Flute lessons for beginners

In Flute Q&A #49, you'll learn how to master your scales, as a beginner flutist. These are the 5 steps that I teach all my beginner students, and it's a very effective way to quickly get good at the flute!

How do we get the perfect flute embouchure? This is the most important flute technique to learn. Read here to find out how to do it!

"The flute can be an awkward instrument to hold and many students struggle to balance it properly." Since bad habits can start on the first day your students get a hold of their instrument, it's important to be prepared to prevent that as much as possible. This quick read is great for beginning band directors, middle school directors, and private lesson teachers who're working with new flutists! Click here to read about and put these easy tips to use. #banddirectorstalkshop #beginningband…

Beginner Flute Lesson 7 : Holding the flute - 8notes.com

4 flute hacks and tips for band directors and private lesson teachers to implement NOW! These tips will help prevent bad flute playing habits- a win!

To successfully play the flute, you need to master hand and finger placement. Whether you’re a complete novice to the flute or have some experience on the instr

Band directors, do you need help teaching your beginners proper flute vibrato? This article give 6 simple steps to teaching and improving flute vibrato in your band, and lots of tips for better sounds. Flute vibrato is a crucial aspect of beginning band for every flute player, so learn how to teach it right the first time. Click here to check it out! #banddirectorstalkshop #flutevibrato #beginningflute #teachflutevibrato #beginnerband

BANSURI MAINTENANCE Tips for keeping you bansuri in good shape. DO NOT PLAY THE BANSURI IN THE COLD. If the bamboo is very cold on the outside and then you suddenly blow warm air into it without warming the outside of the bamboo first, the bamboo will expand inside but the outside will stay the same. This pressure will be too much for the bamboo to take and it may crack. This has happened to several people I know who ordered flutes from India (including myself on 1 occasion) and then upon…

Click here for a great article on tonguing & embouchure flexibility for beginning flute. If you are a beginning band director/flute teacher, these flute lessons & tips will be valuable, especially for the beginning of the year. Many common flute problems are discussed. Your beginner flute player will be better at their instrument in no time! Visit Band Directors Talk Shop for band resources, music lesson plans, band activities, music games, elementary music ideas, music activities and more!