I played flute 4 month now on band class I gotta say really hard on the breathing like I can keep up like I cant breath like I take a breath every note
I am was a flute player when I was in 4th grade band being light headed while playing is the worst and sometimes u don’t know how to make a note high or low or the song is to fast and u can’t keep up with the rest of the band
I’m a senior in high school, have been playing flute for 6 years, and I just learned how to play the higher octave b-flat. It’s not fun. Especially on piccolo, because I buzz every two seconds or I don’t play the right octave.
After 7 years, until this day, every time I get any notes above 3 lines (so like E), I just immediately take out my pencil then write them😂 I am so in love with Piccolo parts because they just use 8va... however the lines are still scary
@@timothyeverson1795 just work on finding a few notes with tenor clef that you can sorta memorize such as F above the staff, Bb in the staff, and F in the staff and go from there
@@hunteralexander9791 😓 yeah I do and then I work it out backwards, but sometimes jumps throw me off if it's not on any memorized target notes that I can think of, so I end up having to put note names underneath. I'm busy with the Saint Saëns Sonata for Bassoon (movement 3), and sometimes there's just notes so far down on the tenor clef I can't recognise them after playing on lines above.
For saxophone, I can comfortably read up to the second A above the treble clef. After that it goes down hill fast. Especially because the second C above the treble clef looks the sesame as the A below it.
It really is. I mean, I love playing flute and all, but like… I hate it as well. One, we’re never heard because of a certain instrument, *cough* trumpets *cough,* and and two, it’s impossible to play the high notes if your embouchure isn’t just right or your air support is crappy. That’s why band people sit the way they do :)
nah man, that just confuses us. Because the fingerings for the same note in higher and lower octaves are different. If i see a note with the 8ve line, ill automatically press the note's fingering instead of the octave higher one. Also, as a flute player, you'll get used to reading high notes.
@@1tbsofjan67 I prefer it on saxophone with altissimo. Sax’s altissimo can hit a written C8 and you can bet your ass that I want 8va markings. Honestly, it’s just the norm with sax as most altissimo parts are optional so it’ll say 8va ad lib. Very few pieces don’t do it.
@@1tbsofjan67 I was supposed to get used to reading high notes? 😅 higher octave b-flat is the highest thing I can play. I can’t get to the C, and I’ve been playing for 6 years. I can’t even play a high B-flat on piccolo (the higher one, not the first note we learn how to play.)
Yes you should leant to play the flute and I’m in the 8th grade going to the 9th and the flute is a fun instrument to play in the band so you should learn how to play the flute
Add split parts to this, and bingo! I grew up playing piano, split parts are NOT different parts according to my brain. They are CORDS! Yeah, you can imagine how well that's working out for me...
@@m1chacha harder to read. Different octave have different fingerings. My fingers automatically play the lower octave fingering and then i have to correct myself. Reading ledger lines are not difficult once you get used to them.
I remember seeing a video or something talking about how humans are good at instantly counting up to 5 things at once, and anything over that it takes a lot longer to realize, so any more than 5 ledger lines and good luck :P at least it's consistent, so eventually you can learn!
There was this one note on Clarenet this one time my classmate had... we had to look it up every single time we look at it. We are just highschoolers. Clarinet have such a big range but ill probleble never see anything pass the scale
No, as a flute that is learning piccolo the high notes when they are Tenuto literally confuses the sh!t out of me but then I realize that it's just a Tenuto...
I'm gonna go through this as I am mastering my flute? Gotta prepare myself XD (I've been learning flute for 8 years and the highest note I've learned is B6)
Because it can be just as confusing. I sometimes subconsciously play the octave written because I didn’t notice the 8va there, because most people write it pretty small. Plus, it’s not only showing that it’s hard to read, it’s also really hard to play. 8va doesn’t always make it better. In fact, in some cases, it makes it more confusing
I have this tactic where I start on A, The first ledger line, and then just go through the ABC’s as quickly as possible to G then back to A. (It doesn’t work)
Clarinet seems easy but is also a bit complicated when I saw what the flute kids had to go through I was happy I decided to play the clarinet when I was planning to play flute
As a pianist, I discovered that a great way to read really high notes (e.g. four or more ledger lines) fluently in piano music is to learn the flute. Seriously! Just seeing that my flute teacher wasn't even slightly frightened of ledger lines was a great help. That and a huge amount of practice. And the fact that you can't hide a misread high note on the flute! 😆
I used to play the flute (middle school band that I was forced to partake in and pay for) this is exactly how it is and it doesn't even make much difference when all the low instruments are sitting right next to you to cancel out everything.
