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Is It Hard to Learn the Flute? Here’s What You Need to Know
Learning a new instrument is always a challenge, and the flute is no exception. However, with the right guidance, practice habits, and mindset, playing the flute can be an enjoyable and rewarding journey. Let’s explore what makes learning the flute unique, what challenges you might face, and how to set yourself up for success.
How to Play Flute With Less Tension and More Ease
Physical tension in flute playing can accumulate in various areas of the body, often without awareness. This tension arises for many reasons, but fundamentally, it's the body’s response to challenging situations. When faced with difficulty, the subconscious may brace for failure or push the muscles to strive for success. It's crucial to recognize that tension is the body's attempt to assist. However, this can lead to tight grips in the fingers, hindering quick movement, or rigidity that affects proper breathing
How to Guarantee You’ll Make Progress in Your Flute Playing
Guaranteeing you'll make progress at your flute is hard, but if you follow these steps, you can make moves and continue to make gains in your playing.
Moving My Flute Lesson Studio to San Diego
Moving my flute lesson studio to San Diego is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but I learned some lessons along the way.
3 Ways to Improve Your Flute Tone
Struggling with your flute tone? Here are 3 ways you can work to improve it, courtesy of a flute teacher with 20+ years of experience.
Serenading Adulthood: Why Your 20s Are Ideal for Learning the Flute
Wondering if you should pick up the flute in your 20s? Here’s a compelling argument that it’s the BEST time to begin learning an instrument.
Flute Embouchure Secrets: Techniques for Beautiful Tone
Struggling to get the beautiful tone that you want to hear from your flute? Click to read more!
Sounds of the Season: Why Online Flute Lessons Are the Ideal Holiday Surprise
Online flute lessons are the perfect, most thoughtful holiday gift! Click to learn why!
Effective Practice for Online Flute Students
Are you an online flute student looking to maximize your lessons? Click to read how!
Navigating the Challenges of Online Flute Lessons
Thinking about online flute lessons? It’s important to navigate some of the challenges that come with them.
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Expressive Flute Playing: Techniques for Musical Interpretation
Want to take your flute playing to the next level? Read on to learn about musical interpretation!
Mastering the Melodies: Your Guide to Online Flute Lessons
Thinking about online flute lessons? Read this to learn more!
Finding Your Rhythm: Embrace the Flute in Your 30s
Thinking about playing flute in your 30s? Great idea! Read on to learn more.
Ten Reasons You Should Consider Flute Lessons
Play, Pause, Perfect: How Online Flute Lessons are Transforming Music Education
Learn how online flute lessons can help you become a great flutist!
The Benefits of Learning the Flute: Why You Should Consider Private Lessons
April Studio News
Most Famous Flute Pieces
I get this question a lot with students starting out or wanting to build their musical libraries: What is the most famous flute piece? Well, that’s not as easy to answer as it might seem. At the end of the day, there’s really no data on the matter, but in my own personal research, it seems that there are two pieces that flutists and non-flutists are most familiar with.
Three Tricks to Improve your Flute’s Middle Register
It’s not abnormal to struggle with your middle register - from the beginner airy notes to intermediate note cracks to advanced intonation - this is a tricky spot on the flute. While it doesn’t seem like it would be, the second octave C natural through E natural can give flutists of all calibers difficulty over the course of their careers. Here are my top three tricks to improve that middle register and avoid some of the frustration that comes with the middle register of the flute.
Three Fun and Interesting Solo Flute Pieces
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