The standard, concert flute can play almost the entire 4th octave, all the way to C8 (maybe skipping A7 and B7). The fingerings are at www.wfg.woodwind.org/flute/fl_alt_4.html It is like climbing Mt. Everest. I would not even attempt it ;-) Just for fun, I tried a G#7. Forget it! In the other direction, the first octave of a grenadilla piccolo can provide a nice, woody tone, rather than a shrill tone. I wrote a piece in which the flute carries the melody and the piccolo provides the accompaniment.
Bruh I tried high c and I literally couldn't get a sound at all I tounged but it was only my first attempt the notes I learnt before I saw this video was f eb and e idk
I’ve been playing for 5 years and Im working on my upper register chromatic, I clicked on this video thinking maybe I’ll get something out of it and I really did I had no Idea my f# couldn’t have the b flat key and that makes so much more sense thank you!!!
Thanks so much! You may or may mot see this message, but I have been playing flute for 8 years now (since I was 10 years old), and I've never been able to play G# or higher. Thanks to you I can now play it and I also improved my other fingerings!
Wow! That is so exciting to hear. I hope you just continue going higher and higher (literally and figuratively :P) Thank you for the awesome feedback :)
Thank you so much! This was very helpful. I was wondering why I couldn't get that high g but now I realize that it's because I didn't have my left hand thumb lifted.
So much easier now that someone is showing us because before we had to learn from fingering charts for those notes and some of them didn’t even have high notes like extremely high so now we know ☺️
O my God thank you for this video… I’ve asked my professor so many times for the c4 but i kept forgetting it every time.. and i did not want to ask her again.. LIFE SAVIOR
I can now just reach the high C, third octave. Going for the 4th octave up to high G! Will be searching your videos for help. UPDATE: starting to develop the tone on high D, after that the fingerings get just to funky. Someday I’ll go higher than D...maybe! Also, I was having difficulty w high B, my fingering charts have the baby finger down. I stoped with the pinky and was able to hit B consistently and I liked how it sounded better. I was going to ask you what was the standard but I found this vid again and you answered that question! Yea! NO pinky on high B!
you cannot and will not be able to play the G of the fourth octave, because firstly, those notes cannot be reached by even a professional, secondly, because they are so literally mega high that they are not used because otherwise it hurts
Thank you so much! Our warm up book goes to notes that I wasn't sure of fingerings wise. Our fingering chart isn't very good so this was a big help! It goes all the way to top c. Again,thank you so much!💖
Thank you very much. I know the secret of fingering for high notes from you. You are the best teacher for me. I have been looking for this for yeas. And now I find it from you. Thank you very much 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
tHANKS FOR the informative video. I had the wrong fingerings for f, fsharp, bflat, b, and c! My f was no hands mom!, and the bees had no pinky. I thought I was a failure at octave 3 but now I have a new outlook on flute life. Thanks again.
I can hit the G sharp, A, and B flat in 3rd but it's not consistent. The B flat is probably the worst lol! The main problem with C and C# is that I can't hold the flute properly. I am trying the alternate fingerings but transitioning between notes became harder. I think you're the funniest flute UA-camr so far. I find myself chuckling or snorting from time to time.
Correct me if I'm wrong but for E flat you dont need to cover all fingers you can just make your fingers same as D and put your left hands pinky finger just like you are doing low G#
Selin Suar yes, but your index finger and both baby fingers should be down. So like low D with Eb key and G# key and so all your fingers are on a key. This is the standard recommended fingering and other figurings would be alternate fingerings and I would only use them as an exception. Does that make sense?
OMG THANK YOU SOO MUCH THIS WAS LITERALLY WHAT I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY "Lindbergh Variations" THIS IS PERFECT YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE AND I'M 1 WEEK AWAY FROM PLAYING
hey Tatiana,Tough one. You see i've spent 30 years of my illustrious career playing by ears, i just started recently to learn to read music, trying to improve my skills, reading probably help being a more complete musician. l. i'm not in the third octave fingering yet, although its nice to know...and it needs a lot of work lol ! Great video..and its nice to hear you play, always hoping that eventually we will hear you play the entire intro song..i love it.cheers Pierre
Okay! Quite a challenge there :P but I love a good challenge :D Let me give it a go and see what I can come up with but may take a bit of time...I'm too classically trained for my own good sometimes :O
that is exactly why i chose this song...to get the classical genius out of you ! lol the musical sheet is of course available everywhere on the net. I suggest you use this musical sheet.... www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0100285
Thank you for the helpful videos! For the high Bb/A#, when would you not use the little finger? I printed out a chart that says to play it without the pinky finger but i'm practicing the way you showed it since it's easier for me. So far I can play most notes fairly consistent but the highest C is really tough!