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Ahaha i remember solo flute and Piccolo in my work for orchestra ⅝ ritmical solo☝️😊
Never been in love
I played flute 4 month now on band class
I gotta say really hard on the breathing like I can keep up like I cant breath like I take a breath every note
Knowing someday I will have to play that high scares me 🥲
I am was a flute player when I was in 4th grade band being light headed while playing is the worst and sometimes u don’t know how to make a note high or low or the song is to fast and u can’t keep up with the rest of the band
As a tuba player, same problem just upside down
also a tuba player, I agree
Lmao
LOL, me too.
As a bass trombone Player..
Don’t worry sometimes I play maybe 2 notes lower
You memorize that high e has 3 and high g has four. Anything over that it's time to squint and pray my friend
Treble clef pattern restarts at that high E
lmao that's how i read ledger notes as well
Yeees same for a violinist!!!
Ya just gotta *feeeeel* it
Same, although I know 5 lines is b and if there's 1 more line than that it's d. Any higher though I have to manually count one one by one.
There once was a point where I said screw it and estimated the lines based on the starting note and their pattern.
It's a miracle I'm still alive.
That was an attitude I had when I played and my private instructor was having none of it. Unlike you, it did not get me far. 😹😹
@@PooMonkeyMan I made first chair 2 years in a row. I don't know what I did, but apparently I should keep doing it.
same💀💀💀
Uh so update: I now play piccolo (kinda) and am teaching my fluters scales (aye freshman flutes 🥲 [it should be noted I I also a freshman]).
Thats what i do all of the time i have a hard time telling you the name if a note above high F
As a pianist, the high notes aren't any harder to play, they're just annoying to read.
You “just” have to press down on the right key.
For a violinist, yes. Possibly 8th position on the fingerboard.
but piano scores use a lot of 8va, other instruments almost dont use it at all
@@uhh4312 True, although you see it occasionally in flute and violin scores. It makes the reading of notes so much more convenient.
@@uhh4312 why dont other instruments use 8va lines or clef?
As a beginner flutist I can’t even begin to comprehend playing those notes
If you practice consistently you'll be there before you know it
I've been playing for about five years, and don't worry, they're STILL hard for me 😂. But it gets easier.
just keep your embouchure really small almost like a coffee straw and have cold fast air, that’s what i was taught. it’s just reading them that sucks
same sujwkwusjwiejsk
I’m a senior in high school, have been playing flute for 6 years, and I just learned how to play the higher octave b-flat. It’s not fun. Especially on piccolo, because I buzz every two seconds or I don’t play the right octave.
Not the “How to Read Ledger Lines Fast!” 💀
After 7 years, until this day, every time I get any notes above 3 lines (so like E), I just immediately take out my pencil then write them😂 I am so in love with Piccolo parts because they just use 8va... however the lines are still scary
I do this for tenor clef 😓 I'm a bassoonist, anything after G (which is placed on middle C) becomes a problem so I write out the notes
@@timothyeverson1795 just work on finding a few notes with tenor clef that you can sorta memorize such as F above the staff, Bb in the staff, and F in the staff and go from there
@@hunteralexander9791 😓 yeah I do and then I work it out backwards, but sometimes jumps throw me off if it's not on any memorized target notes that I can think of, so I end up having to put note names underneath. I'm busy with the Saint Saëns Sonata for Bassoon (movement 3), and sometimes there's just notes so far down on the tenor clef I can't recognise them after playing on lines above.
SAME
With violin xd
For saxophone, I can comfortably read up to the second A above the treble clef. After that it goes down hill fast. Especially because the second C above the treble clef looks the sesame as the A below it.
As being a pianist and a flautist the higher and lower notes are surprisingly not as bad as they seem the longer you play them
no
They’re just annoying to read, at least for me as a flute player
no
Anytime I get a high high C in a piece I go WHY WHY DID YOU DO THIS.
same dude I have to circle, highlight, lable, etc. all for one note T-T
Why are we still here? Just to suffer?
