I`m in the 8th grade and I just got my piccolo not to long ago. I have problems getting the high notes like high D flat. After that note I can`t get anything. Any tips? Please I would love to hear them.

that is a pretty dodgy note, dont try to belt that note with very tight lips or else it sounds out of tune

I just started piccolo 2. To get high notes to come out better make the whole of ur lip opening as smaill as possible and stick out ur bottom lip just a lil bit. that will help alot
Minnow

hey im in 8th grade as well and i have been playing the picc 4 almost 5yrs now so its almost natural for the high notes 2 come out with me. i read ur post a few days ago and at first i couldnt figure out how i did it, i just do. after a while though, i figured out that it you raise your eyebrows and straighten up, the sound comes out clearer, i had to pay att. to how i play for the first time in 4yrs to figure this out myself. my lil sis is playing as well and has asked me the same question so i can now help her as well.

Well, I`m in 7th grade and play the flute for the first time and I am borrowing the piccolo from my band teacher and I can only make the notes from around the 1st octave to the second octave F! I can play the G and maybe A and B but I have to change my fingerings to the 3rd octave fingering which means I can only play up to 2nd octave C. It is nearly impossible for me! Any ways?

After playng flute piccolo just takes getting used to.. Tighter Embechoure.. you just gotta pratice, thats the best advice I can give

i play the piccolo, all you have to do is practice and blow really hard, make sure your lips are in the right position too. its hard, but you`ll get it sooner or later.

well, you don`t want to become too tight, but you do need to adjust. i`ve been playing for two years now, and the most important thing is not to be tight, but yet to relax enough so that you`re not over-straining your embouchre for a sound. The key point is the make smaller changes. I`ve come a long way with the help of my teacher. This year, as a freshmen in high school, I got both the only piccolo spot, and First Chair flute, and I`m still holding First Chair. My best friend incidentally is second, and she takes lessons with the same teacher I do. I`ve also placed as the highest freshmen into our local Tri-County Honors Band as second chair, which I`m thrilled with being my first time, and I`ve also gotten the picc spot for that as well (and a solo!!!!!!!!yay!!) So, I`d advise you to get with a teacher if you haven`t already, and keep practicing....act like the energizer bunny. Good luck, and if you have any questions, please email me.