Choosing an instrument, whether it be a backup instrument or not, is a very personal thing. Nobody has the right to tell you which instrument you should choose, or when you should reveal the choice you have made for yourself. It's YOUR choice! Congratulations on your new baby! May you have many years of joyful music making together!
thank you so much for sharing this story! often people try to "force" their way of thinking on others to justify their beliefs and thoughts. playing an instrument is such an individual experience and certain instruments that work for a large amount of people, will not necessarily work for you. much love and support! ♥🤗
I’m so glad you decided to share this story with everyone. I’m so glad you got the piccolo of your dreams. Choosing an instrument is so personal, it’s like choosing a car. Not everyone is going to like a certain brand. Some people drive Chevys but maybe I prefer Lincoln, just like how some people play on a Haynes but I play on a Powell. It all comes down to personal preference and I know this video will reach the right audience and help someone trying to pick an instrument. So much love!!!❤️❤️ Stay safe, keep healthy, and always be the boss that you are!
Wonderful, thoughtful video. It is true, I suppose, that it isn’t helpful to tell ask someone why didn’t you try or to to comment that you really should have tried something different after you have already made your decision. It’s actually rather rude or maybe, thoughtless. [I remember someone doing this re where I had gone for cancer treatment - it made me quite anxious and sad. FYI I am a long term survivor--but, still? ] Lovely video articulating about you flute headjoint wood and how it’s made of the same wood as your piccolo, that it resonates in the front of your mouth (no one ever brought up this concept with me - how brilliant, truly!) Thank you for your post. Another “nerdy” flutist here.❤❤❤❤❤
I am so sorry that someone had the gall to say that about where you had gone for cancer treatment!! So many hugs ❤️❤️ You're so strong, and I'm so happy you can hang out here with us!!
You are an amazing musician, only more so because you are a phenomenal human being. Thank you so much for your honesty, authenticity, and fellowship. Here's to being the best us!
The piccolo aside, I'm glad you shared your story, and it would have been okay if you'd decided to continue to hold it in confidence. I'm glad you were able to reframe your relationship with your piccolo. It's important, and after making many such choices in my life, looking back, I realize I feel clearer and am not holding what that would have meant if I hadn't done that. Consider it a gift to yourself and your future. Even tho having a video memory of it would be nice and meaningful, you may find that it is okay years down the line, and that how this happened was just as it was meant to be. Congratulations on doing that! And congratulations on this level of self-care. It won't just be for yourself. It will extend to all those in your life because of it as well. ❤
I can never thank you enough for your kind understanding ♥ As stupid as this whole situation sometimes feels to me, I feel like I can finally move on and truly enjoy what my piccolo has to offer. I'm actually excited to give it a proper review!! I think that's a big step in the right direction 😊
Yes, it's a HUGE step in the right direction! And one day, you'll find you won't need to judge yourself for it. It's not stupid at all. Why wouldn't we be affected by what other people say? It's only natural, and we are all affected even as we're growing through it. And I was thinking it was important maybe that you didn't film it, so that you could truly honor it as your own experience unaffected by any outside factors that could take away from it. Doing a video much later, when you could have the conditions you're ready for is such a good way to do it. And that is now a memory that includes important life meaning as well. Much love ♥!!! @@JustAnotherFlutist
Oh man. I don't even know how to respond in a way that will truly communicate how much your words mean to me. Perhaps this happened the way it was meant to all along. :) There's so much comfort in that thought. ♥
Oh, I am So glad! I think you're right, it may have been what was meant to happen all the way along. That's what I like to think about my life (even when I forget!) And in the end, we just need to remember we're alright! Much love! ♥♥♥!!! @@JustAnotherFlutist
Thank you so much for your honesty, sometimes getting an instrument out of a brand that is not "a la mode" or heavily featured can be overwhelming because no matter how good the instrument is that self doubt never really fades away; btw, I absolutely LOVE the nagahara mini, I like doing pvc fifes because I love how warm and rich the low notes are compared to a standard piccolo, they speak fine but lack body, I'd love a review of the nagahara mini exploring all the quirckiness of a cylindrical body, how low notes resonates, maybe high notes are easier and it feels like a mini flute, I would like to know EVERYTHING LOL
Thank you for being so open about everything. You do you. Also you always told us the instrument (flute) chooses the player, just like the wand chooses the wizard. So if you choose something that really fits you, you should make that choice. I understand it is not easy to ignore all kind of comments. But still, you money, your body, your decision which instrument fits you best!
