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Hi,

Anybody know of any good flute teachers in TO? (BTW, I've already posted on the "Teacher Sought" forum, with no response).

thanks,

SteveB

Hi,

Just moved to Toronto. I've been plugging along trying to learn the Irish flute on my own for a while but have reached a significant and frustrating plateau (alot of tone and breathing issues). Looking for a tutor who can help me get over this hump.

thanks,

SteveB

plamas wrote: the reason for the cutaway, from my point of view, is that it basically improves the response, and that makes all aspects relating to embouchure such as tone and volume that bit easier to achieve. Just curious then, given the these benefits, why a cutaway is not a more common feature. ...

Hello all, Looks like my employer will be relocating me to Calgary this fall. Anybody out there have first hand knowledge of the ITM sesssion scene in Calgary? Thesession.org shows only one active session (at Friar's Pub). Is this session still going and are there any others worth checking out? than...

I owned both a Tipple and a 3-piece Dixon prior to getting my 1st wooden flute. I sounded equally inept on both, however found the Tipple the easier and more gratifying of the two to play. But I also found that the Dixon, being conical, behaves and responds to the player's input more like a "re...

Ditto. As a learning hack (as my posted clips attest to), I’m in no position to recommend to a beginner which flute to buy. However, whenever I’ve heard this question posed to a good flute players/tutor, they almost invariably advise that the most direct path to “fulfillment” is to get a proper wood...

The CD showed up in the post today. Lovely music played straight-up. A flute album for flute players. I like that he included a few old chestnuts such as Green Mountain and The Humours of Donnybrook, proving that there is no such thing as a 'tired' tune. My only gripe with the album is the absence o...

The is thread is slowly degenerating into a resurrection of the original one. I humbly suggest that the Moderator put the boots to this one as well.

regards,

SteveB

Tried this last night, damn near killed myself. I don't see how a person can play that way Well a lot of people do, some of whom make a pretty good job of it. I suspect how comfortable or safe it is depends a lot on one's unique physiology. I also suspect that it comes a bit more natural to left-ha...

I googled "Cnoc Bui" and the only place I could find to order it online was at cdbaby.com. Unfortunately (or rather, fortunately for Mr. O'Grada!) they've already sold out. Is anyone aware of any other online sellers who currently carry it?

regards,

SteveB

"Bread, butter and green cheese is good English and good Frise".


I've heard the above sentance given as an example of the similarity between English and Frisian. Apparantly, when spoken, is sounds pretty much the same in both languages.

Steve

accordion and flute is an atypical matchup. Notable exception: "Late....in the Night," by Barry/McCarthy. Cheers,

Don't forget "Fourmilehouse" by Alan and John Kelly (flute and piano accordion no less!)

SteveB

Jayhawk wrote: Personally, play flute because I can't sing...maybe I'm not alone in this? Eric You're certainly not alone. Growing up, I fell in with a bunch of friends who were big trad/folk ballad fans. Everyone could sing to some degree…except for me. One of the boys actually gave me my first whi...

IMO, 0XX 000 for Cnat sucks. I've had the good fortune of taking lessons from several excellent and well recognized flute tutors. They all used OXXOOO for Cnat to good effect and recommended to us students to do the same. I've been told that Cnat is tricky no matter what the fingering and that a go...

i wonder if "streel" has any source at all in the German "Struwwel" (shaggy, unkempt). I haven't associated Newfoundland with a German immigrant population, but I'm prepared to be informed. According to the Dictionary of Newfoundland English streel is an anglicized version of an...