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What does a flute overhaul include

What Does a Flute Overhaul Include?

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How do you know if a flute just needs a quick fix or if the entire flute needs extensive repair work? What does a flute overhaul include? It require professional maintenance and care for flutes to play in tip-top shape. Even if the flute isn’t being played often it will require some visits to a technician for adjustment periodically. The Body First of all, a technician will check the body of the flute will for […]

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How Long Does it Take to Learn to Play the Flute?

How Long Does it Take to Learn to Play the Flute?

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Have you ever wondered “How long does it take to learn to play the flute?”  Are you wondering, “Will I be able to pick up my flute, memorize some fingerings, and immediately blow into my flute for great sound”?  No matter how much time it takes, you can have an amazing journey that you will love and enjoy forever. Whether it be months or decades, developing a skill, especially a musical one, is like the

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7 Ways to Get Out of a Practice Funk

7 Ways to Get Out of a Practice Funk

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Are you finding yourself accomplishing about half of what you used to? Are you bothered by your weaknesses more than you used to be? Translation: this is called a ‘funk’, and it happens to practicing musicians regularly. But getting out of a practice funk isn’t as hard as you might think. Here are 4 simple fixes you can implement today to get you happily on your way: Get outdoors Going outside (especially in pristine nature)

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How to be First Chair in Band

How to be First Chair in Band

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You are ready to show up and be an even better flute player than you are right now. Congratulations! Now, let’s get you to be first chair in band. Here’s a little blueprint to help you become the flutist who sits in the first chair position. It is more important to feel like a First Chair Flutist than it is to actually be one. First of all, I’ll give a disclaimer that occasionally it may

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How to Trill Better on Flute

How to Trill Better on Flute

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Do your fingers feel slow or stuck when you’re trying to trill? You’re not alone. Here are some simple tips to learning how to trill better on flute. Trills are one of the exciting sounds a flutist can make on their instrument, and not being able to execute them as well as you want is frustrating. Following these hints will really help you find faster, more fluent fingers, right away. First, let’s make sure you

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Why does my flute sound flat

Flute sounds flat? No worries..

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Wonder why your flute sounds flat? Noticing you’re out of tune is a good first step, but droopy, flat tone isn’t pretty. You may be stuck wondering “Why does my flute sound flat?” And, you may wonder if it’s your flute that has the problem or something you’re doing as you play that is the reason why your flute sounds flat. My flute sounds flat (!) There are a few different reasons, and usually, it’s

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How to Count Triplets

How to Count Triplets

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Triplet notes can be a little tricky when you are first learning how to count and play them. Today I want to share some simple tricks and techniques that I use to count triplets so you can have some new fun with your flute. First, let’s make sure that we all know what a triplet is. Here is a picture of several triplets in a measure. Notice how each set of three notes (or each

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The Benefits of Slow Practice

The Benefits of Slow Practice

Practicing, Practicing the Flute / By

What is slow practice? And how can it benefit me? Today in this article, I want to answer both these questions and go a little more in depth on the benefits of slow practice. Many of you know that throughout the Membership modules here at Learn Flute Online there is a wide variety of pieces to be studied and learned. I have created tunes that are simple, dramatic, quick, slow, loud, quiet, and fast. It

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Summer Flute Practicing Ideas

Summer Flute Practicing Ideas

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Summer flute practicing is one of those things that can either be forgotten about or be one of the greatest things that happened all year. So in this article I am going to share some summer flute practicing ideas with all of you to help it become one of the best things that will happen to you all year. What keeps you from summer practicing? Let’s take a minute first to recognize the things that

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