#Dont call me up flute notes free#

on Irish ornamentation as well, if you are into that sort of thing.Ĩ. It’s for tinwhistles obviously, but the fingerings for simple system flutes and Irish whistle are basically the same. fingering charts at the Tinwhistle Fingering Research Center. (such as OXX-OOO for the C natural.) There are some great alt. Also cross fingerings will achieve many of the chromatic notes as well. A simple fingering chart is below, but you can achieve the entire chromatic scale (all the sharps and flats) by using half hole coverings on the last finger in the line (half- steps).

#Dont call me up flute notes free#

Do a search and you can find a lot of great free info. Most of what you may seek is widely available online. NOTE: Sorry, but I will not have much time to respond to individual inquiries on instruction.

Watch the Videos! I will be putting up more “how to play” videos soon, but just watching how I approach it will help. Then it all starts to come naturally and the awkward part is over very fast.Ħ. a day and before you know it, perfect balance. If anything, I liken it to riding a bike… do it for 15 min. Like any new skill (if young… talking, walking) it takes a bit of time. Now imagine being Mona Lisa spitting out a watermelon seed going “phuuu” (perhaps not a pleasant thought… but thats the shape you want!) Tighten that a bit, and the smaller lip opening with a little more air pressure will make the flute note “jump” an octave.Ĭover all the holes lightly but firmly to get a good sealĥ. The lips are actually more of their normal shape… or like a “Mona Lisa” smile if anything… so relax and be mysterious like her). To play the higher octave, (the same note, only higher by an octave) pinch the lips a bit tighter together (I don’t say “pucker” tighter, because you may start trying to make that “whistling” shape with the lips. If the flute jumps up in pitch as you go down, try blowing more softly.Ĥ. Gently extend the fingers and use the finger “pad”, not the “tip”.ģ. Luckily, you will never have to pay for an expensive re-pad job on these flutes!)Ģ. (This is akin to having “leaky pads” on a keyed flute. If you can’t get the next note, chances are you have a small air leak with one of your fingers not sealing the hole completely. Don’t attempt to cover the next hole until you have gotten a tone on the previous one.