Welcome to Module 9! Total Time: 21 Minutes 31 Seconds You are doing so great! I bet you are seeing much improvement in your tone by now. Is it solid sounding? I hope so. We get to learn cool finger tricks today. Enjoy! **Remember to always complete the lessons in the order I have set for you so that it will always feel easy and fun. That’s the secret to staying motivated and confident! […]
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So, today I am taking my oldest son to get his wisdom teeth extracted. The doctor said he is not allowed to play his flute (or any other wind instrument) for several days. I found this pretty interesting and wondered why. The doc said that he once had a trumpet player who played after having his out and apparently it pushed air bubbles up under his incisions. “It caused him all sorts of grief.” Who
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You’re probably wondering what Flutes, Cars, and Sunshine have to do with each other. Actually, this is a very important article for anyone learning how to play the flute. I’m sure you don’t like to throw your good money away by having a mishap such as the one described in this article. So, flute learners; read on. You’ll be so glad you did. There are many times when you’ll need to transport your flute via
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I once had a young student who came to her lesson saying that her flute wouldn’t play. I asked her to take it out and we could check to see what was going on with it. She took it out of the case, put it together and proceeded to try to blow some notes for me. It was true, it didn’t work at all. It sounded like air only and not really any pitch was
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I have an awesome video demonstration of this article in Module 4: Oh No! I immediately say, “check for popped springs.” When a student tells me that “my flute won’t play”, I immediately say “check for popped springs”. They always say, “Springs?” Your flute has some thin, tiny little metal sticks that we call springs. Most of the keys on your flute are open all of the time unless pushed down by one of
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Learning to play the flute means giving yourself a new voice. Although you already speak with your vocal chords, this will be a new means of expressing yourself. “You are going to love it.” I had a student for a few years who had been told he would never speak (or walk for that matter). His mother was devastated and brought him to me to find out if I thought there was a possibility of
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How to Know Which Size of Flute You Should Use Please watch the video below and read the article included. Good luck! I recently had a nice dad email me over the choice of flutes for his young daughter. They are going to be learning online from me. We were lucky enough to be able to meet since they were in my area on vacation. This young girl is 8 years old very petite. Learning
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What instruments should accompany the flute? There are so many instruments that sound great with the flute. My favorites are the guitar, piano, harpsicord, harp, organ, and many percussion instruments. I have even played an entire polka accompanied solely by a tuba! All of those instruments lend themselves well to the rhythm section. And depending on the piece, many more instruments back up a flutist as well. I especially like when a flutist can play
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I have seen a boat load of lip shapes in my days. And, I haven’t found any yet I can’t teach to play that flute. Some students start to do funny things with their lips once they begin playing the flute. They will stretch them to one side or the other – or sometimes both hoping to get a better sound. This makes the student have dimples all over and appear as if they are
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This could possibly be one of my all-time favorite flute performances. I may have posted this before. I like it so much that I don’t really care. It’s good. If you haven’t seen it, this is your lucky day! (or unlucky day, if you don’t care for the pig) It is definitely a piggy flute performance. I grew up with Sesame Street. It is a children’s television show based in New York City which addresses
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