tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.comments2023-09-06T04:22:17.677-04:00Teach FlutePowell Fluteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869106739603134170noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-83698470143793415062016-04-15T13:24:41.747-04:002016-04-15T13:24:41.747-04:00Try relaxing your throat and corners of your mouth...Try relaxing your throat and corners of your mouth. Your face needs to be relaxed, and your jaw needs to drop. Play in the upper octave this way until this feels natural. Your tone should sound much at ease if you master that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805077202621152451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-73045342317767710952016-04-06T20:07:36.093-04:002016-04-06T20:07:36.093-04:00Mr. Baker was my flute teacher for several years d...Mr. Baker was my flute teacher for several years during the 1970s. He was an amazing teacher who taught me how to play Stars and Stripes on piccolo as fast as I could. I wish I had been a better student for this wonderful teacher. Thank you, Mr. Baker - Gail BuckleyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00230934841957460067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-36160086125555740432016-04-06T13:53:12.424-04:002016-04-06T13:53:12.424-04:00Thanks so much for sharing! Great blog post!Thanks so much for sharing! Great blog post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427276296721933497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-82624364414505175782015-10-26T14:39:30.748-04:002015-10-26T14:39:30.748-04:00Mr. Baker was also an inspiring teacher. I sometim...Mr. Baker was also an inspiring teacher. I sometimes was overwhelmed with the beauty of the tones when he played his part in a duet and stopped to listen.Vivian Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027878878205332357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-14448202951254829242015-07-01T09:37:08.391-04:002015-07-01T09:37:08.391-04:00Hi there,Posture and relaxation are key segments o...Hi there,Posture and relaxation are key segments of physical playing.Yoga makes the relationship between music-production and yoga completely clear –an awareness of your body,of your breath,of being focused is similarly basic in both,developing this awareness can be fundamental to supporting a long career.Thank you so much.<br />************************<br /><a href="http://www.schoolofspirituality.org/" rel="nofollow">Authentic Spiritual Master</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988523802451534867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-70016243595916903582015-03-06T13:45:56.495-05:002015-03-06T13:45:56.495-05:00That is terrific, Christina! You are correct about...That is terrific, Christina! You are correct about the recording part, too. Amazing how well the sound comes out on a smartphone. Tracking their progress through recordings seems like a wonderful idea. Thank you for sharing this!Powell Fluteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869106739603134170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-89794104465608528982015-03-06T13:37:51.984-05:002015-03-06T13:37:51.984-05:00I use notebooks and texting as well. In addition t...I use notebooks and texting as well. In addition to that, I often give a student an assignment to record a particular piece of music or scale(s) and send them to me daily at a progressing tempo or just for a quick bit of feedback :) It's so easy to record on smartphones and it has been a helpful tool for my students.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073971702206039725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-75072866698146549492014-06-17T18:11:24.197-04:002014-06-17T18:11:24.197-04:00Emma is a great flute player and I am following he...Emma is a great flute player and I am following her progression I am only practising at grade 5 and at 67 it is a challenge. However, I do enjoy her playing videos on you tube. especially hypnosis by ian Clarke, I went straight out to purchase that piece and now practise it aat home (not in public I hasten to add) Does she have any comments or tips I could use when playing this piece.<br /><br />I also have one difficulty when playing the flute. I find the 3rd octave g sharp to f sharp quite difficult or vice versa. I know \I can use the b lever ( f# tril) for g but how can I make the g# >< f# easier ?<br /><br />essentialpages@hotmail.com I would love to hear from you Emma - Rae<br />Essentialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081603614809220267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-19785711620530740212014-06-03T02:16:23.904-04:002014-06-03T02:16:23.904-04:00What a wonderful young flute player! What a wonderful young flute player! Easyflutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745994343881605394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-109059902886847442014-05-25T22:33:15.153-04:002014-05-25T22:33:15.153-04:00I am very pleased to find that Doriot Anthony Dwye...I am very pleased to find that Doriot Anthony Dwyer is in my family tree. I was born Marilyn Marie Anthony in 1949. I play the piano and the clarinet.Marilyn Crosbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608964879284450879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-77677028831855004632014-03-30T12:21:33.800-04:002014-03-30T12:21:33.800-04:00Great summary! I had all these in mind when I