Lately, Ive been starting to get frustrated trying to play high notes by playing a Normal note an auctive higher...for example when I want to play a high F, I just blow HARD to make it high..but sometimes its difficult and doesnt come out right.

Can anyone tell me some shortcut keys for high notes so that I dont have to blow extremely hard?

High notes often are taught as requiring extra air to produce, but that's really not the best way to think about it. High notes are harmonics of lower pitches (finger a low C, and overblow it...You should be able to do this 6-8 times to produce various pitches, and each of these is part of the harmonic series for that fingering) with fingerings intended to compensate for pitch or tone. If you use a more focused airstream (which often times will actually cut down on air expenditure, and does come with time), rather than just forcing a lot of air through the flute, you should be able to produce the upper ranges without too much effort. The only other way to produce high notes than the "true" fingerings is through harmonics, but unless these are called for, you should not use them, as the they almost all compromise either tone or pitch, and will usually effect timbre. As for learning the high ranges more securely, start where you're comfortable (Maybe a B2 or C2), and slur one note up chromatically. When you get a feel for where that pitch is, attack on it without the slur into it. Then you can start to incorporate it into music without much trouble at all. I hope that helps! If you need clarification, or more help, feel free to ask again!

If you're talking about the 2nd octive notes then I agree with flutist06, but if you're referring to the 3rd octive; the fingerings change on the third octive.

You know, Penny, that's something I hadn't thought of, and of course you're right. I read "high notes", and immediately thought 3rd/4th octave, but not everyone's high range is the same, especially while they are learning. Which octave were you having trouble with, Nodachi?

Micron is correct as is flutist06, but I would describe it in the following way:

the air stream is like a steady flow of water through a garden hose, the pressure is constant, when the nozzle is more open (low notes) the water appears to flow slower, when the nozzle is decreased (higher notes) the air appears to flow faster.

remember this, you cannot force any note out of a flute, dont overblow high notes, they will be shrill and out of tune

FOCUS, DON"T FORCE

Thanks everyone, Im Trying those methods and theyre working pretty good. Im working on it =)

By the way I was talking about 3rd auctives