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Jem's videos might help. Especially, Video 2 Thanks for the links! So, I totally understand and agree with almost all of Jenn's principles here! When I'm holding my metal Boehm flute, this is almost exactly how I do it. The problem I'm having with the wooden flute is that because the "fulcrum&...

like the first half of sliding off a note over an open hole key, then changed my mind. I haven't lifted the key mechanism at all--just vented a half hole. This is a great description of exactly what I meant when I used the word "jiggle", exactly so! But I wonder if this is correct techniq...

I'm a classical flautist who recently bought an Irish D flute and started playing it. By far the biggest challenge I've faced so far is simply holding the flute - I was not expecting that! I've read that passage of Rockstro that everyone offers as advice, and at first it made no sense to me - using ...

Hi! I'm new to Irish flute, but have played classical for many years. Forgive me if this is a common / dumb / "noob-ish" question... I'm having some trouble understanding the mechanics of rolls and cuts. Specifically, no matter how quickly I perform the cut or the cut part of the roll, too...