I love your videos, they have been extremely helpful, so thank you so much for sharing all these. Regarding this particular video do you have any recommendations on exercises for strictly third octave notes? Something to help me get a little more comfortable with the fingerings especially? I ask because I’m having a bit of trouble with a section in a piece my band is playing right now. I’m unsure if you’re familiar with the work Tulsa: A Symphonic Portrait in Oil by Don Gillis but there is a section toward the end of the piece that features sixteenth run patterns that alternate third octave C-B nat-A-B nat that is understandably very awkward. This is the type of example I’m citing for these kinds of exercises, and I apologize for such a long post.
Tatiana you are the best. Im teaching myself and I thank you for your hard work. Plus I really like your style. If you ever need a place to stay in London - you are welcome here. Thank you!!!! ( ps not sure how you get in touch as i wouldn't put my email or phone publicly on here.
Hi! Could you please make a video on jumping octaves quickly? I am playing a piece that has lots of ups and downs (if that makes sense) and it would help me so much if you could make a video on it
Titiana, aside from the low B ability, are there any other advantages from having a B foot? I haven't come across music with a low b since, well I don't think I ever have. So why are most flutes I see incorporating a b foot? My current flute has a b foot, I think for new flute order I like the c foot. Thanks for the great videos.
sorry the question is not for me but i like to say Something about it. i have both type of flute at home and i can tell you that there is a lot less air resistance playing with a C joint...and to me it seems to be just enough, a lot easier to reach the high notes. Of course i'm not a pro so... . So if i would suggest a flute to anyone i'd suggest the sankyo Etude C joint close hole..it plays as good as my other flute a Pearl 795 open close B joint.
This is such an individual question I think and really depends on the instrument and player. Some flute have a better sound with the B foot, some better with C. The top C is more difficult with the B foot but there are some pieces that go to low B (although admittedly not enough to warrant buying a really expensive foot joint!) I think one of the greatest advantages for me is practicing B regularly and then C feels so much easier. The reason I ordered a B foot for my flute is because it is very expensive to order the B foot joint afterwards (it cost pretty much the same when buying the flute) and I do use it fairly often. Totally individual and you need to decide what you need and if it is worth it :) hope that helps
I have run into a few occasions where I had to play the oboe part (our band didnt have an oboe player) and low B was included. Of course this was discovered while sight reading at a concert and I have a C foot student model flute. Oopsie. Fake it til ya make it. 😉
Can't go above A 😢. I'm self taught and I don't actually know if it's only me or my flute is bad at high register. I can get some of the 3rd octave notes but the sound is very airy
i'm not professional at all but what i do is loosen my jaw and make my embouchure change based on how high you have to go. sometimes i have to push my jaw forward to get it out
1 step at a time. Practice without playing, but rather sitting down holding your flute calmly move between just two fingerings (for example E to F). Watch your fingers as you do this and manage the tension. Then, slowly add more notes, 1 at a time until you feel comfortable. If you get stuck at a finger combination stop and come back to it tomorrow!
Hello very good video, can you please make video how to learn this song on flute Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me ft. RAYE because i like very mcuh. Cheers Tania
Hi! I will try get to this but it may take a little while because I have quite a few requests lined up. Very cool song. In the meantime I found this. It may be helpful to you and I will probably use it too as guideline...It is not perfect but may work as a base? ua-cam.com/video/yybwxWefPfY/v-deo.html
Me: *thinks the flute can play super high*
Piccolo: *allow me to introduce myself*
What about a bassoon it can go higher than a piccolo
The standard, concert flute can play almost the entire 4th octave, all the way to C8 (maybe skipping A7 and B7).
The fingerings are at www.wfg.woodwind.org/flute/fl_alt_4.html
It is like climbing Mt. Everest. I would not even attempt it ;-)
Just for fun, I tried a G#7. Forget it!
In the other direction, the first octave of a grenadilla piccolo can provide a nice, woody tone, rather than a shrill tone. I wrote a piece in which the flute carries the melody and the piccolo provides the accompaniment.
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soo much easier than following a chart for those mysterious top notes!! great & helpful!
Thank you, I couldn't find a 3rd octave fingering chart :D
Pleasure! Hope it helped
I tried the top C and my eyes popped out.
