Beginner Flute Lesson 2 - How to Make a Sound! (embouchure, band face, head joint)

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  • @misterepicferret344
    @misterepicferret344 8 років тому +726

    I started learning how to play the flute very recently, and nobody could teach me how to blow into it properly. I watched about 30 different videos online, read 50 articles but none of them helped. You are the first person that taught me how to properly do it. God bless you!

    • @Idk56793
      @Idk56793 7 років тому +23

      SAME

    • @cl1mate
      @cl1mate 7 років тому +9

      Mister Epic Ferret I wanted a ferret but I got birds

    • @DrSelfridgeMusic
      @DrSelfridgeMusic  4 роки тому +84

      I know this comment is three years old, but reading this again totally made my day :) Thank you!

  • @numbertwobutterflyvibesfan
    @numbertwobutterflyvibesfan 7 років тому +151

    After watching many videos and reading many articles, it has come to 2 decisions for me:
    1. Get flute lessons in real life
    2. Trade my flute in for a clarinet or something
    I don't want to give up on the flute, but the clarinet sure seems tempting.

  • @theTwilightSystem
    @theTwilightSystem 7 років тому +61

    I played flute in elementary school. I stopped in middle school when my asthma got really bad. Now at 23 I've found my old flute and want to start playing again. I've forgotten everything except how to play f, the first note I ever learned. I look forward to watching your series, and hopefully rediscovering an old passion of mine!

  • @brianamcintyre978
    @brianamcintyre978 7 років тому +49

    I'm a clarinetist and I just got a flute because y not and this really helps will be subscribing

  • @Isaac-lb1gl
    @Isaac-lb1gl 7 років тому +277

    I am now lightheaded
    THANKS!

  • @anabanchs9410
    @anabanchs9410 8 років тому +161

    I never knew I had to put my lips slightly on the embouchure hole! I was having so much trouble but I can do it now thank you!!! 😊

  • @nickmcdaniel6071
    @nickmcdaniel6071 8 років тому +9

    I'm the only male freshmen in my highschool that plays flute and I had so much trouble trying to even make a noise. this helped so so much so I might end up actually joining the marching band for my school. thanks so much

  • @amberphelps7727
    @amberphelps7727 8 років тому +391

    Thank you so much I am practicing for middle school band!

  • @deeznutz2092
    @deeznutz2092 7 років тому +14

    I just got my flute today and I'm just writing this to say, you've really helped me

  • @jeninahuang2929
    @jeninahuang2929 7 років тому +331

    Making sound is harder than I thought...

  • @amgrier
    @amgrier 8 років тому +28

    Love your videos. I am a middle school band director and have found these videos extremely helpful.

  • @gamingstreamlover9783
    @gamingstreamlover9783 7 років тому +1

    I'm a saxophone player and I am starting to learn the flute ... I am so thankful for these videos

  • @peppurmint2999
    @peppurmint2999 7 років тому +1

    I'm a clarinet player, and my sister was a flute player. She told me I should play both so I decided to pick up her flute today. Did it first try.

  • @sashamonsalve
    @sashamonsalve 6 років тому +223

    I am a sax player why am I here

  • @carmenmatheson7890
    @carmenmatheson7890 9 років тому +6

    Please continue with this series! It helped me with my embouchure greatly! Your a great teacher, thank you so much for this

  • @__-mo3zt
    @__-mo3zt 7 років тому

    I just got a flute yesterday because of school band I'm in fourth grade. This is helpful and I can make a good sound of the head joint already.This was helpful.Thanks so much.

  • @nataliam6454
    @nataliam6454 8 років тому

    I've probably seen every flute video on this site and honestly this was the only one that helped

  • @ronbotham6519
    @ronbotham6519 8 років тому +11

    omg thank you so much! im practiceing for my middle school band and i thought i would never be able to do this but thanks to your video i can now do it!!!

  • @YesNo-ks5fo
    @YesNo-ks5fo 7 років тому +11

    Perfect!!! Thank you so much this helped me a lot as a string player!!!

  • @emmaisrad9984
    @emmaisrad9984 7 років тому +1

    I'm a very advanced clarinet player and I'm thinking of doing flute next year. This will definitely help me succeed with flute. Thanks!

  • @pitaks6433
    @pitaks6433 6 років тому +1

    Thank you so much!! I've been having trouble making the proper sound and you are the first person who showed me how!!
    Once again, thank you so much

  • @sandymontgomery9680
    @sandymontgomery9680 7 років тому

    OMG THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH, I was in band for a 1 yr and a half and NEVER ONCE was able to make a sound now i can !!!!!!!!

