Somewhere along the way, during my search for feedback on my intonation in the second octave above G, someone suggested I practice some exercises for a month or more and post another tune on this thread again.
Well it’s been almost a month, and I’ve been playing harmonics and overtones, and also playing my little Eb bamboo flute and Bb cheapie fife.
And here’s the hopefully new-and-improved Lord Inchiquin
Comments appreciated.
Michael
Hi Michael,
I just want to echo some of the others who have posted here - Thank You! for asking these questions, and having the guts to post. Personally, this has been one of the most helpful threads I’ve seen on C&F.
Thanks also to those of you who have offered very helpful, and constructive criticism. It has helped my playing quite a lot!
Eric
Michael, I haven’t gone back to the original clip to make a direct comparison, but the new one certainly seems to me to represent progress with the specific issues raised. The upper 2nd 8ve intonation and tone are much better - more controlled and focussed, and your bottom end is also showing the benefits as predicted - I hope you feel so too. It’s not a 100% fix yet, but I think we are all always “work in progress” on this facet of playing the flute. Keep at it with the exercises. With this specific tune, give yourself a little more time and space for the sound by playing it a fraction slower - your timing and phrasing are fine, but it seems a little brisk to me for the style of the melody. That subjective point aside, slowing down a bit will let you develop the tone quality and control in the vexed part of the range even more. Take 3 in another month? Good work!
Thanks Jem for the critique. I used to play the tune slower, but I recently started playing a bit quicker. I agree there’s still room for improvement. Perhaps it’s time to move onto a tune with a second octave c and d. I recall some discussion of this, maybe in the whistle forum.
Thanks again,
Michael