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Your Tongue Is MUY IMPORTANTE

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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Does your pet do this?

Side Notes / By Rebecca Fuller

Here on my little “farm” in the mountains, I have a full grown orange cat whose name is “Kitty”. Kitty loves my students. In fact, he loves my students so much that he knows precisely what time I begin teaching each day. The reason I know this is because everyday just as my first student comes up the lane I see kitty go running down to meet them. He always greets them and expects them

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Flute Vibrato Mini Course T

Mini-Courses / By Rebecca Fuller

The URL to this page is: https://mainstaging.learnfluteonline.com/flute-vibrato-mini-course-t/ Copy and keep for future reference. CONGRATULATIONS!! You have just entered the Learn Flute Online mini-course all about VIBRATO. Complete the following in order and you’ll be on your way. *Complete each coordinating PDF printable before moving to the next video. **Remember that it takes a few weeks of consistent effort before your body will get the hang of this. Good luck! [video_player

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Bonus Flute Lesson 4

Gold Level Modules / By Rebecca Fuller

This is the Bonus Module for after you have completed module 20. This will be fun (after you’ve learned it, that is). Total Time: 20 Minutes 55 Seconds We have two videos and two pdf’s here. It is really up to you to do the work to make this happen. Get good at it! You’ll need the speed for the next spicy module! Do your best! I’m counting on

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Nervous Traveler?

Side Notes / By Rebecca Fuller

Update to this post below: (I’m back!) Maybe I had better let you in on a fun teaching trip I am taking in a couple of weeks. I am going to teach flute in AFRICA! I am going to teach flute in AFRICA. Oh, you can bet I am excited! I really had no idea it took so much to prepare for a humanitarian teaching mission like this. I am thrilled and cannot believe

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Gold Module 09 Flute Lessons

Gold Level Modules / By Rebecca Fuller

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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Wisdom Teeth and Flutists

Side Notes / By Rebecca Fuller

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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Flutes Cars and Sunshine

Flute Care / By Rebecca Fuller

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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Popcorn! In your flute?

Flute Care / By Rebecca Fuller

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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My Flute Won’t Play – Popped Springs

Flute Care / By Rebecca Fuller

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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