  • @hayleepickard2159
    @hayleepickard2159 8 років тому +30

    Omg! My first day of middle school is in 2 days and I couldn't make a sound on the flute... This helped so much thank you!

  • @angelicaross472
    @angelicaross472 8 років тому +1

    I'm getting my new flute tomorrow in band I'm so happy!!!!😁😁if I didn't watch this video I wouldn't know what to do thank you so much

  • @gachafrog6013
    @gachafrog6013 7 років тому

    I love you so much you are teaching step by step every night how to get better at the flute

  • @HenryMcGuinnessGuitar
    @HenryMcGuinnessGuitar 7 років тому

    The best video I've found so far on this. Quite a lot of fruitless blowing this afternoon after buying my first flute.

  • @chloet9263
    @chloet9263 6 років тому +1

    I'm going to play the flute next year and you helped learn how to play my flute..Thank you! I'm practicing in a middle school band

  • @lancebaker1374
    @lancebaker1374 6 років тому +2

    Guitar Guy buys flute on a fluke. I got some sounds from my new (actually, 2nd hand 1962 model) flute off and on just by luck, like the way I hit a baseball. Your video helps a lot, so I can triple my results of actually making a sound. I guess now, I'm back to the old joke of the tourist lost in Manhattan who asked a local "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" Local says "Practice, practice, practice."

  • @angelicaross472
    @angelicaross472 8 років тому

    I saw this vid 5 days ago and today I had to try out for flute and I remembered everything from this video and I got flute for band thank you so much 😁😁

  • @mickeymai0150
    @mickeymai0150 8 років тому +10

    Thank you so much for making this it helped me

  • @childishknight8587
    @childishknight8587 6 років тому

    I just came back from buying my flute, and this is going to help me a lot when a take my first lesson in a few days!

  • @cl1mate
    @cl1mate 7 років тому

    FINALLY I looked on so many websites and UA-cam videos and I couldn't make a sound now I can thank you

  • @lunabasumatary1197
    @lunabasumatary1197 8 років тому

    i learnt blowing the flute just after watching the vdo. these tips are really helpful. thank u so much. now i can b in the school choir.

  • @cassie558
    @cassie558 6 років тому

    I have been trying SOOOOO hard to make sound and this video helped me SOOOOO much!! Thank you so much

  • @shennaytalton8994
    @shennaytalton8994 8 років тому

    Thank you so much for being thorough. You explained and demonstrated correct and incorrect sounds. Thank you!!!

  • @sangonomiyakokomi0000
    @sangonomiyakokomi0000 7 років тому +1

    Thanks so much! I just started band! And it was very helpful when I found this video!

  • @jeninahuang2929
    @jeninahuang2929 7 років тому +38

    I'm making the sound, but it comes out a little weird and sqeaky. Is there something I need to do or do I just need to practice more? Thank you so much!

  • @brentbreault7606
    @brentbreault7606 7 років тому

    Just got my flute today! Thanks so much!

  • @lapislazuli2950
    @lapislazuli2950 6 років тому

    Thank you!
    I just got my insterment and I have a test
    Very helpful and educational
    Now im sure ill nail that test beacuse of you
    Thank you youtbe and you keep helping people

  • @joycedrayton8435
    @joycedrayton8435 8 років тому

    thanks for your help and support you have given me thanks so much

  • @babyblue6449
    @babyblue6449 8 років тому +7

    I'm doing grade five band and this is soooooo helpful

  • @sofiadunton4271
    @sofiadunton4271 7 років тому

    Thx this was extremely helpful because I'm getting my flute in about half a week

  • @julieclark5769
    @julieclark5769 7 років тому

    thx for making this video my class watched it today and i understood it, it is hard for me to learn because i have adhd, ocd, and ager issues. This ment a lot to me, thx for making thi vid!! :D

  • @rubyparabellum
    @rubyparabellum 6 років тому

    Omg thank you so much for this! I was not realizing why I was not making good quality sound and this video helped my find it! Great video! Very
    helpful!

  • @hallareena
    @hallareena 9 років тому

    I was learning how to play the flute at school and it took me one hole semester to make a noise this is so helpful yay

  • @wellovtheeggheadmoluccanco895
    @wellovtheeggheadmoluccanco895 9 років тому

    I just start learning to play the flute. I find this video is very useful. Thank you very much for creating and sharing it. ^^

  • @doraxu
    @doraxu 7 років тому +1

    I've been playing the flute for 4 years but took a break for 6 months and my embouchure was starting to become wonky. Thank for helping me get it back together!

