FLUTE LESSON 5 - advanced flute tonal practice

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essential ways to play especially on more advanced HANDCUT  headjoints ( advanced heads producing  better sounds  have less room for error and misdirected air so they feel harder to play when not played right  )
 
But on ANY flute headjoint this can only help too
 
1) the flute lipplate should be FIRMLY against your lower jaw to prevent the slightest movement in or out or up and down
To do this the index finger left hand presses FIRMLY against the body of the flute towards your lip
The flute chimney about 1/3 covered ( look in a mirror )
 
2) Always breath from the BOTTOM of your lungs
If your stomach moves OUT when you breath IN your'e breathing correctly
 
3) When breathing out your rounded ( not smiling shape ) lip position - more like a POUT and and "00" or OH shape  ( each produces different sounds ) should be TIGHTLY TOGETHER BEFORE HAVING THE FLUTE to your lips
 
Not tight as in tight but tight as in no air escaping ( about half the pressure of very tight )
The use your DIAPHRAGM to force the air out thus opening the lips ever so slightly by the force of the air alone - NOT opening the lips by any noticeable muscles movement
 
NOW your airstream is now going to wander all over the flute head chimney hole and less breathy sound will occur but not only that youll be using half the air for the same volume as sound as you were before
 
POINTS ONE and 3 ABOVE CANNOT be practised simultaneously until Months have passed ( 3  or  4 months or regular 5 DAYS A WEEK PRACTICE  )
FOR EACH OF 1 to 3 above :
blow  B 3 times for 8 seconds or as long as you can
then B b 3 times for 8 seconds or as long as you can
then A 3 time s then Ab 3  times and so on down the chromatic scale
to around lower  E only at first
Illustrated fingering and tone ex below


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