#flute problems

[afterdarkafternight]

I HATE FLUTE PLUGS SO MUCH HSBIKAGKGFQHOQD YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE SHEER AMOUNT OF TIME I’VE SPENT ON THE BAND ROOM FLOOR LOOKING FOR A LITERAL PIECE OF ROUND BLUE SILICONE WHY IS THIS MY LIFE I LOST ONE ON MY LIVING ROOM CARPET SO YOU KNOW IT’S GONE FOREVER I HATE PLUGS ASDFGJFJSKSHKAKH

[flutescreeee]

who said musicians have good posture. i've been playing flute for 5 years and i look like a terrified cat.

[anenthusiasticflutist]

Today I had a bad tone day!

I’d been expecting one of those. Of course they are more frequent if you stopped playing for some time (like me) - arguably, all days are bad tone days until you’re back on track, right? Anyway, today was particularly bad, which gave me the opportunity to try a number of approaches to improve my sound (learned from videos from The Flute Practice channel). I paid more attention to my embouchure (covering one third of it tops, in the center of it), took a little break to rest the muscles, was more aware of the air column and its direction. It did make a difference! 

Although I had originally stated that I would be learning Bolling’s Suite, I am currently in love with the Scherzo from A Midsummer night’s dream, so I spend most of my time rehearsing it. It’s really fun! Also, I wish I had bigger lungs or you know, breathed better. While that’s a usual struggle for us flutists, I do have to restart those breathing exercises. 

[keepin-it-crispy]

I’m getting pretty agrivated with my flute right now. It feels like I’m going nowhere. I’m just playing one song and moving to the next. I’m not performing anywhere or for anyone, and I’m finding it hard to get myself to even practice. My sis plays cello and she has orchestra and cello day and violen friends to play with. I don’t have anything or anyone. I just don’t know. I love my flute. I wanted to play for years, but now there’s nothing to do with it. It’s just really discouraging.

[song-of-ages]

Practice your flute more, my parents yell at me

Yeah, I wanna fucking kill myself but sure, I’ll practice my flute

[flutejesus]

yooooo

hmu with your favorite tips for vibrato on flute!

[outre-viridity]

The Worst Feeling

as a flute in marching band is marching for three hours straight in the rain, and then cleaning out your head joint and feeling the spit from the cleaner.

[ironic-flute]

things that are a Bad Idea™ include: sight reading the prokofiev flute sonata just bc i finally learned to play a fourth octave d well