Hi, welcome.
card2132 wrote:
am I looking to have the flute checked by a technician? (perhaps it needs some repair?)
Not even a technician, but first by an experienced recorder player (which is easier to come by). The higher notes, C and above, are tricky, and your being new to recorders could be the main explanation.
Things to try are:
1. Check your finger placements. Make sure you're covering the holes with the balls/pads of your fingers, not the tips, and covering completely.
2. Experiment with the placement of your thumb on the thumb hole - thumbnail and/or flesh. Differences of a millimeter or less when half-holing the thumb can make a huge difference in the tone and ease with which the upper notes speak.
3. Really narrow your embouchure by tightening/puckering your lips. The high notes generally like a narrow, high velocity airstream. If you're taking too much of the beak in your mouth, back it off and just rest the beak against your lips for embouchure control.
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