The marker tip is SO helpful, I spent the first two days of learning this dang thing just trying to find the right positions for my embouchure and hands, especially because I was starting to get hand pains. I have massive hands and a pretty prominent teardrop lip so it took some finangling to actually get a good sound and have my hands be comfortable on the darn thing. I finally found what works for me though and my hands no longer hurt playing.
Thank you Jane!, your video's are pure Gold for newbies like me. Never tried Flute until now, and on my very first day of Flute life, I found myself changing the alignment of both head & foot joints different from what is taught as a starting point. I first noticed I needed to turn the foot joint away a little bit to better suit the shape of my RH4 finger, and I felt that it gave me permission to change the head joint too, which seemed to work better for me turned inwards. And today I found your video showing exactly what I did with the head joint, so I feel a lot better now knowing that I'm not doing anything wrong. I did also take on board your advise to mark it with texta, and have now done so. Cheers
Wow! Since you speak about the "equilibrium" of the flute (weight of the rods), I changed my flute body position but doesn't touch the embouchure... My fingers are more free to move!! Thank you so much for sharing that!
Thanks Jane, another great video. After you've found your correct positioning of the headjoint the engravings can still be a good guide. As I play in a room with a window there are many useful fine lines reflected in the flute and it is easy to align a specific part of the engraving on the body with a specific part of the engraving on the headjoint. Of course if you have no window then I suppose the marker is the way to go.
Not all flutes have engraved lines! I'm learning on a Mura which doesn't . I've been holding it under a light and watching the reflection run down the flute to line up the middle of the headjoint hole with the middle of the first three keys. So thanks , you are a gem!
Thanks for your nice comment George! Yes, I play on a Muramatsu too :) Aren't they great? I like it when flutes don't have an engrave line because it means the player (and teacher) can work out the best placement for the student and not be given a bum steer by the engravings. Best of luck with your playing!
I didn't know about having the keys slightly forward to offset the rod weight. I noticed if I roll in the headjoint a little it's easier to produce the correct sound.
Hey Viktoriya! Yes, you're totally right about the head joint needing to be in a little bit, and your keys rolled out more than what most people think. It all depends on your face shape a bit too, but that's a rule of thumb. Hey, I just watched some of your videos - they're fantastic!!
That's a great idea Edi! I've found over the years that as my embouchure (or hand position) has become more refined that I've needed to change where I line up the flute. But if that happens for you, you can just use your engraved marks as a reference guide, so still a good idea :)
Hi Atanas, If you're interested in further flute techniques, really getting down to the essentials, you're welcome to join me in The Flute Academy. Here's the link in case you're interested. www.flute.school/academy P.S. I'm Australian 😀
The marker tip is SO helpful, I spent the first two days of learning this dang thing just trying to find the right positions for my embouchure and hands, especially because I was starting to get hand pains. I have massive hands and a pretty prominent teardrop lip so it took some finangling to actually get a good sound and have my hands be comfortable on the darn thing. I finally found what works for me though and my hands no longer hurt playing.
That's awesome you found what works for you! 😀
Thank you Jane!, your video's are pure Gold for newbies like me. Never tried Flute until now, and on my very first day of Flute life, I found myself changing the alignment of both head & foot joints different from what is taught as a starting point.
I first noticed I needed to turn the foot joint away a little bit to better suit the shape of my RH4 finger, and I felt that it gave me permission to change the head joint too, which seemed to work better for me turned inwards.
And today I found your video showing exactly what I did with the head joint, so I feel a lot better now knowing that I'm not doing anything wrong.
I did also take on board your advise to mark it with texta, and have now done so.
Cheers
That's awesome to hear! 😀
Here's the link to my free 3 day mini course on tone in case you're interested. www.flute.school/free
Fantastic!, thanks Jane. Hopefully I can find some time to look into it soon.
Cheers 🎵
Wow! Since you speak about the "equilibrium" of the flute (weight of the rods), I changed my flute body position but doesn't touch the embouchure... My fingers are more free to move!! Thank you so much for sharing that!
Woohoo Samuel - that's wonderful to hear! Good on you! How are your fast passages going now?
Thanks Jane, another great video. After you've found your correct positioning of the headjoint the engravings can still be a good guide. As I play in a room with a window there are many useful fine lines reflected in the flute and it is easy to align a specific part of the engraving on the body with a specific part of the engraving on the headjoint. Of course if you have no window then I suppose the marker is the way to go.
Yes Delta - that's great! I agree - the engraved line can be a great reference point. Hope your playing is going well!
Not all flutes have engraved lines! I'm learning on a Mura which doesn't . I've been holding it under a light and watching the reflection run down the flute to line up the middle of the headjoint hole with the middle of the first three keys. So thanks , you are a gem!
Thanks for your nice comment George! Yes, I play on a Muramatsu too :) Aren't they great? I like it when flutes don't have an engrave line because it means the player (and teacher) can work out the best placement for the student and not be given a bum steer by the engravings. Best of luck with your playing!
I didn't know about having the keys slightly forward to offset the rod weight. I noticed if I roll in the headjoint a little it's easier to produce the correct sound.
Hey Viktoriya! Yes, you're totally right about the head joint needing to be in a little bit, and your keys rolled out more than what most people think. It all depends on your face shape a bit too, but that's a rule of thumb. Hey, I just watched some of your videos - they're fantastic!!
@@JaneFluteSchool thanks for the reply and for watching my videos! I appreciate it so much ❤
My teacher said to have a bit of the “ugly” part sticking out but idk if it makes a difference
It's best to have about a pinky width of the darker metal showing as this helps with the intonation of the flute. 😀
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I learn how to do this at a literally in my freshman year
That's great to hear! 😊
Instead of ink I have asked my tech to engrave some matching marks on both side, they look like decorations.
That's a great idea Edi! I've found over the years that as my embouchure (or hand position) has become more refined that I've needed to change where I line up the flute. But if that happens for you, you can just use your engraved marks as a reference guide, so still a good idea :)
Can be just two minutes of essentials,tooooo much talking. British loooooove talking:)))))))
Hi Atanas,
If you're interested in further flute techniques, really getting down to the essentials, you're welcome to join me in The Flute Academy. Here's the link in case you're interested. www.flute.school/academy
P.S. I'm Australian 😀
@@JaneFluteSchool any country with the queen on its money,is English 😉
@@SaxSith America?