As a flute player this is the most true thing I heard all day
As a non-flute player, that looks scary.
It really is. I mean, I love playing flute and all, but like… I hate it as well. One, we’re never heard because of a certain instrument, *cough* trumpets *cough,* and and two, it’s impossible to play the high notes if your embouchure isn’t just right or your air support is crappy. That’s why band people sit the way they do :)
As a flute this looks scary
as a flute player, it’s scary to me too.
It is
It is. The air. The headache. But once you get the hang of being able to play them with practice, it isn't to bad. But the reading sucks.
why can’t they just put a line and 8va on it
nah man, that just confuses us. Because the fingerings for the same note in higher and lower octaves are different. If i see a note with the 8ve line, ill automatically press the note's fingering instead of the octave higher one. Also, as a flute player, you'll get used to reading high notes.
It’s good for pianists but can be quite confusing for other instruments
@@1tbsofjan67 I prefer it on saxophone with altissimo. Sax’s altissimo can hit a written C8 and you can bet your ass that I want 8va markings. Honestly, it’s just the norm with sax as most altissimo parts are optional so it’ll say 8va ad lib. Very few pieces don’t do it.
@@1tbsofjan67 I was supposed to get used to reading high notes? 😅 higher octave b-flat is the highest thing I can play. I can’t get to the C, and I’ve been playing for 6 years. I can’t even play a high B-flat on piccolo (the higher one, not the first note we learn how to play.)
@@1tbsofjan67 ahhhh, i’m not a flute player so i had no idea. that’s good to know, thank you!
And then they expect you to sight-read it 🙃
That last pic gave me chills of fear lol
FR! I be pausing like " Wait- I know that's ( note )... Let me just keep on going up til I figure it out " 😭
15 years as a flute player. Best 15 years of my life. Helped me see more of the US and experience things I never would have otherwise :)
As a flute player I can confirm this is true!
I cried looking at those high notes
As a violin player, I just went through all 5 stages of grief
Omg yes! The high notes just make life harder ngl.
i'm just about to start learning flute, Katie inspires me
Yes you should leant to play the flute and I’m in the 8th grade going to the 9th and the flute is a fun instrument to play in the band so you should learn how to play the flute
I just went from middle school band to marching band everything is so high 😭
Add split parts to this, and bingo! I grew up playing piano, split parts are NOT different parts according to my brain. They are CORDS!
Yeah, you can imagine how well that's working out for me...
Yo same, for me after I get over the fact it's not a chord it's also super hard to comprehend exactly what the lower note is.
Those ledger lines are very intimidating. I hate it.
Prokofiev : welcome to my high D world (holding the beer)
That many ledgers shouldn't be legal
Welcome to the typical range of a flute.
@@moi-manda4648 why isn't it just written in an 8va staff?
@@m1chacha I don't know. The flute players I know are lazy and refuse to play things written as an octave up, so that may be an issue.
@@m1chacha harder to read. Different octave have different fingerings. My fingers automatically play the lower octave fingering and then i have to correct myself. Reading ledger lines are not difficult once you get used to them.
I remember seeing a video or something talking about how humans are good at instantly counting up to 5 things at once, and anything over that it takes a lot longer to realize, so any more than 5 ledger lines and good luck :P at least it's consistent, so eventually you can learn!
As someone who used to play the trumpet, its surprisingly easy
As a flute player, this is 100,000,000,000% accurate.
Yes very true from a flute player those high notes get me all the time
This made me smile 🫶🏻🥹
There was this one note on Clarenet this one time my classmate had... we had to look it up every single time we look at it. We are just highschoolers. Clarinet have such a big range but ill probleble never see anything pass the scale
As a violinist I can relate to this.
As a trombonist, i don’t think i could ever even play 1 note on flute lol
Why is this so accurate 😭😭😭😭😭
I can feel it (while playing first violin)...
I agree!! Anything above that real high A and I’m just fudging and praying I get the right note!
This pain is real
As a fellow flute, I wanted to die for at least the first few days of learning those notes.