  • @cookieghostcrunch2663
    @cookieghostcrunch2663 7 років тому

    Omg! Thank you so much for helping me and alll of us! I did not even know how to even hold my flute good but you helped me :)

  • @ronetele13
    @ronetele13 9 років тому

    That was super helpful, thx! I looked at like 20 videos for advice on getting started on flute (in my case Bonsuri) and all of them had the same terribly insensiitve flaw. They say, you may get it immediately, or you may take several weeks to get it, just keep trying. Come on, there must be better more precise advice, I thought. And I was right, you give lots of key tips for getting those first decent sounds and I was pretty much playing within 20 minutes of watching your video.

  • @Meercat_482
    @Meercat_482 8 років тому

    very helpful.. I play the trumbone but learning the flute for marching band

  • @s.jk97
    @s.jk97 8 років тому +2

    I am so thankful! I have to play a flute in my band class and I have a really hard time. Thx to you, I learned how to do it, thx soooo much

  • @tomchung3168
    @tomchung3168 6 років тому +27

    I tried this but when I connect the other pieces it doesn’t work
    If you can help me tell me in the comments

  • @maureenlindquist3187
    @maureenlindquist3187 7 років тому

    I thank you for the wonderful flute lessons.☃️

  • @anjumjaved8746
    @anjumjaved8746 7 років тому

    Thank u this will definitely help me in my flute lesson at school

  • @rsiegfried1542
    @rsiegfried1542 9 років тому

    I've looked at a lot this is the best great job dude

  • @ritofraire4956
    @ritofraire4956 8 років тому

    Thx for the videos I love learning playing the flute and I'm getting the hang of it so thx for the vids

  • @warpath8288
    @warpath8288 6 років тому

    Thanks so much I got the sound out of the flute I've been having trouble for 2 years...But I might still try the clarinet

  • @toluca8371
    @toluca8371 8 років тому +123

    I'm a clarinet player just picking up flute. Is there any reason my tone sounds extremely flat compared to yours, or is it just because your embochure is stronger and you can control it?

    • @angelaz895
      @angelaz895 8 років тому +6

      BloodTypeAPlus maybe it's the position of ur mouth

    • @Firefox-qi1bi
      @Firefox-qi1bi 7 років тому +9

      BloodTypeAPlus Same! I'm still trying to get used to it so I'm asking my band director how to have a correct embouchure for the flute

    • @NOPKA111
      @NOPKA111 7 років тому +3

      BloodTypeAPlus SAME!!!!!!!

    • @beck1291
      @beck1291 7 років тому +23

      apparenly this is a clarinettist first world problem

    • @angelamitchel3984
      @angelamitchel3984 7 років тому +4

      SAME

  • @cowboyfunkk
    @cowboyfunkk 7 років тому

    I want to learn the flute, can’t get the basics down, this is really helping!

  • @lollol906
    @lollol906 8 років тому

    I finally made a sound. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @letsgetit2049
    @letsgetit2049 7 років тому

    Omg thank you!! I'm new to band and I'm the only one who doesn't know how to play!! Thank you I made a noise!!🤷‍♀️😂

  • @clairea2067
    @clairea2067 7 років тому

    THANK YOU SO MUCH my mom used to play and im doing the same for middle school and maybe for highschool... i'find out in 2 years.But Thank yoi so much!

  • @stathiskyrillidis
    @stathiskyrillidis 7 років тому

    very nice way of explaining.. Thank you!

  • @SimplySarah93
    @SimplySarah93 7 років тому

    This is awesome I'm out of high school now and I wanna pick up the flute cus I never got the chance to in school and now I can

  • @jefferyvaeras4769
    @jefferyvaeras4769 9 років тому

    Thanks so much I bought a flute and I was wondering why it did not make any noise and know I kinda do! I'll keep on trying.

  • @per-olovskogsberg4220
    @per-olovskogsberg4220 7 років тому

    Wow, thanks! That made my Quena playing stronger with less effort.

  • @raianewagner6341
    @raianewagner6341 7 років тому

    I have never played an instrument except for my voice I have tried guitar and it didn’t work out same with piano...I found my moms flute and she helped get started so now I’m what you might say self learning/teaching

  • @chxrlix2110
    @chxrlix2110 7 років тому

    Im doing grade 4 and 5 band this is so helpful

  • @zoeweichert9241
    @zoeweichert9241 8 років тому +4

    Oh my God thank you so much for teaching me how to do this I had spent so long just trying to know how to blow into it and make a noise thank you

  • @richardbryan6134
    @richardbryan6134 8 років тому

    A good series. Thanks.

