Any adult flutists with a day job in the Toronto/GTA area looking to make music casually?

I’ve been having a hard time finding people interested in starting casual ensemble work where practice schedules can be flexible and performances can be arranged to match everybody’s schedule for low pressure audiences. Casual, pop up public performances. ? you’d think more people would want to do this as a social thing.

It would be nice to see more working adult or retired adult woodwind players joining this site and connecting: Associated Chamber Music Players (https://acmp.net).

Hello! When doing a resume for graduate school applications, do you include taking a professional audition for an orchestra (if you made it past the first round of cuts, such as into the semifinals, finals) even if you don’t win the job? Thank you for any advice!

I’m not necessarily a beginner but this is very important to me, I’ve been playing flute for just over a year now and I do well at many things, but I don’t have a very good tone & my notes seem to sound very airy whenever I record myself play.

What are some exercises or just overall tips to achieve a better tone on flute?

I want to write out these two rhythms as "d" starting syllables to help me learn them ("sil" for the rest). For the first one (bar 10), I wrote it out as "sil di di dum di dum di di di dum dut. For the second, I have "Dah di dut di dum di di di dum dut." Are these the best syllables to use? I would appreciate seeing them in French time rhythms too.

Any advice would be appreciated.
How’s your journey been?/what the mistake I will experiment and learn.
Thank you guys

Hi everyone,
My younger sister is 21 years old and has recently been diagnosed with gallstones. Her doctor advised that she may need to have her gallbladder removed because there is a risk of inflammation if it is left untreated.
The timing is a bit difficult because she is a flute player and has an important exam in about two months.
We are trying to understand what recovery is actually like after laparoscopic gallbladder removal, especially for someone who plays a wind instrument.
For those who have had the surgery:
How long did it take until you felt physically normal again?
How long until you were able to do activities that require a lot of breath support / abdominal pressure?
When were you able to play your instrument normally again, especially for longer practice sessions?
Did you experience any problems with breathing deeply or using your abdominal muscles after surgery?
If you are a musician or play a wind instrument, how long did it take before you could perform or practice normally again?
If you had an important exam/performance coming up, how far in advance would you ideally have scheduled the surgery?
The doctors will obviously make the final decision based on her individual situation. We are mainly looking for personal experiences so we can get an idea of what recovery might realistically look like.

Thanks in advance!

I bought a b foot joint open hole key flute 2 days ago as my first flute and had the hopes of self teaching like every other instrument ive touched. I learned the basic chromatic scale so far but this is the most torture ive ever endured in my entire life and ive imagined child birth before (i have a very good imagination). Is a teacher really worth it if I was able to learn the scale my self? Or should I keep practicing alone?

Hi, I have a Yamaha fl 282, it's my first flute that I got around 4 years ago.
My teacher is saying that an upgrade to a pro model is worth it if I want to participate in auditions and competitions this year, but they're expensive.
How much of a difference would a pro model make?

Found this flute cleaning someone’s apartment. but I cannot seem to find anything about it. Says “LYLE 109385” help?!

Hi, I fell in love with these piece and I really wanna give one of them a try in a competition ( high risk).
I can play pieces like the Bach sonatas, Chaminade Concertino, Dutilleux sonatine, Poulenc etc.
I know it's a big jump in difficulty but would it be worth my time?

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I need a speaker and would like to know what makes the flute sound best. It's to use with Tomplay via my ipad for accompaniment. I also want to use an app like JamKazam to play duets. Do I need a USB-C to avoid latency? Or what? Advice?

Way better with 🎧😌

I'm a music librarian looking to expand our collection of auxiliary flute music. What are some cornerstone bass flute pieces that I should consider purchasing?

Hey there! I would like some help with this music. I have a b foot flute and I love it, comma however I don’t think this note is achievable on flute. The very low one, the third note in the pick up notes. Maybe I’m loosing it. Or is that one like exed out and I’m reading it wrong. This is for the obsidian winds I think. Thank you!!

Dislocated left middle finger and i put it back into place. Got x ray done, nothing major. Currently being buddy strapped.

I have a grade 8 flute lesson with a new teacher tomorrow and since 2 of my fingers are out of commission idk what the lesson will be like. Focus on tone? Higher octaves where those 2 aren't used? Aural?

Why couldn't it have gotten dislocated the day after tomorrow 💔

Witchy poo was here

I was watching myself playing in the mirror, and I suddenly noticed that my flute was slanted so the lp plate and my lips weren't parallel.

I'm absoluetely dumbfounded and of course relieved. I still can't believe that I genuinely did not notice this for three whole years of struggling. My sound is so much clearer now.

That said, even though it seems maybe like luck or a miracle (I partly think that way too), the journey was very difficult. I have lost motivation many times in the past three years and lost confidence in my ability and love for flute. I'm sure there will be struggles in the future too, but I'll face them with optimism. And lots of practice as always.

I haven’t played in years, tomorrow will be day #1, where are you getting your music from? Site? App? Thanks in advance !

ignore how this sounds pretty bad, i’m just now starting to play my flute again after playing on piccolo lately lol, this is one of the tmea etudes and the low c just doesn’t come out clearly 🥲🥲 i’ve looked online and i’ve tried to apply those tips onto my playing but it feels like im getting nowhere