I play flute and I swear when I have to play those high notes EVERYONES ears will bleed even if it sounds good 💀💀
As a flute player I totally get it
Honestly they should just make a new clef for those high notes 💀 I play bassoon and for my high notes they’re all in tenor clef 🥰
The first one is so accurate
No, as a flute that is learning piccolo the high notes when they are Tenuto literally confuses the sh!t out of me but then I realize that it's just a Tenuto...
As a cello player those notes scare the absolute hell outta me :)
This is true, especially with marching band music
I'm gonna go through this as I am mastering my flute? Gotta prepare myself XD (I've been learning flute for 8 years and the highest note I've learned is B6)
As a flute player of almost three years, this is ACCURATE.
As a flute player, I can confirm this 😂
you know what’s worse, when they don’t have an oboe part and you have to play the flute part. it always goes super high
"have you ever been a flute player? "
Filthy Frank: "Nyesss"
as a fellow flute player, i feel you
i play the piano and omgg those were some high notes
the last page broke my brain. i’ve been playing the flute for two and half years now. i can’t play all of those notes yet.
as a saxophonist i literally cannot empathize at all 4 steps above the bar line and i can't play anymore
As a clarinet player, same thing, but both ways lol 😂
As a professional whistler, I can relate
As a clarinet player ours if they are low enough do the same just upside-down
That last brought back some trauma from middle school- 😭😭😭
Music is love
why dont they use 8va?
Because it can be just as confusing. I sometimes subconsciously play the octave written because I didn’t notice the 8va there, because most people write it pretty small. Plus, it’s not only showing that it’s hard to read, it’s also really hard to play. 8va doesn’t always make it better. In fact, in some cases, it makes it more confusing
I have this tactic where I start on A, The first ledger line, and then just go through the ABC’s as quickly as possible to G then back to A. (It doesn’t work)
Clarinet seems easy but is also a bit complicated when I saw what the flute kids had to go through I was happy I decided to play the clarinet when I was planning to play flute
As a percussionist/tubist, this is terrifying
The staff eventually just becomes a decoration
As a flute player this is absolutely true I stuggle with this alot
Being the only flute player in my band, this is VERY relatable 💀💀💀
As a flute player this is very relatable
as a cellist, same
As a clarinet play. Those notes had me absolutely terrified
Beautiful
I’m crying rn why is this so true 😭😭
I love how no matter how high and scarry these notes look they are like a homeland to me
I love the flute so much I will do it forever
* cries in flute player * the high notes * trembles *
the "how to read ledger lines fast!" was *too real*
I have to agree I play flute in school and when notes like that happen I SUFFER
I just started to learn it, getting the top D is such a pain
Try D 4.
Afterwards I'm sure D3 will be child's play for you.
@@bobdownes162 ye the D above high D
just seeing those notes i died on the spot
As a Flute player I have one word… YEP
as a sax player, those notes are the stuff of nightmares
As a pianist, I discovered that a great way to read really high notes (e.g. four or more ledger lines) fluently in piano music is to learn the flute. Seriously! Just seeing that my flute teacher wasn't even slightly frightened of ledger lines was a great help. That and a huge amount of practice. And the fact that you can't hide a misread high note on the flute! 😆
FR I'm a flute player first year it's so hard
When I tell you my ears are dead after plying all those high notes myself
I used to play the flute (middle school band that I was forced to partake in and pay for) this is exactly how it is and it doesn't even make much difference when all the low instruments are sitting right next to you to cancel out everything.
I can feel the air leaving my body 😮💨
i'm 15 and i've been playing flute for about a year and a half and i can confirm, a lot of pieces are just built different like that 😭
This is so real I sit first chair and the clarinet players next to me are always shocked by how high I’m playing
as a trumpet players and some what of a transcriber, I use 8va as much as possible when working up high
respect baby !
I feel that pain either way as a multi musician
This hit hard 😂😂😂
As a pianist i just realized that life is awesome 😂
As a flute I totally agree
Thats why you play an instrument that uses the staff, trumpet and sax. Also as a trombonist, flutes are always telling us to quiet down
As a bassoonist I can’t comprehend this. We rarely go above 3 ledger lines in either clef
Thats why after i get my flute music i dedicate a night to writing in those notes 😅
I have to agree, I have been playing only for 2 years but slowly it’s getting taller and taller
"use a higher clef"
"get that guy outta here"
The instrument gets so high it sounds like a scream if you don’t get it right 💀