Returning to Flute After Years Away: Where to Start

You played the flute. Maybe as a child, maybe in school, maybe years ago when life was less full than it is now. And then, for whatever reason

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Easy Flute Songs for Beginners You Already Know (And Can Actually Play)

There’s a moment every adult flute learner knows well: you’ve got a sound happening, your fingers are starting to find their way around the keys, and you desperately

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Flute Breathing Exercises for Adult Beginners

Ask any flute teacher what holds adult beginners back the most, and breathing comes up almost every time. Not talent. Not musical knowledge. Not even embouchure. Breathing. More

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How to Get a Clear Flute Tone: A Practical Guide for Adult Learners

One of the first things adult flute learners say when they come to The Flute Collective is some version of the same thing: "I can get notes out,

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How to Play Lush Low Notes and Heavenly High Notes on Flute Effortlessly

These are some of the questions I get asked the most... "How do I play high notes on flute more easily?" "Why aren't my low notes sounding properly?"

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Flute tone colours: How to Find Your Unique Flute Sound

If you could use one word to describe your flute tone (or how your flute sounds), what would it be? Rich, clear and focused? Or... fuzzy, weak and airy? If you'd

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8 Flute Practise Hacks: Save Time and Improve Faster

The difference between being good and being great at something is rarely a product of sheer talent.It’s no secret. It's your flute practise. But you work. You study. You

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Breath Support: The Why, What and How…

When it comes to playing a wind instrument such as the flute, the way we breathe and blow is really the cornerstone of our performance.We’re all told to

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13 Flute Practice Mistakes you Might be Making….

As flute players that are learning online at home, it can be easy to slip into some bad habits that ultimately make flute playing more difficult for you.

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Tempo Markings (speed) and changes of tempo

At the beginning of each piece the initial tempo (or speed) of the piece is usually indicated using an Italian word. Overall, there are no strict speeds when

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