  • @alonnanguyen6050
    @alonnanguyen6050 8 років тому

    I tought my flute needed a reef because I'm a noob thank you for teaching me a little more

  • @carterdanger8654
    @carterdanger8654 8 років тому +1

    thanks I finally got it!

  • @ArbyLyraBautista
    @ArbyLyraBautista 8 років тому +7

    I'm shifting from a recorder to flute. Just bough my first flute and I thought headjoint is broken, turns out I'm blwing the wrong way. Thanks!!!!

  • @teonawatson8307
    @teonawatson8307 7 років тому

    Awesome tips

  • @ViolindEva
    @ViolindEva 8 років тому

    Looks like fun, well done!

  • @issabellmendieta2196
    @issabellmendieta2196 7 років тому

    THANKS SO MUCH IT REALLY HELPED

  • @noshishsherlock3541
    @noshishsherlock3541 8 років тому

    You helped me so much I couldn't even make the sound at all at first and now I known how to make a sound and its day one🎊❤️👏🏻thank you

  • @yazminvv6247
    @yazminvv6247 7 років тому

    I have to try out for flute thanks I rlly wanna get one

  • @ashlindsey2156
    @ashlindsey2156 5 років тому +2

    One of the problems I'm having is because my bottom lip is to big and It blocks me from getting to the hole please let me know if you have any tips for me

  • @zpezar8532
    @zpezar8532 8 років тому

    I'm in my middle school band so far I can make a Noice but it's all over the place I'm trying to make it sound calm thx this is helping meeeee

  • @adamm4064
    @adamm4064 7 років тому

    Thanks! I just received my fife today, and couldn't make a sound. After watching this video, and 5 minutes of noodling around I was able to play a very rough version of Angeline the Baker.

  • @lukesupena
    @lukesupena 8 років тому +2

    Helpful!

  • @vanshsoni9074
    @vanshsoni9074 9 років тому

    It helps me so much

  • @mckennaweirick6261
    @mckennaweirick6261 6 років тому

    Thank you now I’m in band and I live it
    😜😎👍🏻🔥❤️

  • @lissiedarko7133
    @lissiedarko7133 8 років тому +3

    Awesome vid. Can you make a video on how to switch from a higher to a lower octave and vice versa. Please include the embouchure change and all that! Thanks

  • @steventhebroz129
    @steventhebroz129 7 років тому

    thanks so much dud. you are very helpfull

  • @ap19932
    @ap19932 8 років тому

    Thank you very much sir!

  • @carlrose9525
    @carlrose9525 6 років тому

    GREAT VIDEO

  • @Samuel-th6fw
    @Samuel-th6fw 7 років тому +9

    I like to close my eyes and imagine that I get flute instructions from Lin-Manuel Miranda...

  • @christophertsiliacos8958
    @christophertsiliacos8958 6 років тому +3

    At the end of the lesson, you should've given us a demonstration of playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" just using the head joint. 😊

  • @saqibibrahim9940
    @saqibibrahim9940 7 років тому

    Thanks thanks thanks thank you so much sir

  • @pawsproductions6963
    @pawsproductions6963 9 років тому +4

    I say too.
    I make a normal face, then whisper too. It works!

  • @theslipperyone_3135
    @theslipperyone_3135 6 років тому

    so I play the trumpet currently but I also own a flute and am just now trying to learn how to play it. any tips on how to become better on either instrument?

  • @juslyft2067
    @juslyft2067 9 років тому

    great video man!

  • @iriscalvarenga6538
    @iriscalvarenga6538 7 років тому +1

    i love all your videos, but i have a request to you! i would like if you can teach us how to play Canon in D (Pachelbel) with the flute please. We already checks all youtube videos about it and nobody explain the way you do!!! Thank you!!

  • @wolfandbrie5679
    @wolfandbrie5679 8 років тому

    I just started learning flute this has helped a lot! Thank you!

  • @cinqve4243
    @cinqve4243 7 років тому

    I heard that you arent supposed to press hard on the keys, but it helps me to make a sound on the flute! I can make a sound on the flute i use for my band class, but not the one I have for home. The flute im using is old. (My mom said I could use that one until she buys me a better flute) any help??

  • @美国娃他舅的中国娘
    @美国娃他舅的中国娘 6 років тому +1

    Is this the same as the Alto flute?

  • @ritofraire4956
    @ritofraire4956 8 років тому

    So thx and good job

  • @carlygill7717
    @carlygill7717 6 років тому

    Thank you so much! I’m going in 5th Grade band and I couldn’t figure out how to make sound