Rightt
I tried the top c as well and all the windows and mirrors etc cracked
Yesss ik I cant play any high notes 😫😫😫
ive learned it but im trying to work out high E
Bruh I tried high c and I literally couldn't get a sound at all I tounged but it was only my first attempt the notes I learnt before I saw this video was f eb and e idk
I’ve been playing for 5 years and Im working on my upper register chromatic, I clicked on this video thinking maybe I’ll get something out of it and I really did I had no Idea my f# couldn’t have the b flat key and that makes so much more sense thank you!!!
I love your way of explaining things. It’s straightforward and fun at the same time
Thank you so much Tatiana ❤🌹🌹🌹 you have no ideea how much you have helped me with this tutoria.
Best wishes, Marius
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HUGE pleasure :D
Thanks so much! You may or may mot see this message, but I have been playing flute for 8 years now (since I was 10 years old), and I've never been able to play G# or higher. Thanks to you I can now play it and I also improved my other fingerings!
Wow! That is so exciting to hear. I hope you just continue going higher and higher (literally and figuratively :P) Thank you for the awesome feedback :)
Thank you so much! This was very helpful. I was wondering why I couldn't get that high g but now I realize that it's because I didn't have my left hand thumb lifted.
So much easier now that someone is showing us because before we had to learn from fingering charts for those notes and some of them didn’t even have high notes like extremely high so now we know ☺️
O my God thank you for this video… I’ve asked my professor so many times for the c4 but i kept forgetting it every time.. and i did not want to ask her again.. LIFE SAVIOR
I can now just reach the high C, third octave. Going for the 4th octave up to high G! Will be searching your videos for help.
UPDATE: starting to develop the tone on high D, after that the fingerings get just to funky. Someday I’ll go higher than D...maybe!
Also, I was having difficulty w high B, my fingering charts have the baby finger down. I stoped with the pinky and was able to hit B consistently and I liked how it sounded better. I was going to ask you what was the standard but I found this vid again and you answered that question! Yea! NO pinky on high B!
you cannot and will not be able to play the G of the fourth octave, because firstly, those notes cannot be reached by even a professional, secondly, because they are so literally mega high that they are not used because otherwise it hurts
@@Juan-xr9xm I made it to high D a year ago and that’s high enough for me. I’ll take your word that it not possible to play the high G.
Thank you so much! Our warm up book goes to notes that I wasn't sure of fingerings wise. Our fingering chart isn't very good so this was a big help! It goes all the way to top c. Again,thank you so much!💖
pleasure!
Thank you very much from İstanbul/Turkiye
my teacher taught me this and i forgot straight away this i havent and is the best video i could find. Thank you the flute pratice
So nice to see a fellow South African flutist!
Got it!
All the other notes are now miraculously coming out better too.
Thank you very much. I know the secret of fingering for high notes from you. You are the best teacher for me. I have been looking for this for yeas. And now I find it from you. Thank you very much 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm still learning how to play it and every now and then I have to watch this video. It has been really helpful! Thanks :)
After few months of trying I’m now able to play upto Bb octave bc of this video,I hope to reach top C soon enough❤️👌
Somehow after all these years I didn't know the third octave had different fingerings
awesome lesson. I am saving this in memory for remembering!!!!! you are the best.
Pleasure! Hope it will be able to help you a lot :)
tHANKS FOR the informative video. I had the wrong fingerings for f, fsharp, bflat, b, and c! My f was no hands mom!, and the bees had no pinky. I thought I was a failure at octave 3 but now I have a new outlook on flute life. Thanks again.
I can hit the G sharp, A, and B flat in 3rd but it's not consistent. The B flat is probably the worst lol! The main problem with C and C# is that I can't hold the flute properly. I am trying the alternate fingerings but transitioning between notes became harder. I think you're the funniest flute UA-camr so far. I find myself chuckling or snorting from time to time.
Hi Tatiana thank you so much for this I am working on grade 6 and was unsure on the b fingering but you’ve helped me so much thanks
Wonderful to hear! Good luck :)
A very nice teacher, thanks for your great teaching
I wasn’t sure if I was fingering these correctly thank you for this video it’s very easy to understand :))
OMG thanks you so much for this video, I already knew Third Octave D, D#, E, F, F#, G, and now I know A, Bflat, B and C. :)
Hey I was wondering if you could let me know the notes for 3rd octave C ?
@@jadegomez8631 I think it might be in the video??
Correct me if I'm wrong but for E flat you dont need to cover all fingers you can just make your fingers same as D and put your left hands pinky finger just like you are doing low G#
Selin Suar yes, but your index finger and both baby fingers should be down. So like low D with Eb key and G# key and so all your fingers are on a key. This is the standard recommended fingering and other figurings would be alternate fingerings and I would only use them as an exception. Does that make sense?
