years of (early adulthood) training fourth octave A is about as high as I can comfortably go. Now in my late 30's and returning to the flute. Everything after that fourth octave A, my tongue/mouth seems not biologically designed to handle or something. I'm practicing Chopin's no 20 in C minor, and that 8va sequence with the fourth octave D#-B con forza is not happening. I wish! 😂Lance, do you offer any lessons for returning adult students? Thanks!
Tysm I’ve been wanting to learn more of the third and fourth octave notes there so pretty and really high
Great! Enjoy and happy practicing!
I just started to learn playing the flute so this video is very usefull (especially getting to know the similarities beetween different registers)
Great! Glad it was helpful! ❤️
Thank you very very much sir,its excellent teaching sir
Thank you sir its very Happy to Learn your tutorial it is very very clear and easy to understand and Follow Thank you once again for All Fiute Lovers with love From Keralam in INDIA
Excellent. Thanks so much!
Thank you for this fantastic video! For me, the video could be even better, if it would have note numbers with actual octaves, so it will be easier to use with tuners/pitch analyzer programs (such as SOLFEGGIO). Although I understand, that there may be important considerations unknown to me, which are the reason for choosing such note numbering system. Other flute content creators don't have any numbers in their videos, so your video is still most helpful to me in this regard.
Thank you Lance......your awesome
Thanks, Matt!!
You should give a tutorial for how to do the vibrato effects on the flute! It would help me a lot!!
Check out my vibrato video here: th-cam.com/video/eMe8KDlsrQo/w-d-xo.html. It is an older video, but hopefully it can help. Let me know if you have any questions.
In a word, "AWESOME"!!!
Hi Lance, I just found your channel and you have a really great way of explaining things. I'm a former classically trained clarinetist who hasn't played in years and am teaching myself flute. Something I'm struggling with is air capacity and not being able to go more than a few seconds without a breath (especially with no resistance on the flute) Are there exercises that target lung capacity specifically? And is this something you can talk about in a video? I'm really loving the flute and thanks for your great videos!
Got the cecilio $50 flute to try. I can't tell yet if it's a skill issue or craftsmanship but the 3rd octave is not currently possible for me. Even when I get it into that 3rd octave range it feels at least a whole step off of what i'm fingering.
Complimenti.. spiegazioni chiarissima…ora mi tocca lavorare la intonazione.. grazie 🙏
i nvr learned how or when to use the other places to put ur thumb n pinky so ts is new even for me
Thank you, Lance. Post your videos on fingering And how to manage the air are also useful to me
I am practising now, the third octave and I just discovered with you there is a fourth Ahah 😅
How would you recommend to practice the third octave so exercise or you view on it please?
Again, thank you for the amazing quality and work you put in this videos 😊
Beautiful Hi E. Looks like a split E mechanism but not sure. I'm sure you could produce an excellent E without the mechanism. Great video! Much better than trying to read fingering charts.
Good eyes! 👀 Yes, I do have a Split-E. It is definitely a luxury and I enjoy having it. However, I’ve played on many flutes without. Thanks for watching and happy practicing!
Not alone . I will be practicing every day in my car for next month to sort finger positions for all the notes . Going to be uphill journey !
Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!
I am use your video for my TH-cam channel.
Hi Lance, great video as always! I have a question, I learned that the fingering for F# in the 3rd octave uses R2 instead of R3. My professor said the sound would be clearer, and I now I’m used to this position for years. Have you heard about it before? Do you think it makes any difference? Thank you!
Hi Beatriz! Great question! For 3rd Octave F#, R3 is the standard fingering. However, R2 is the most popular alternate fingering.
I often use R2 in orchestral/chamber music settings for tuning/blending purposes. R2 makes the pitch slightly lower and the tone slightly less bright. For sustaining a chord or playing fortissimo, these can be useful qualities.
For scales and arpeggios, I will often choose R3. Also, when I want a very pure, crystal tone color, R3 is a good choice.
Personally, I would not choose only one fingering to use, but would experiment and figure out how to incorporate both R2 and R3 into your playing.
This is not your question, but for others wondering about first and second octave F#s, R2 should NOT be used, except for E-F# trills.
20:50 different A’s
thanks very much
Hey i used to be a pro flute player in school band but haven’t played for a while and was wondering do i need to use the roller key??? I never did
Just curious, why isn't low F# middle finger (on right hand)?
#Thank You, I Love this class, blessed.
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Hi Lance, I didn't know that some flutes have the low B and I have this one music sheet that requires the low B. My flute doesn't have it. Should I play C-natural as an alternative? I did not notice before I bought the music sheet. But then it's uncomfortable to slide to E-flat. 😮💨
Can you do a bass flute video?
I will try to get my hands on one. What are you curious about?
@@LanceSuzuki I just like the sound of the bass flute and how fun it is to play
👍 ok
Thank you for this
Thanks for watching!
This is a great video
It was your request and a great idea. Thanks for the request!!
Love the shirt!!!!
Thanks!
3:28 4:12 4:51 5:27
did you say 3rd octave and 2nd octave were the same fingering but different breath
Great question! E through B have same fingerings in 1st/2nd octaves. C and C# have same fingerings in 2nd/3rd octaves. The difference is air speed/compression.
@@LanceSuzuki thanks, looking at fingerings I can see that using alternatives to the standard fingerings in 3rd octave that same fingering can be used from C to G in 2nd and 3rd octaves. Or would you advise against the alternative fingerings in the 3rd octave.
Fingerings being the same for me might be easier. But maybe that is not wise. Any suggestions are very welcome. It is just that I like the idea of keeping the same fingerings as much as I can. Hope that makes sense.
I am learning by ear and will only be using flute for pop and rock music. So maybe I don't need all the registers?? Thanks again.
Is D4 the highest note possible?
There are higher notes possible. However, for 99.9% of flute music, it is the highest note.
Lance your awesome wish you were my instructor
Thanks, Lamar! ❤️
Why my all note sounds exactly the same?
How is that possible?🤔🤔🤔🤔 There is some physics involved in this, I would assume.
How is that possible?🤔🤔🤔🤔 There is some physics involved in this, I would assume.
3rd octave is so hard for me
Same
you should try notes higher than d7
Although I have played notes above D, the times I have been asked to do so are very few. It’s definitely good to review these fingerings as necessary, but this range is standard for a reason. It covers about 99.9% of standard flute music. Thanks for watching and for your comment! ❤️
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Thanks! 🙏
B3 killed my right ear 🥲
what did he sayyyy!?
The subtitle completely hide the flute
Sorry. I can’t control where the subtitles show up. It might be best to turn them off
It seems like the fingerings are harder than in violin 😁😁😁
Violin seems way harder to me! We have some funky combinations but no shifts and it’s probably easier for us to figure out where to put the fingers to begin with.
I can play flute, but now I blowing flute don't have sound😭! Don't play flute 20 years. I will try to blow...I will try/ Thank you vidio very much to teach