the judge lady said that my high notes are to "airy" wat do i do to fix this????

try turning your flute a different way, making the ombeshure (spelling is incorrect, I know) poised differently on your lips

Try blowing ur air down.

tighten your lips

I`ve been told to pucker and keep a steady airstream blowing downward. if your tounging on the roof of your mouth, try tounging on the back of your teeth...that helps sometimes

first of all which upper notes are u talkin about??? like 12 ledger line or like 3??? if its really high its gonna be airy no matter what. you can improve it by having it pro. cleaned or change ur embechure(not great at spelling but i think thats right). try rolling in and out and see if that helps or maybe, dont take this personal, practice your higher notes more. get a peice that suits ur needs and work on it. keep tryin you`ll get it!!! ~!*MacFlutey*!~

for high notes, breath support is reeeeeaaally important! you will get a clearer sound if you make sure to push the air from your diaphragm. yeah, it takes quite a bit of practise, but when u get it, it sounds fabbity fab fab! a good way 2 start practising using your diaphragm more is to push your stomach out when your practising high notes. OK, it looks kinda funny, but it sticks the idea of pushing from your diaphragm into your head. hmmmmmm, i really feel like teaching flute now. lol

aim higher, not lower. check your flute, make sure you`re pressing hard enough on the keys, tighten your lips, sit up, air support.

I agree with the need for plenty air pressure. Blow hard, and control the volume not by blowing less, but by pressing the lips a bit more together to reduce the lip aperture.

NEVER pull your lips tight around your teeth, or you completely lose control over tone.

Read and digest the followint 2 links:

http://www.saxontheweb.net/Resources/FluteLessons2.html

http://www.saxontheweb.net/Resources/FluteLessons.html

practice 1-3 hrs a day and tighten, i do long tones on highest notes high D-highest note on flute for 1/2 hr. This method is flawless, trust me, it has improved my tone from a mark of 82 to 96.

good luck

practice harmonics - if you do not know what they are, then buy the Trevor Wye `Tone` book. This will greatly improve not only your upper register, but also your ability to move between lower and higher registers with ease.