This is a helpful video. I won't have my flute until a couple weeks from now, but I'm trying to "soak up" as much as I can. I play many other instruments (including reed instruments), and have particularly put my focus on brass the past couple years, playing from cornet to tuba and nearly everything in between. One thing I noticed about the brass instruments is that I just think of a note I want to play, and my embouchure seems to respond automatically. Therefore, the comment you made about the lips responding to play low notes vs high notes essentially by thinking of the note made sense to me, and I hope I have a similar experience with the flute (which interests me because it is different from all my other instruments. If I can learn to play all the notes on my Selmer Aristocrat flute (up to the C three octaves about middle C), then with the three octaves from middle C down to the "false tone" low C I can play on my Conn 20J tuba, I will have a working range of six octaves!
1:00 very important advice for me! float the high note and bring out the low note 4:26 stay loose, throat, lips, etc. 5:18 flare nostrils to open up sinuses, use yawning 6:11 put a rest between notes (analyze) 6:57 practice very slowly (make the tones even) 7:30 prepare transition before the leap 7:57 experiment with aperture, jaw position, air angle on low note 10:28 change rhythm
Wow Lauren, thanks so much for this. I can see that you really put a lot of effort into making this, and there are loads of good tips here that I can incorporate into my playing. Thank you! Mark.
Thanks for making this video! I always struggle with giant leaps between notes, and I'm hoping that these exercises will help. I tend to overshoot my air.~ >.
Hi! I'm not sure if this is a common thing or if I need it fixed but when I go to an octave jump my A and G notes sound ghosted even if I sustain it for a while. Even if a go from low to high. If you know what this could be please let me know. Thanks!
Thank you for the video. The close ups really help!
Amazing tutorials and videos. just SUBSCRIBED
Terrific! Your series of essential lessons for the flute are spot-on and are well demonstrated. Best I have seen on line.
Wow!! Thanks so much! I was all worried people would think it was too detailed :P. Thanks for the feedback!! :D
This is a helpful video. I won't have my flute until a couple weeks from now, but I'm trying to "soak up" as much as I can. I play many other instruments (including reed instruments), and have particularly put my focus on brass the past couple years, playing from cornet to tuba and nearly everything in between. One thing I noticed about the brass instruments is that I just think of a note I want to play, and my embouchure seems to respond automatically. Therefore, the comment you made about the lips responding to play low notes vs high notes essentially by thinking of the note made sense to me, and I hope I have a similar experience with the flute (which interests me because it is different from all my other instruments. If I can learn to play all the notes on my Selmer Aristocrat flute (up to the C three octaves about middle C), then with the three octaves from middle C down to the "false tone" low C I can play on my Conn 20J tuba, I will have a working range of six octaves!
1:00 very important advice for me!
float the high note and bring out the low note
4:26 stay loose, throat, lips, etc.
5:18 flare nostrils to open up sinuses, use yawning
6:11 put a rest between notes (analyze)
6:57 practice very slowly (make the tones even)
7:30 prepare transition before the leap
7:57 experiment with aperture, jaw position, air angle on low note
10:28 change rhythm
I think this one will help me, too. Thanks, Lauren :)
Cool! Hope it helps and thanks :)
Wow Lauren, thanks so much for this. I can see that you really put a lot of effort into making this, and there are loads of good tips here that I can incorporate into my playing. Thank you! Mark.
You're welcome Mark! Thanks so much for the request! :)
very useful lesson, thanks a lot
This girl has got the answers for me! Thank you very much!
Yay! Glad some of this is helpful to you.Thanks so much! :D
Thanks!
Thanks for making this video! I always struggle with giant leaps between notes, and I'm hoping that these exercises will help. I tend to overshoot my air.~ >.
Anytime! Hope some of these tips help :)
Thank you very much for your advice !
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Thanks without you i would not be in band
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this helped me too... gbu
Hi! I'm not sure if this is a common thing or if I need it fixed but when I go to an octave jump my A and G notes sound ghosted even if I sustain it for a while. Even if a go from low to high. If you know what this could be please let me know. Thanks!
You are very beautiful and talented .
Thanks!!!