wen...Great summary! I had all these in mind when I went shopping for my new flute in Spring 2009. I definitely had my mind set on a certain name flute other than Powell, but I was surprised when I actually tried the other-name flute. It wasn't at all what I had expected; they are wonderful flutes, but not for me. Fortunately, I was open to the flute that worked with and for me, not the name, so when I connected with my Powell, I was sold!Opinionated womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268160561282373544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-86693852418915661082013-11-10T19:04:45.551-05:002013-11-10T19:04:45.551-05:00Good, but the question is: what model/metal he cho...Good, but the question is: what model/metal he chose for maximum projection?Flauta etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01962045316350890914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-23152755608654679372013-10-26T14:57:39.861-04:002013-10-26T14:57:39.861-04:00I recently purchased a wooden head joint made by D...I recently purchased a wooden head joint made by Di Zhao that a friend had offered to let me try. I literally fell in love with the sound! It fit my old commercial Haynes flute...so sad I couldn't use my Powell. So now I have the warm, full sound and my orchestral, bright Powell sound. I am loving them both! mommacathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581803570651820723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-46933411579994122202013-04-13T10:22:13.164-04:002013-04-13T10:22:13.164-04:00What would be the danger of using that more forwar...What would be the danger of using that more forward tonguing approach on legato tonguing? My embouchure & tonguing technique are largely self-taught, though I have had the help of several teachers after I had "learned" the basics on my own through trial & error. As I think about HOW I tongue, I feel like I usually, no matter the articulation style, hit the tip of my tongue at the base of my top teeth. Any suggestions?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006889894095327855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-64402700526784324672013-04-03T00:17:46.848-04:002013-04-03T00:17:46.848-04:00Thanks for sharing this fantastic information on t...Thanks for sharing this fantastic information on this! <br /><a href="http://www.sonicproducerproducts.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Allen</b></a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239812983159900401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-27352529207749998022013-02-23T21:13:05.581-05:002013-02-23T21:13:05.581-05:00I just ran across Emma's videos on YouTube whi...I just ran across Emma's videos on YouTube while compiling a listening list for my flute students here in Massachusetts. Amazing talent and her duet with Carol Wincenc is a must listen for my 10-18 yr old students. Brava! Linda Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484402027814646865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-85649404812845965072012-07-26T14:46:42.400-04:002012-07-26T14:46:42.400-04:00Thank you, Windworks! We would certainly agree!Thank you, Windworks! We would certainly agree!Powell Fluteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869106739603134170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-27556726535495319452012-07-25T16:07:47.968-04:002012-07-25T16:07:47.968-04:00Yes! Couldn't agree more! Flute teachers mak...Yes! Couldn't agree more! Flute teachers make great Flute Physicians! Flute teachers are the perfect primary care providers for budding flutists when it comes to hand health! Primary Care Flute Teachers are the best physicians to refer students for a new flute, thus helping students prevent hand injuries. <br /><br />If a flute is not set up properly, if it is leaking, if it is out of adjustment or otherwise not precisely adjusted, it can all back up into bad habits, compensation and worst of all hand injury. Hand problems that may or may not be able to be cured. <br /><br />Simply put, the older the flute, the more the wear on the mechanisms, the higher the probability of having hand health problems. We all love our old flutes, but the care and health of our hands should never take the hit from sentimentality. Get a new flute and enjoy your old flute with the rest of your flute family at home! Older worn flutes make great emergency backup flutes.<br /><br />So, flute teachers.. don't be shy to get grab an Rx pad and help students by writing a prescription for prevention! They will thank you many times over! You will also save them years of pain and lots of money otherwise spent on traditional doctor bills or surgery. You are their "access" to care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-82322515247144475042012-07-25T11:41:01.905-04:002012-07-25T11:41:01.905-04:00We definitely agree, Bret. That is one of the bes...We definitely agree, Bret. That is one of the best times to go!Powell Fluteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869106739603134170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682488389633803670.post-33656296660617605332012-07-25T11:36:20.783-04:002012-07-25T11:36:20.783-04:00Even better: go see your doctor (or your music tea...Even better: go see your doctor (or your music teacher) for regular checkups and advice, even when you aren't sick!Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492236135558088425noreply@blogger.com