@@TheFlutePractice yeah I got it, thanks for taking time to answer😊
Thank you so much! I’ve been able to do the others but didn’t know E flat and needed it for a piece. Thank you sosososo much!
You are great, many thanks & Greetings from Greece.
best video on high notes i have found! thank you!
I don't even play flute
Then why watch it
Well you should play
Same
me neither
Same
OMG THANK YOU SOO MUCH THIS WAS LITERALLY WHAT I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY "Lindbergh Variations" THIS IS PERFECT YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE AND I'M 1 WEEK AWAY FROM PLAYING
I’m so thankful for this I didn’t even know I was doing it wrong :00 I always just struggled with the 3rd octave god I love this!!
Butter Cup i already struggle with the 2nd octave 🙈
hey Tatiana,Tough one. You see i've spent 30 years of my illustrious career playing by ears, i just started recently to learn to read music, trying to improve my skills, reading probably help being a more complete musician. l. i'm not in the third octave fingering yet, although its nice to know...and it needs a lot of work lol ! Great video..and its nice to hear you play, always hoping that eventually we will hear you play the entire intro song..i love it.cheers Pierre
Okay! Going to make a video with me playing a song properly. Any requests?
Okay! Quite a challenge there :P but I love a good challenge :D Let me give it a go and see what I can come up with but may take a bit of time...I'm too classically trained for my own good sometimes :O
that is exactly why i chose this song...to get the classical genius out of you ! lol the musical sheet is of course available everywhere on the net. I suggest you use this musical sheet.... www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0100285
Thank you! Will check this out and start practicing :)
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Tatiana, thank you so much for the tutorial. So precise! Thanks again!
Hey thanks, up to now I never ventured past high A, so I got to C today TQTQTQ😁
Wooooohhhhoooooo! Welcome to the top ;)
Thank you very much Tatiana, nice video and so very helpful!!
You have helped me a lot with your videos thank you so much,i have learn a lot of things. Keep making videos, bye.
I'm glad to hear it!
really helpfull thanks again for your videos.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was looking this for so long.
Keep it up, Your awesome!
Very short but effective video. Thanks !
Again this was very helpful to me I am learning flute without lessons so your video is much appreciated
Such a huge pleasure!
6:20 Bb
5:04 A
3:40 F%
I keep watching your vids and I love them. So useful.
Thank you this is so helpful!!
Thank you! A very useful video.
pleasure!
Funny I have a fingering chart, and I'm memorizing the positions as I go. Once I get the high notes right, I'll add them to my range.
Thanks for the info, it was really useful and to the point.
This was so helpful, thanks so much!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thank you for the helpful videos! For the high Bb/A#, when would you not use the little finger? I printed out a chart that says to play it without the pinky finger but i'm practicing the way you showed it since it's easier for me. So far I can play most notes fairly consistent but the highest C is really tough!
Wow, thank you so much for this video. I was wondering why my 3d octave D was so terrible.
Very helpful for my son!
I’m just a beginner I got my flute on Christmas I’m going to play in the band at my school
Oo cool! Have fun!
Thank you for sharing this video 😊👍
thank you you are the best
I love your videos, they have been extremely helpful, so thank you so much for sharing all these. Regarding this particular video do you have any recommendations on exercises for strictly third octave notes? Something to help me get a little more comfortable with the fingerings especially? I ask because I’m having a bit of trouble with a section in a piece my band is playing right now. I’m unsure if you’re familiar with the work Tulsa: A Symphonic Portrait in Oil by Don Gillis but there is a section toward the end of the piece that features sixteenth run patterns that alternate third octave C-B nat-A-B nat that is understandably very awkward. This is the type of example I’m citing for these kinds of exercises, and I apologize for such a long post.
well this was very helpful as i realized i've been playing high G wrong for years.
Glad you figured it out and can now fix it!
can u make a video on sluring more than 4 notes at a time because I really struggle with that
Yes. This is surprisingly tricky. Will put this down on my list of videos to make :D
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How wonderful !
I don't have to go to a music class now
!sThe best guide in Planet! Thanks and praise
Ahhhh...That is really kind. Thank you :)
Tatiana you are the best. Im teaching myself and I thank you for your hard work. Plus I really like your style. If you ever need a place to stay in London - you are welcome here. Thank you!!!! ( ps not sure how you get in touch as i wouldn't put my email or phone publicly on here.
