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Author: Kevin GARDINER
Date: 2003-10-12 10:29
For your information, I have only been playing the traverse flute for 7 months and I am just trying to master the top two notes in the second octave. I have already found the fingering guides useful in particular as I am learning in the French - do re mi - system and I was not quite sure of the international equivalents. Also, my frequency meter gives me readings in the international system.
However, moving on to my question,I was looking through the 3rd octave alternative fingering for the flute and came across the words "prevents cracking" e.g. for the E6 note.
Would someone be so kind as to clarify what this means? Of course,is if is possible to describe in words !
Thank you.
Kevin GARDINER
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Author: Musical Mind
Date: 2003-10-12 15:36
The French system is: do re mi fa sol la si do and the international system is: C D E F G A B C. You'll get used to the international system quickly.
And back to your question. The word "cracking" means that a note is heavier; it is actually a harmonic to the note. If you think about it, the intensity of the "cracking" decreases from the notes E ascdending through B in the middle register. Trevor Wye says that this is due to the tube width in relation to its length. This narrowing 'tightens' the notes and causes them sometimes to split. So, if you open the D# trill key, it will shorten the tube's length, causing the note E not to crack.
Hope this helped.
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