3 Tips for Changing Octaves and Making Jumps in Irish Flute Tunes (Video)
How do you change octaves and make jumps within Irish tunes—without cracking the sound, losing tone quality, or missing notes? I have three tips for playing with great tone quality, even as you're changing octaves and jumping around.
3 Tips for Positioning Your Flute Headjoint
Finding the ideal placement for a flute headjoint has important ramifications for intonation and tone quality—and as a result, for ease and enjoyment of playing as well. Positioning of headjoints can often be a matter of personal preference, depending not only on the flute, but on the shape of a player's mouth and the tone quality they wish to achieve. Here are some ideas with which to get started.