Thanks sister very nice vedio and tutorial
Very good, spasiba!
Man I need to do the b natural and c but I can only get right up to the b flat 😂😅 but thank you sm 🙏🏻and I’ll keep practicing 😄
Well done Thank you very much!
I’m a rank beginner and I managed to finally hit C7, C#7, & D7…
Then I had to go straight to the ER…..😂
my flute does not have the 3 hole! how can i do that C?
Hi! Could you please make a video on jumping octaves quickly? I am playing a piece that has lots of ups and downs (if that makes sense) and it would help me so much if you could make a video on it
Yes! It makes perfect sense and will do it :) great idea
I loved your tutorial. Straight to the point. Do you have a fingering for E4?
Thanks
Good video. There are higher notes too.
Добра. Спасибо за видео. На моей флейте флейте нет рычага чтобы взять ноту си третьей октавы. Что-же, буду брать ее методом передува =)
Hi Sis.. it's very very useful.. but in the Top C in my flute I have only two keys.. what can I do ?
Thank you for a very good lesson! how do I play the 4-octave "Re" note?
Awesome
I'm here just for her. ❤
Is there a video for correct second octebe also? Can't find.
Titiana, aside from the low B ability, are there any other advantages from having a B foot? I haven't come across music with a low b since, well I don't think I ever have. So why are most flutes I see incorporating a b foot? My current flute has a b foot, I think for new flute order I like the c foot.
Thanks for the great videos.
sorry the question is not for me but i like to say Something about it. i have both type of flute at home and i can tell you that there is a lot less air resistance playing with a C joint...and to me it seems to be just enough, a lot easier to reach the high notes. Of course i'm not a pro so... . So if i would suggest a flute to anyone i'd suggest the sankyo Etude C joint close hole..it plays as good as my other flute a Pearl 795 open close B joint.
This is such an individual question I think and really depends on the instrument and player. Some flute have a better sound with the B foot, some better with C. The top C is more difficult with the B foot but there are some pieces that go to low B (although admittedly not enough to warrant buying a really expensive foot joint!) I think one of the greatest advantages for me is practicing B regularly and then C feels so much easier. The reason I ordered a B foot for my flute is because it is very expensive to order the B foot joint afterwards (it cost pretty much the same when buying the flute) and I do use it fairly often. Totally individual and you need to decide what you need and if it is worth it :) hope that helps
I have run into a few occasions where I had to play the oboe part (our band didnt have an oboe player) and low B was included. Of course this was discovered while sight reading at a concert and I have a C foot student model flute. Oopsie. Fake it til ya make it. 😉
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Is it possible to play high B on C footjoint flute?
Really struggling with the top A sharp
Does high B and C have a thumb or no thumb?
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My flute lesson is tomorrow and I’ve not practiced and I can’t play Db 😮
6:51😄😄
Can't go above A 😢. I'm self taught and I don't actually know if it's only me or my flute is bad at high register. I can get some of the 3rd octave notes but the sound is very airy
i'm not professional at all but what i do is loosen my jaw and make my embouchure change based on how high you have to go. sometimes i have to push my jaw forward to get it out
remember to use a lot of air from your belly
got any good exercises jumping between these crazy fingerings? i tend to manage max up and down 3 notes without cramping 😂.
1 step at a time. Practice without playing, but rather sitting down holding your flute calmly move between just two fingerings (for example E to F). Watch your fingers as you do this and manage the tension. Then, slowly add more notes, 1 at a time until you feel comfortable. If you get stuck at a finger combination stop and come back to it tomorrow!
@@TheFlutePractice great! tnx. on it
How do you do d flat 3rd octave?
Por favor, puede ecplicar en español, urgente, porque es interesante lo que hace....
Do you have any advice for 3rd octave C without the gizmo? I’m learning 3rd octave C rn in my lessons.
I played D# and it was really low
I'm currently at top f. I can do it easy but can't go lower than a c# 😂
What about C sharp??
Hello very good video, can you please make video how to learn this song on flute Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me ft. RAYE because i like very mcuh. Cheers Tania
Hi! I will try get to this but it may take a little while because I have quite a few requests lined up. Very cool song. In the meantime I found this. It may be helpful to you and I will probably use it too as guideline...It is not perfect but may work as a base? ua-cam.com/video/yybwxWefPfY/v-deo.html
:)) (((:
Thanks maybe in few years i learn it !
i was the 800th like
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He he, I think I'll leave it for the piccolo
Anyone else have to memorize the D all the way to the F and have to slur everything? Also the test in completely impossible????