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I think when you are the only flute player present in a session you tend to be a little more tense about your tone. The flute is a loud instrument anyway and you know you will be heard quite easily. Your breathing can become less relaxed and you tend to run out of breath quicker than you normally wo...

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Thanks to you all for the replies. Yes, I agree with you that its really all down to economy of breath and maintaining a nice steady tone. Meadhbh and I.D.10-t, your points about using little breath while holding an even sound make great sense. I more or less play the note normally when I practise t...

I heard a flute teacher once stress the importance of playing a note for as long as you can to build up your diaphram. He talked about playing long notes and constantly adjusting your embouchure 'till you get a nice tone. Here's a question on playing long notes. I practise playing a low D for as lon...

Thanks, guys, for all the tips. I do play the flute each day for about 2 hours anyway and your point, johnkerr, about the advantages of the moist climate in Ireland is very interesting. Flute-players' Paradise, eh? Im getting a keyed flute shortly and think I'll have it made by Eamonn Cotter again. ...

Hi all! I'm new to this site and am amazed at the amount of input to all the different forums. Its great! There's a huge amount of info there, quite a lot of it so witty and tinted with good old Monty Python humour. Now a question for all you flute players. I play a keyless Cotter timber flute. What...

Hi, Im new here and have been reading down through the forums and this caught my eye. Im sure you've all noticed this in sessions that if a reel is started too fast it will only get faster. It almost develops a life of it's own. By the time you get to the 3rd reel in the set you're really under pres...