Dear flute comrades, I'm a self-educated player and get to know many important things in flute playing with my own experience. One of these days I noticed, that it seems to be easier to play the lowest pitches not only with the help of diaphragm, but also with help of legs! It was very hard to me to play the lowest D, E and F, but now I put my left leg slightly up and forward and these pitches sound rather bright. Did you ever notice something of the kind?

That might not be all that strange, lifting your legs (or sinking through your knees a bit) should increase the presure in your lower abdomen, which might well help with airsupport.

one controls the pitch with the angle of the air, not the legs, although I have had some students try to play high notes by lifting their eyebrows or shoulders....

I always shut my eyes if I'm trying to get a really high note out, especially on piccolo. Either I don't want to see the reaction I get, or it helps shut out distractions so that I can feel what I'm doing:0

I have never tried that particular technique, but bending all the way over with my tum-tummy on my knees makes the tone sound far richer. Oh, how I love the lowest register!

I slightly enlarge the mouth cavity to play low C and B and concentrate on the sound I expect to get. But I still fail sometimes when the note is short. Having the B foot with its extra roller makes it somewhat more difficult, because the pinky must find the right key in the middle of three. My small finger is still not enough trained to do that automatically.

i never noticed that with the legs specifically, but sometimes when you move around a bit your tone is slightly better because you are stimulating your diaphragm...maybe that's what you are experiencing. i don't think it is specifically connected with the leg, but it is an interesting observation.

Jose Luis, If you are looking for low C on that B-foot: go from low C#, and SLIDE your pinky forward onto the roller until the C key closes. You can slide your finger back onto C#, too. That's what the rollers are for.

or one can try standing on ones head to play low notes and walk on ones hands while playing high notes, then lie down when playing in the middle register.

hahah sounds like a plan...i'll try it today.

Thanks Tibbiecow.
It is somewhat difficult for me to find first the C# flat key and and then slide to the C roller when time is short (as is almost always the case). Sliding back from C to C# using the roller is fine, as you say, the roller is there for that, but it is seldom necessary.

What I am doing for now, is trying to hit the central roller directly, but I will try your suggestion anyway.

I wonder, what could be the reason why the B foot has one flat key for C# and then two rollers, instead of having the key for C in the middle and two rollers for C# and B on its sides?
Wouldn't it be easier this way?

Great idea Patrick!
It'll certainly help us keep fit....

stretching your lips wider seems to help. but you have to watch that you don't overstrech.