I believe a fellow live stream viewer told me about this in a livestream a few years ago so this isn’t completely new to me. It is completely normal to set personal boundaries and I’m so glad you did for the sake of your mental health. Super happy to see the piccolo and can’t wait to hear it. 😊😊
I totally understand where you’re coming from; How one instrument sounds on one person sounds totally different on someone else. I too am on a journey to upgrade my piccolo; My dream piccolo is the Burkhart Elite Piccolo with a Mancke Mopane Wood Medium Wave Headjoint. I tried three different versions of the Nagahara Mini at the NFA Convention two years ago and it didn’t sound good on me.
Omg! I remember years ago you were talking about your old instruments, and you brought up the Nagahara mini and how it was your dream piccolo. So happy to see you got it!
As a former classically trained musician turned scientist, everyone is different. What feels and sounds right for someone else isn't necessarily the right one for you. There is so much variation in our biomechanics and structure and everything else.
I was flat broke when my piccolo suffered a fatal crack. I also live in the absolute middle of nowhere, so I wasn't going to be able to repeat the process that landed me with my beloved Altus. When I showed up at rehearsal with a cheap Chinese composite picc (that was the only one available in my town since driving 160mi one-way to the nearest music store wasn't feasible) I never heard the end of it. Was it pro-level? Absolutely not. However, it was leaps and bounds better than any of the Gemeinhardts I'd dealt with in high school. It was intended to be a holdover instrument and it's honestly a pretty good little picc. My uncanny ability to accrew massive medical bills has kept me from replacing this $110 el cheapo. I love the Pearl that everyone was gushing over. Unless I win the lottery, the Pearl is never going to happen. El Cheapo is holding up for now and sounds perfectly acceptable for symphonic band. I just wish my sectionmates could get it through their skulls that I can't afford to take out a loan bigger than my car note for a piccolo. And in any case, they're all trying to push Yamaha on me even though I sound like mush on Yamaha flutes/piccolos. It's their brand of choice and their way of saying they'd not be caught dead with El Cheapo.
I have two old Bundy piccolos. One is my good one: all plastic. The other has a metal head joint and needs an adjustment. I’d love a better one, but I can’t justify the purchase price. So which el cheapie did you get?
Definitely outside of the US you can get a lot of piccolo for under $1k. You probably don't remember but I was able to pick up my Yamaha 82 for under $1k from Japan during the pandemic. Preloved but in peak condition. I consult no one when I buy almost anything.
Natasha! I *do* remember, hehe! :) Your situation was one of the first to hint to me that they are MUCH cheaper in Japan, hahaha! Hope you've been well ❤️
@@JustAnotherFlutist I've been well. I don't know where the years went though. Went on a trumpet playing journey for a while and it might be time to loop back to the flute again.
So excited for this video! Sorry about your experience on your last picc video. Dare we ask about the dreaded model and if you've tried it since? (I own one, never loved it.. Super bright but it works and is in tune lol) Sending lots of love from Bangkok to you and John xx P. S: you definitely can't call me a lurker anymore 😜
LOL!!! Haiiii! Well, it's no secret, I talk all about it in that backup piccolo video 😊 I haven't had the chance to try it since, haha! It was a little cutie though. There is a part of me that misses it. ❤️
Wow. I had never thought about it from this perspective, Joanna. How someone asking a question which seems benign and feels benign could spiral into what feels like... harassment? Dragging? Japanese flutes way cheaper across the pond, FYI. I have a Miyazawa PCM, I heard you say you think you may want one of those for the copper content. Can confirm they're as good as you'd expect and they weigh nothing.
