So many people, and even some of my students have asked if my arms get tired while playing flute. We have to hold it up anywhere from a couple minutes, to a couple of hours! It can be quite exhausting. So how do we do we keep our arms up for so long without it becoming tiring? We as flute players get to exercise many parts of our bodies: Our minds, eyes, mouths, lungs, and […]
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We flutists have a different job to do in the world of music. We have to inhale and exhale like an elephant! While it can appear easy, once you try it you’ll have a whole new respect for the flute-learner/player/performer. Within the walls of this website are many, many strategies and tips that are very valuable. This page is going to give you a visual. Visualization is AWESOME for musicians because many times we can’t
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Do you or another flutist you know have braces? It’s becoming very common nowadays. I get questioned often about how to play flute with braces and keep good tone when you have mouth full of metal. Well, this used to be something I thought was hard to deal with. But, after teaching for 24 years and successfully helping kids and adults with braces play well, I have the system down-pat. If you have braces and
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Let’s add to that great posture we already talked about in a previous article here on breathing secrets for flutists (this is part 2). Effective breathing I know it seems funny to have to even talk about how to breathe, but you’d be surprised at how many people breathe funny when they are trying to learn an instrument. Learning to use our airstream in a super effective way is: 1. One of the easiest ways
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The question of how to get a better embouchure on the flute is a good one especially for those who are really striving to learn to play the flute well. I’ll give you some of the best information for great flute playing here in this article. First, let’s explore the parts of the embouchure. Basically, this includes the area of the face under the eyes all the way down to the chin and from
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I get a lot of really fun questions here at Learn Flute Online. How long should I practice my flute each day? Today’s comes from a 27 year old cutie from Mexico: “I have listened that a lot musicians practice a lot of hours in a day (ex. 7 hours for perfect his art). However, i practice 1 hour a day. My question is: Should i practice more hours a day? ¿will be good
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Yes, I know the title of this post is partly in Spanish. Sorry. (smile) I was trying to emphasize that knowing how to use your tongue is super duper important when playing the flute. I receive voice messages and videos from my online students nearly daily. And, I’ve noticed that the students who tell me they are struggling with their tone often have something in common. They aren’t using their tongue! It so surprises me.
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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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I always feel bad for the piano students who have their teacher come at them with the fingernail clippers nipping them to the buds. Yikes. We don’t need to get that radical as flute players. Everyone of us have fingernails. Because we play the flute with the “pads” of our fingers, we are just fine having some nail. The only time I have ever had an issue is when my pinky nail on my right
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The title of this article is kind of funny, I know. But, I’m so surprised to see how many don’t know how to achieve a good feeling back and body while sitting and playing the flute. This article will describe how to do it easily. There are more descriptions, videos, and pictures within LearnFluteOnline. Don’t worry. Sitting for flutists…I remember always asking my stand partner (in band/orchestra) if I could please sit on the right
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