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Sorry to hear. Make sure you're not moving your head or hand when moving to different points - use a mirror to help you, rather than trying to move your head/eyes down to see or your hand higher. But definitely in-person lessons are the way to go! You'll get it soon enough, especially with someone physically there to guide you. Best of luck and happy fifing!

My suggestion would be either this one here musiquemorneaux.com/product/ferrary-model/ made out of either Grenadilla or Katalox (types of wood), or this one here: www.peelerfifes.com/product/peeler-ferrary-fife/ made out of either Grenadilla or Mopane. Both would be excellent fife choices.

@@dheminitz Thank you so much. And of course great video!

Hi there! That's a good question that I don't know the full answer to, but I'll try. In short, yes, the embouchure between brass and flute/fife is slightly different from one another, and for one thing, you won't be buzzing lips to play flute! As far as air direction goes, if you naturally blow downwards, that should actually work in your favor. But the lower palm will still want to be the focal point for good tone. Just make sure you're not tilting your head (keep you head straight!) or moving your hand. Best of luck!

But that's where all the fun begins to unfold :-) Happy fifing!

This video is now several years old, but the event continues. We have a one-day event in Gettysburg this year June 22. Registration ends June 8. Check out our website at som.fieldmusicschool.org. Hope to see you there!

@@dheminitz I'm aware, thank you!

just keep trying, it's difficult i know.

Dang, sorry to hear! Couple things, make sure you're not moving your head or hand as you aim for different spots on your hand (and later fife). It sounds like you may also be pushing your lips a little too far forward, which can give a whistling sound. Keep them slightly pulled back, slightly stretched outward side to side, and slightly firm. Here's a good video on lips/embouchure by a fantastic flutist Kathy Blocki m.ua-cam.com/video/HL7ZbBSvkUc/v-deo.html The fife will need lips that are just a tad firmer than what's needed for flute, but the shape is very similar and I hope this link helps.

That's fantastic! Best of luck and keep plugging away, it'll come together soon enough and it'll definitely be fun and a joy!

Awesome, glad it helped! For the higher notes, try a couple things. First, aim your air stream a little higher, perhaps closer to your knuckles (if using the hand trick from the video). You can also tighten the corners of your mouth/lips/embouchure ever so slightly more than what you'd play for the lower notes. And push a little bit from your diaphragm to support the higher notes. Hope this helps!

It sounds like you may be pushing your lips too far forward, which can give a whistling sound. Keep them slightly pulled back, slightly stretched outward side to side, and slightly firm. Here's a good video on lips/embouchure by a fantastic flutist Kathy Blocki m.ua-cam.com/video/HL7ZbBSvkUc/v-deo.html The fife will need lips that are just a tad firmer than what's needed for flute, but the shape is very similar and I hope this link helps. Also note, you won't likely get as pure a sound right off the bat as she demonstrates, simply as she's mastered her tone after years of studying and playing haha. But again I hope this helps.

Hi, the fife I'm playing is a Model F fife sold by Ed Boyle on beafifer.com. Alternatively, a very similar fife is the Nach Ferrary model by Musique Morneaux at musiquemorneaux.com/traditional-fifes/ or the Peeler Ferrary Fife www.peelerfifes.com/product/peeler-ferrary-fife/

For just starting out, I often suggest a plastic fife to see if it's really something you want to commit to before spending any real money. Alternatively, for a wooden fife, I usually recommend the Model F fife from beafifer.com, and that's what I'm playing in this video. But I've heard recently he's backordered, but that may just be a rumor. Alternatively, a very similar fife is the Nach Ferrary model by Musique Morneaux at musiquemorneaux.com/traditional-fifes/ or the Peeler Ferrary Fife www.peelerfifes.com/product/peeler-ferrary-fife/

Reading this just made my night! I'm so glad to hear, and I hope you keep playing!!