Well, it was more like a lot of people kept asking the same question, and that can make one feel quite bombarded. And yes! I've heard such great things about how much cheaper Japanese flutes are across the pond!! 😊😊😊
I have been playing the flute for only a year and I’m upgrading my student flute to intermediate flute and the flute I bought was 2,000 us dollars and I’m so scared to bring it to practice because I just started playing a year ago
Waitaminit, peoples brains seriously decompensated because you didn't test-drive their pet piccolo in a video? I know humans are weird, but there are times when I actually do feel like Jane Goodall on Mars.
I am happy for you. But at the end of the day how you spend your money is your business and you do not owe anyone any explanation. Im buying a new contrabass soon and loving every moment. Love from NY❤ PS: She did try a pearl piccolo. She made a whole video about it
Choosing an instrument, whether it be a backup instrument or not, is a very personal thing. Nobody has the right to tell you which instrument you should choose, or when you should reveal the choice you have made for yourself. It's YOUR choice! Congratulations on your new baby! May you have many years of joyful music making together!
thank you so much for sharing this story! often people try to "force" their way of thinking on others to justify their beliefs and thoughts.
playing an instrument is such an individual experience and certain instruments that work for a large amount of people, will not necessarily work for you.
much love and support! ♥🤗
❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕
I remember you taking about getting this piccolo, years ago! So happy that you got it!
Thank you!! ^_^
I’m so glad you decided to share this story with everyone. I’m so glad you got the piccolo of your dreams. Choosing an instrument is so personal, it’s like choosing a car. Not everyone is going to like a certain brand. Some people drive Chevys but maybe I prefer Lincoln, just like how some people play on a Haynes but I play on a Powell. It all comes down to personal preference and I know this video will reach the right audience and help someone trying to pick an instrument.
So much love!!!❤️❤️ Stay safe, keep healthy, and always be the boss that you are!
The Mancke flute head joint video was one of my personal favorites. Probably cos you were so naturally excited about that headjoint! ❤😊
Wonderful, thoughtful video. It is true, I suppose, that it isn’t helpful to tell ask someone why didn’t you try or to to comment that you really should have tried something different after you have already made your decision. It’s actually rather rude or maybe, thoughtless.
[I remember someone doing this re where I had gone for cancer treatment - it made me quite anxious and sad. FYI I am a long term survivor--but, still? ]
Lovely video articulating about you flute headjoint wood and how it’s made of the same wood as your piccolo, that it resonates in the front of your mouth (no one ever brought up this concept with me - how brilliant, truly!)
Thank you for your post. Another “nerdy” flutist here.❤❤❤❤❤
I am so sorry that someone had the gall to say that about where you had gone for cancer treatment!! So many hugs ❤️❤️ You're so strong, and I'm so happy you can hang out here with us!!
@@JustAnotherFlutist Thank you - I’m so happy that Mr UA-cam sent you my way…
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Yes! This is awesome, Joanna! So happy for you and I’m looking forward to your live stream w the nagahara mini. ❤
Thank you for watching, and I'm looking forward to the review stream too! :D
Wow. You can't act out your life, you can only live it. What a great idea for living! Thanks!
Oh, I do miss your trialling of Flutes and Piccolos videos (!) ❤
Lots to come! 😉
You are an amazing musician, only more so because you are a phenomenal human being. Thank you so much for your honesty, authenticity, and fellowship. Here's to being the best us!
