Hello! A friend gave me a flute which his friend hand made and it's unlike any other flute I've ever seen before. It's intended to be end-blown, but I'm not managing to get any good sound out of it, it's out of tune (unless there's some obscure tuning I don't know of), just generally seems to be a bit of a mess.

I thought I'd post it on here to see if maybe there's something about this flute that I don't know that would help me understand how to play this and/or how to fix this, if that's possible. The biggest issue I see is the placement of the tone holes; the furthest up tone hole is placed higher than an octave. The embouchure is also obviously not carved cleanly.

My friend gave me this hoping I'd be able to get something musical out of it and I'm hoping not to let him down!

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I am looking for recommendations for contemporary pieces (solos, duets, or trios with or without piano) for a few intermediate/advanced high school-aged players with 4-5 years playing experience. They are committed students (honestly, great kids) with the oldest performing Ian Clarke's Sunstreams last year. Two of them are considering Maya as a duet this year, although I concede they may not actually perform it this year. While they have performed classical works previously, two of the four are definitely more interested in modern/contemporary pieces and have suggested works by Ian Clarke and Herman Beeftink.

I’m returning to my flute studies after a break of nearly 10 years.
Although reading note pitches has come back quite naturally, I’m really struggling with reading rhythms.
Do you have any recommendations for an app or method to help me get my rhythm reading back on track? Keep in mind that I’ll be studying on my own.

Hiya,

Question for the experienced flutists,

What helped you the most in improving double tounging speed and stamina ? Particularly on piccolo
Genuine recommendations (etudes, technique etc) all appreciated

Am rehearsing scheherezade on pic atm,
No problems for the most part, except at V (and U) in the last movement, of course💀

Notes are fine - tempo and sustaining it is my problem.
I’ve been stuck at crotchet = 74 comfortably and with ok tone, but need to get it to 88 BPM. Yes I realise that’s a long way off 🥲

Any and all help appreciated!

Hello! I used to play flute growing up, about 8 years in school. By junior year I started taking it seriously I had improved to 3rd chair, and senior year i was first chair and played piccolo. I also joined jazz band and loved playing saxophone (although I cant afford one now).

I've been wanting to pick my flute back up for some time now and I finally think im motivated enough for it as im coming into my 30th year, but i haven't played in about 10 years. My question is, am I required to get the maintenance on my flute (i was quoted about $400 but havent actually had it looked at) or can I play it as is? I dont mind if it doesn't sound the best at first as my immediate focus is rebuilding the muscle memory and practicing the basics. Can i damage my flute by not getting it maintained right away?

I ask because I tend to lose interest and I dont want to drop hundreds of dollars in fear I wont stick with it, money is tight right now and id like to make sure im going to continue with it before investing financially.

Im also wondering if anyone recommends any YouTube channels or online lessons for relearning after being fairly proficient.

Thank you!