@@dheminitz got my first tune to a folk song nearly done! No stopping me now, not quite UA-cam video ready yet, but if I do I’ll tag you! Still getting a bit dizzy, used to singing breath control but not fife 🤣

@@augustalees5035 That's fantastic, keep up the great work! If you are interested, I highly recommend a copy of Ed Boyle's A Tutorial on the Fife found on beafifer.com. Good primer with an accompanying CD. Mel Bay's "Fun With the Fife" is another good one.

So sorry about that. It all seemed perfectly fine when it was edited and uploaded, but there ended up actually being a technical issue I couldn't fix. If I had more time in my day, I'd try to redo the video, but that just isn't possible right now. Let me know if you have any questions and I'd be happy to try to answer them for you.

Make sure your lips aren't pushing too far forward but rather stretched thin and outward (cheek to cheek), and you want firm corners on either side of your mouth. If you push too forward as if playing a recorder or tin whistle, or even "fish lips" for a camera pose, you could end up making a buzz sound or a slight whistle, which won't give you a good tone for the fife. I briefly talk about the lips around the 3:55 marker in the video. Hope this helps!

@@dheminitz I guessed I'm so used to whistling that It's difficult to get them to anything else

@@sp00k48 Keep trying, you'll get it! Try using a mirror so you can see better as to what's happening.

@@dheminitz I think a teacher would be best but I'm not sure where to find one

@@sp00k48 If I had a freer schedule, I'd offer to teach myself. You can also try seeking out a flute teacher from a local music store and asking for help with sound production. The embouchure (shape of the lips/mouth for a wind instrument) for flute and fife are very similar. Also, check out Kathy Blocki's Pneumo Pro - a pretty neat visualizer for flutists to help teach air direction and more, but it can also be utilized to some degree by fifers: ua-cam.com/video/KyANb-wEbXM/v-deo.html

This is so great to hear!!! I do apologize for talking so much haha. I'm glad it helped!

No wonder they didn’t help you, you’re supposed to blow

This is awesome, I'm really glad to hear! Feel free to reach out if you have any fife questions.

In this video I'm playing a Bb "Model F" fife, which can be found on Ed Boyle's website at beafifer.com. It's a fairly commonly played fife here in New England.

@@dheminitz ty!

Sorry to hear it didn't work for you. Make sure you're not moving your head (keep you head still the entire time) and also make sure you're not holding your hand too high. Watch how I use my lower jaw and lip to move ever-so-slightly in or out to obtain the desired air direction.

If this still doesn't work, you can also try purchasing the Pneumo Pro by Kathy Blocki www.blockiflute.com/Pneumo-Pro-_p_1.html which does a similar effect as the hand idea - here's her youtube video ua-cam.com/video/KyANb-wEbXM/v-deo.html Best of luck!

I am playing a Bb "Model F" fife, which can be found on Ed Boyle's website at beafifer.com.

@@dheminitz thank you for that

That's great, happy fifing! Getting a consistent sound is I think one of the harder parts. From there it's just learning a few fingerings and then learning some tunes. Fifer's Delight by Ralph Sweet is a good tune book with about 10 or so pages of easy to learn tunes in the beginning, and A Tutorial for the Fife by Ed Boyle (beafifer.com) is an excellent method book to learn from. Best of luck and, as I said above, happy fifing!! Happy New Year too!

Sorry, I had a mic issue when I put this together and didn't notice until long after it was already posted. I just haven't found the time to remake it. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to type an answer the best I can.

Thanks! And I do have the music. What's a good way to get it to you? I wish there was a messenger option on UA-cam. Or simply the ability to post of a picture of the music right here lol.

Sorry for late reply, but yes I do have music for this piece. What's a good way to get it to you?

If you're still looking for the music, the Village Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps has just listed the tune on their website, both in the original key that I play in the video (D minor) and in a more fife-friendly key of B minor. Go to vvfdc.org/sheetmusic.php and scroll down to "Black Cat Jig". Happy fifing!

@@dheminitz yo thanks for the music