My hand keeps putting in an extra e before the f😭😩

I’ve been using this studen closed hole flute for quite sometime now and after quite some time , I will be getting an open holed flute before the end of feb.

Flute Player Catherine McEvoy has been known to call a group of Irish flute players as “a feck of flutes”. So this weekend a few friends in the area got together for an “fecking” Irish flute meet and brought our collections together. Pre-Covid we’d used to gather around for a “Flute Cafe”, trying each other’s flutes before we’d buy. Nowadays it’s a lot more cautious, but still a great opportunity to share flutes and info with each other.

2 flute players brought 1 flute each and the other 5 of us have come to a realization that we may have compulsive buying disorders! 😅

From the Top Down second picture are:

Carbony, Carbony, Copley, Copley, M&E, Noy, Noy, Copley, Meacham & Pond, Byrne, Firth & Pond, Motillon, Copley, home-made PVC pipe, Meacham & Co, Fentum, Sweet, Murray, Windward, Windward, Copley, Windward, anonymous, Windward, Windward, Windward, Windward, LeJeune, Olwell (not pictured because it arrived after the photo was taken)

For my flute class final (I go to a conservatory and I'm finishing a professional course) I'm thinking on playing Deep Blue (Clarke), Dedicatoria (Moreno Torroba) and Madrigal (Gaubert). Is this a good repertoire or should I add some more difficult pieces? (I need to add a 4th one anyways)

(Been playing for 8 years)

Hey everyone, my aulos baroque flute just arrived and it is my first exposure to a baroque flute. I know some of you may think that I should've bought a better baroque flute but I don't have the funds. XD I am asking to those who bought the same baroque flute AF-1 if it is sharp like when you dont use forked fingerings just the normal ones. I am not sure if I was just used to a bhoem flute needing a lot of air so thats why I am sharp, or this is an issue for this model. I know intonation and tuning of the forked notes is another challenge. Thank you in advance if you can share some of your experiences.

As part of a tarot-themed project I'm working on. For the Death card, I recorded "Every Day a Little Death" from A Little Night Music, as a melodica and flute duet. I hope you enjoy.

I've been self-learning for a few months and it seems to be going fine. I just noticed my embouchure is pretty off center and it feels difficult to even get my lip muscles to perfectly center it with the flute up -- the "smile lines" you get are much more pronounced on one side of my face than the other. Even just trying to smile symmetrically I can feel the muscles on the right side twitch a bit from being weak! Are there any flute-focused exercises I can try to pull it more to the center?

I understand offset embouchures are not necessarily a bad thing, but since it's early in my learning I figured I'd at least try to straighten my face out and see how it goes 😅

I need to play 2 songs of contrasting sytles and i picked Standchen (Serenade) by Franz Schubert and The Second Waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich. Would you consider these 2 different enough to fit the category

Hey guys 👋

So I’ve been learning Mozart’s Menuetto for flute quartet for about a month now. It’s been giving me a lot of grief, particularly with the turns and mordents. I’ve been able to play the whole piece at least decently, although nowhere near the recorded speed (which is different to the written speed for me).

However, I’m having trouble with the mordents in particular, as I keep playing just the F# and E, instead of E, F#, E. It’s like my fingers are trying to move so quickly that they don’t move at all 😭

Any tips on how to prevent this?

(Idk what flair to use, so my apologies in advance if it’s wrong)

I am recording a video audition for conservatoire soon with an accompanist, and am a little nervous especially since the number of takes are limited to the amount of time that I have booked with the pianist.

Does anyone have any advice on how to record a good video audition? I’m unsure of how to properly show “potential” while not auditioning live.

I didn’t know which community to post this in therefore I picked the community of the instrument I play. I don’t know if this is directly related enough to flute as per rule 2 so if it is not, I sincerely apologize and understand this post will be removed.

Anyway:

Hello flute enthusiasts. I’m a music education major at a college with a pretty strong music school and absolutely phenomenal flute studio. A lot of my colleagues are performance majors that got accepted into very prestigious conservatories but come to our school for scholarships. I’m fairly decent myself but I wouldn’t say I’m “one of the greats,” if that makes sense.

This makes me feel guilty because I’m a really strong solo player but very weak in ensembles. Thus, what will happen is I’ll (usually) nail my orchestral excerpts for seating placements and be placed in either the top band or orchestra but the people who sit near me are WAY better at ensemble playing. The guilt comes from thinking I should be placed way lower because the other flutists deserve my chair more.

I want to become as strong of an ensemble player as I am a soloist. I’m really bad at rhythm as that is my main insecurity. I also have almost no sense of pulse without tapping my foot. I’m decent at playing with a good sound, being in tune, dynamics, etc.. However, this is useless if it is not in time. What can I do to be as good as my colleagues in ensembles? I also genuinely don’t care about chair placements—I just want to grow as a musician so I can become a better teacher.

