Forum of the Saxes

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject: Flute embouchure

This has to be toughest thing about learning the instrument...coming from a sax/clarinet player.

I've heard several different examples which didn't work until my friend (who mind you is the least musical person around) said to me, "Bring your upper lip out over your bottom lip a bit and try to blow downwards"...well sure enough I got a somewhat better sound than what I had going before...but it's still not right.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

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saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

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Does anyone else play/double on the flute. I do! I have a gemeinhardt 2SP. It may seem like crap, but it has a great tone. Although I would prefer an open hole, offset G, B foot w/gizmo key, Gemeinhardt,Yamaha, or Armstrong would work, too. If any one else plays what kind of flute do you have?

CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject:

tenorsaxman, are you having trouble logging in as a memeber? the reason I'm asking is because you keep posting as a guest, but you are a member.

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Yeah, this may sound weird but I forgot my password and as I was typing this I might have remembered it but I'm not 100% if it's correct or not

JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject:

Tenorsaxman, can you help me at all?
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joboe · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Illinois

I started off on flute in 5th grade and I play in jazz band. The best suggestion I have for playing is get a bottle (or glass jug) and play around with it until you can get abunch of different pitches out. I have a craptastic flute. My mom got it used in 5th grade (her 5th not mine) that makes the flute about 40-50 years old. It is an artley with offset G and closed holes. Your basic beginner flute. Meh oh well atleast I have a piccolo too! :D
Joboe

JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:33 pm Post subject:

Sounds like the flute I have

I can play a bottle like it's nothing, but flute is JUST KILLING ME!!! Evil or Very Mad

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joboe · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Illinois

well ok.... lets see. Rolling Eyes

.. one thing that many people don't realize is that on flute you don't blow down in to the hole you blow across it. Mr. Green

...and DON"T I repeat don't form an emboucher! Colorful Smilie

on flute it takes little mouth position... it is all about air support... from your diaphram. hope that helps. WTF

If you have any questions just ask, you can Im or pm me any time.
have fun and good luck!!!! Very Happy

cool smileys BTW Fish

JPSaxMan · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:

Yea with some work on it I can now get a sound out of it! Yea! Very Happy

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

joboe · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Illinois

CONGRATS!!! 8

keep working on it and maybe some day you will be able to play flight of the bumble bee. jk jk any way good job! Colorful Smilie

joboe

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject:

...that bumble bee can go stick it

I can play it as long as I don't pass out

...I started hallucinating at the one lesson I had with my BD...omg I died laughing!!!
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joboe · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Illinois

BREATHE!!! if you think that is bad... try playing the oboe with a really hard new reed and going though a 16th note passage that is like 10 messures long! OMG!
joboe
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