Good Lord. Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
The piccolo aside, I'm glad you shared your story, and it would have been okay if you'd decided to continue to hold it in confidence. I'm glad you were able to reframe your relationship with your piccolo. It's important, and after making many such choices in my life, looking back, I realize I feel clearer and am not holding what that would have meant if I hadn't done that. Consider it a gift to yourself and your future. Even tho having a video memory of it would be nice and meaningful, you may find that it is okay years down the line, and that how this happened was just as it was meant to be. Congratulations on doing that! And congratulations on this level of self-care. It won't just be for yourself. It will extend to all those in your life because of it as well. ❤
I can never thank you enough for your kind understanding ♥ As stupid as this whole situation sometimes feels to me, I feel like I can finally move on and truly enjoy what my piccolo has to offer. I'm actually excited to give it a proper review!! I think that's a big step in the right direction 😊
Yes, it's a HUGE step in the right direction! And one day, you'll find you won't need to judge yourself for it. It's not stupid at all. Why wouldn't we be affected by what other people say? It's only natural, and we are all affected even as we're growing through it. And I was thinking it was important maybe that you didn't film it, so that you could truly honor it as your own experience unaffected by any outside factors that could take away from it. Doing a video much later, when you could have the conditions you're ready for is such a good way to do it. And that is now a memory that includes important life meaning as well. Much love ♥!!! @@JustAnotherFlutist
Oh man. I don't even know how to respond in a way that will truly communicate how much your words mean to me. Perhaps this happened the way it was meant to all along. :) There's so much comfort in that thought. ♥
Oh, I am So glad! I think you're right, it may have been what was meant to happen all the way along. That's what I like to think about my life (even when I forget!) And in the end, we just need to remember we're alright! Much love! ♥♥♥!!! @@JustAnotherFlutist
I would love to hear you play it!!! I love your picc playing a lot!!!
Thank you so much for your honesty, sometimes getting an instrument out of a brand that is not "a la mode" or heavily featured can be overwhelming because no matter how good the instrument is that self doubt never really fades away; btw, I absolutely LOVE the nagahara mini, I like doing pvc fifes because I love how warm and rich the low notes are compared to a standard piccolo, they speak fine but lack body, I'd love a review of the nagahara mini exploring all the quirckiness of a cylindrical body, how low notes resonates, maybe high notes are easier and it feels like a mini flute, I would like to know EVERYTHING LOL
Wow, I’ve never heard of a Nagahara mini Piccolo. That is so cool. Can you imagine if it goes down to a low B that would be wildly crazy
It's SO cool!!!!!!
Thank you for being so open about everything. You do you. Also you always told us the instrument (flute) chooses the player, just like the wand chooses the wizard. So if you choose something that really fits you, you should make that choice.
I understand it is not easy to ignore all kind of comments. But still, you money, your body, your decision which instrument fits you best!
I believe a fellow live stream viewer told me about this in a livestream a few years ago so this isn’t completely new to me. It is completely normal to set personal boundaries and I’m so glad you did for the sake of your mental health. Super happy to see the piccolo and can’t wait to hear it. 😊😊
Awesome! Looking forward to hearing all about it! 😍
Looking forward to sharing!!!
I totally understand where you’re coming from; How one instrument sounds on one person sounds totally different on someone else. I too am on a journey to upgrade my piccolo; My dream piccolo is the Burkhart Elite Piccolo with a Mancke Mopane Wood Medium Wave Headjoint. I tried three different versions of the Nagahara Mini at the NFA Convention two years ago and it didn’t sound good on me.
Omg! I remember years ago you were talking about your old instruments, and you brought up the Nagahara mini and how it was your dream piccolo. So happy to see you got it!
I honestly can't believe you guys remember!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Its such a beautiful instrument. Im so happy for you!
Thank you!!!!
As a former classically trained musician turned scientist, everyone is different. What feels and sounds right for someone else isn't necessarily the right one for you. There is so much variation in our biomechanics and structure and everything else.
Omg!! Yes!! Have fun!!
REVIEW STREAMS! HECK YAS!
IT'S COMINGGGGGG
I was flat broke when my piccolo suffered a fatal crack. I also live in the absolute middle of nowhere, so I wasn't going to be able to repeat the process that landed me with my beloved Altus. When I showed up at rehearsal with a cheap Chinese composite picc (that was the only one available in my town since driving 160mi one-way to the nearest music store wasn't feasible) I never heard the end of it. Was it pro-level? Absolutely not. However, it was leaps and bounds better than any of the Gemeinhardts I'd dealt with in high school. It was intended to be a holdover instrument and it's honestly a pretty good little picc.