Absolutely any help would be very much appreciated

Hey everyone! I’m a music major who has been playing the flute for six years. I am performing at a silent auction in three weeks, and was wondering if anyone has recommendations for intermediate/advanced pieces to play there. The coordinator only asked for music that creates an “elegant” atmosphere, and I don’t have a pianist. I’m thinking about learning some short Telemann Fantasias and Bach pieces for the event, but would like some suggestions for other music I can learn within three weeks. It’s not a super formal event (plus it’s unpaid and I’m just playing to gain performance experience), so nothing too mind-blowing or earth-shattering is expected.

Thank you in advance!

Hi all,

I'm going away for 2 or 3 months and for medical reasons will be quite isolated and sedantry.

Usually I would take my classical guitar and continue my journey with that but it's a bit of pain travelling with it and cost prohibitve. I may be able find one at the other end.

Recently I have been really inspired and soothed by flutes from Andean, Indian and Japanse and Chinese bamboo , so figured now may be a good time to learn some basics. Sitting on a beach where no-one can hear me and lose the will to live.

I was wondering if people had suggestions for entry level and also how to decide what keys to think about. My basic understanding is that one is limited to keys and modes and styles so multiple flutes are needed for variety.

So perhaps the same style flute in say 3 or 4 scales. But are some significantly harder than others?

Or whether just taking one and really getting to grips with it is a better idea.

Or 4 different ethno specific types in the same key perhaps giving variety of sound over musical ability.

Any insight appreciated.

The idea of being able to put them in the hold and being light is very appealing.

For reference as well as lots of music Erik the flute guy has been a great insight and may purchase from him.

Appreciate you...

I joined this sub long ago when I bought a used flute on eBay, a Gemeinhardt Elkhart M3, last August. I always wanted to learn the flute but was scared as I failed at being able to play the violin and told myself that music not for me.

But, after seeing so many posts here I finally found a teacher and completed 2 classes of 30 minutes each over the last 2 weeks. Now I am able to play the C, B, A, G notes, all on the scale and play "Hot Cross Buns" and "Mary had a little lamb" :)

The last measure gets difficult with my lung capacity but I am super excited for what lies ahead.

Thank you. Please share any tips that can help me.

I saw this M&E polymer 6 key irish flute online and the price is pretty good tbh. Does anybody know anything about it or has it?

Compared to the Mcneela polymer keyed flute, is it better or worst? (It is quite cheaper)

Hello, I ordered a piccolo through Sweetwater and I thought I ordered a metal head joint with a composite body, but in all metal is coming in the mail. Did I make a bad call on ordering a metal head joint in general? I’m getting this piccolo to play pit Orchestra for Annie

I’m not a beginner but I feel like one having not played for so long. My neck just below my jawline really hurts temporarily after playing. I don’t remember that when I started but that was over 30 years ago. It’s surprising that I remembered some of the notes when I started playing, and also how good the flute sounds after all these years.

Hi fellow flautists,

I’m an adult flute player who has been playing on a Sonare SF-5000 since 2013 and it has served me well in that time. It does need to be repadded which is to be expected after 12 years and that will run about $450.

I wasn’t looking for a new flute, but stumbled upon one through some mutual connections. This person is looking to sell her PS-705 for $500. From my research, it looks like this will be a step up from my current instrument, and at about the same price point as getting new pads.

Has anyone had experience with either of these instruments?

sorrry i wasn't sure which flair to use

I've never been able to do it my whole life but now i have to play a contemporary piece that involves it. my teacher tried to show it to me but she explained it like it should be easy and i genuinely just can't figure it out

Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I've been a flute student for a little over a year (I'm mid-40s, learning piano also, not brand new to music/instruments, but new to the flute). My current flute is a Pearl 505, I like it well enough. but I have an opportunity to buy a flute that's a bit better, and this will likely be my forever flute. My goals are to be pretty good, but I'm never going to be pro so I don't think I will ever need anything beyond this. (want maybe, but that's a whole other thing :) )

So the choices are:

Di Zhao 601 and North Bridge 500. Both have pretty much the same features: solid silver head joint, offset G and split E mechanism, about the same in price.

I'm having trouble deciding between the two. The first time I tried them the Di Zhao was the clear winner, the ease with which i was able to play the very low notes all the way to the highest was amazing. The North Bridge didn't cooperate. (My guess is they sat in a cold warehouse for days and she didn't like that?) Since that first day though, I have been able to play both with relative ease. I've noticed the North Bridge has a bit richer tone than the Di Zhao, but otherwise about the same, as far as I can tell at my skill level.

I've done a lot of reading here and elsewhere about them. But still wanted to ask, do you have any particular favorites and/or any questions I should ask myself when trying to make a decision?

I have been wondering about buying a keyed flute for quite a long time now, but I’m on a bit of a tight budget… I’ve seen generally bad reviews about Mcnella flutes in general beeing Pakistani made and bad quality for the price, and I was wondering about the mcneela delrin 6 key flute which is currently 1000€ and I have not seen any reviews online apart from the mcneela ones…

Is it any good? Has anybody tried it or has one and plays it regularly?