 The Fingering Forum
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Author: oogie
Date: 1999-04-10 14:18
I just bought a flute and am trying to learn it by myself (because I can't really afford lessons). I get all the fingerings, but I can't really produce the difference in octave between the first and second octave. Is there a technique you have to do with your mouth (like tighten your lips to reduce the flow of air) in order to make the octave go higher?
(Incidentally, I am a brass player with knowledge of music and notes. I just felt like taking up another instrument out of interest)
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Author: Tim Reichard
Date: 1999-04-12 05:19
Generally the low octave responds with a slower air stream directed lower into the hole. You shouldn't need to tighten your lips for a lower octave...firmer embrochures tend to be apt toward the higher registers where air stream is faster.
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Author: Amy
Date: 1999-04-19 02:24
A lot of my beginner flute students have a hard time getting the octave thing down. For very low notes, ie. b, middle c, etc., press the flute very firmly against your bottom lip and blow DOWN. The next octave up (the one on the staff) is generally the easiest for students. Above there, I again tell them to keep the flute pressed very firmly against their mouths. Blow farther up. Another thing that might make the embachre <sp> work easier is ligning the embachre rest up with the first rod instead of the keys. This works for some, others prefer the normal way. For very high notes, blow with a very concentrated air stream, and keep your mouth tight.
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Author: Howard
Date: 1999-04-30 19:55
Jaw back for low notes and progressively forward the higheryou go. Your low note embouchure will be larger
than in middle and high octaves. Never - never overblow.
Buy the Marcel Moyse tone production book. Practise sustaining notes, and playing them cresc. and dim.
Also practise slurred octaves - four beats per octave.
Nothing replaces a few lessons from a good teacher!
Hope I have helped...............HL
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Author: nicky
Date: 1999-06-10 20:17
I have been instructed by numorous instructors to NEVER play the high octives by tightening your embroshure, it is a bad habbit, push your jaw out and look unhappy, in otherwords push the ocrners of your lips down
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Author: jenifer
Date: 1999-06-15 13:38
the way to swich octives is not to tighten lips. you need to use more air flow acually. try to change the angle of air flow . act like you are trying to blow the hair out of your face.
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Author: jenifer
Date: 1999-06-15 13:39
the way to swich octives is not to tighten lips. you need to use more air flow acually. try to change the angle of air flow . act like you are trying to blow the hair out of your face.i hope this helped
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Author: megan
Date: 1999-07-23 23:30
yes, if you make your obrachure smaller the higher notes will come out eaiser. If you are still in school and are in band class ask your teacher for possible help. I couldn't afford lessons either so I stayed after school with my band teacher to get help. If you need any furhter help just e-mail me and I would be glad to help you with any thing I can. Thank you for playing what i consider the best instrument possible. 14year old megan
oogie wrote:
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I just bought a flute and am trying to learn it by myself (because I can't really afford lessons). I get all the fingerings, but I can't really produce the difference in octave between the first and second octave. Is there a technique you have to do with your mouth (like tighten your lips to reduce the flow of air) in order to make the octave go higher?
(Incidentally, I am a brass player with knowledge of music and notes. I just felt like taking up another instrument out of interest)
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