My uncanny ability to accrew massive medical bills has kept me from replacing this $110 el cheapo. I love the Pearl that everyone was gushing over. Unless I win the lottery, the Pearl is never going to happen. El Cheapo is holding up for now and sounds perfectly acceptable for symphonic band. I just wish my sectionmates could get it through their skulls that I can't afford to take out a loan bigger than my car note for a piccolo. And in any case, they're all trying to push Yamaha on me even though I sound like mush on Yamaha flutes/piccolos. It's their brand of choice and their way of saying they'd not be caught dead with El Cheapo.
I'm so sorry that you have to deal with that in person!! Good lord. 😥 Life happens, and it's okay. Your dream piccolo will wait for you! ❤️
I have two old Bundy piccolos. One is my good one: all plastic. The other has a metal head joint and needs an adjustment. I’d love a better one, but I can’t justify the purchase price. So which el cheapie did you get?
I would love for flute makers to start making baroque piccolo. Or if Aulos would make one in resin that would be the best.
That would be amazing!!
Definitely outside of the US you can get a lot of piccolo for under $1k. You probably don't remember but I was able to pick up my Yamaha 82 for under $1k from Japan during the pandemic. Preloved but in peak condition.
I consult no one when I buy almost anything.
Natasha! I *do* remember, hehe! :) Your situation was one of the first to hint to me that they are MUCH cheaper in Japan, hahaha! Hope you've been well ❤️
@@JustAnotherFlutist I've been well. I don't know where the years went though. Went on a trumpet playing journey for a while and it might be time to loop back to the flute again.
I remembered with this piccolo review, you got the Dijo Piccolo
So excited for this video! Sorry about your experience on your last picc video. Dare we ask about the dreaded model and if you've tried it since? (I own one, never loved it.. Super bright but it works and is in tune lol)
Sending lots of love from Bangkok to you and John xx
P. S: you definitely can't call me a lurker anymore 😜
LOL!!! Haiiii! Well, it's no secret, I talk all about it in that backup piccolo video 😊 I haven't had the chance to try it since, haha! It was a little cutie though. There is a part of me that misses it. ❤️
Of course, you want piccolo like this to future proof yourself with the Piccolo world
Wow. I had never thought about it from this perspective, Joanna. How someone asking a question which seems benign and feels benign could spiral into what feels like... harassment? Dragging?
Japanese flutes way cheaper across the pond, FYI. I have a Miyazawa PCM, I heard you say you think you may want one of those for the copper content. Can confirm they're as good as you'd expect and they weigh nothing.
And they are very much findable and buyable. They're not super expensive either.
Well, it was more like a lot of people kept asking the same question, and that can make one feel quite bombarded. And yes! I've heard such great things about how much cheaper Japanese flutes are across the pond!! 😊😊😊
I also have a PCM and am in love with it. It continually impresses me.
I have been playing the flute for only a year and I’m upgrading my student flute to intermediate flute and the flute I bought was 2,000 us dollars and I’m so scared to bring it to practice because I just started playing a year ago
Waitaminit, peoples brains seriously decompensated because you didn't test-drive their pet piccolo in a video?
I know humans are weird, but there are times when I actually do feel like Jane Goodall on Mars.
Oh God, you guys are making me laugh so hard 🤣🤣🤣
People are weirdos.
I love you guys ❤️🤣
I’d love one, but it’s way out of my budget.
I am happy for you. But at the end of the day how you spend your money is your business and you do not owe anyone any explanation. Im buying a new contrabass soon and loving every moment.
Love from NY❤
PS: She did try a pearl piccolo. She made a whole video about it
Oh thank you so much!!! And enjoy the contrabass!!! So cool!!!!!