getting higher note efficently
getting higher note efficently
13:11 on Monday, September 17, 2007
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Re: getting higher note efficently
13:34 on Monday, September 17, 2007
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Flutist06 (1545 points)
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Raise your airstream to jump the octave, and you may need to make some small changes in air pressure/speed to control tone and pitch. Octave leaps are something you can work on independently of the music. Try slurring from G1-G2 (starting slowly, and gradually adding more speed as you become more comfortable), and then F#1-F#2, G#1-G#2, F1-F2, A1-A2, etc. Eventually you'll get a feel for where you need to direct the air and how to use it to produce consistent, full toned (and in tune) octave leaps. They're not something that is natural to do, especially at great speed, so it's not surprising that you need a bit of work. As for your second question, I'm unsure what "naff sounds" might be, so I can't help much there unless you can clarify a bit.
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Re: getting higher note efficently
14:33 on Monday, September 17, 2007
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Re: getting higher note efficently
16:50 on Monday, September 17, 2007
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Re: getting higher note efficently
18:10 on Monday, September 17, 2007
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Re: getting higher note efficently
20:44 on Monday, September 17, 2007
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Flutist06 (1545 points)
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I agree that you should get a private teacher if you do not already have one. I don't know for sure how long you've been playing, but I seem to remember you mentioning that you're a relative beginner, and if that's true, it's probably too early to start worrying about dynamics. You should focus on building a good, flexible embouchure and learning to consistently produce a nice full, round sound, as well as the basics of a good technique. Once you have done that, then you can start to learn how to manipulate your air/embouchure to produce dynamics and the other more subtle parts of flute playing.
There are a couple of options for why you're having difficulty playing dynamics, though. One is that the embouchure hole may be too covered (or uncovered) when you're playing. A general rule is that you want to cover 1/3 to 1/2 of the hole (this varies greatly from player to player and depends on the size of the embouchure hole as well), but covering too much will create a stuffy sound where it's hard to play loudly, and uncovering too much will cost you control and make it difficult to control pitch as well as the quieter end of the dynamic spectrum. Another possibility is that you simply haven't learned to use your embouchure and airstream to control volume yet. Generally, to play more quietly, you want to slow the air down (though this will cause flatness, so you'll also need to aim the airstream higher to compensate) by altering the size of your aperture and possibly the air pressure you're using, and to raise pitch, you'll want to increase airspeed, (which is not the same as blowing harder) and thus lower the airstream to prevent a rise in pitch.
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Re: getting higher note efficently
17:59 on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Re: getting higher note efficently
18:04 on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Re: getting higher note efficently
01:41 on Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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