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1:30 when you're so good at playing flute your brain won't let you do to the wrong lip position

I always die when the part where she's frowning while trying to make a sound.

i’ve been struggling with getting a clear sound , this is extremely helpful! thanks a bunch!

7:09 is the exercise, marking it in the comments cuz I know I’ll come back to it! So helpful thank you :)

No because I’ve been struggling in band for literal months because my tone was so off and I KNEW that I was doing something wrong. When I saw that “tighten and bring the corners together” part in the lip section, I was shocked at how much better I sounded! Thanks you so much!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Just got a flute yesterday, all I gotta say is I personally believe it's harder to play than the (alto/tenor) saxophone, it takes far more air and you can't place your lips on something solid and firmly like a mouthpiece or a reed, props to flute players tbh

I’m in marching band this year, it’s been a while since I’ve played and this was very helpful with me reestablishing my embouchure. Thank you!

I will never forgive my music teacher for keeping me from playing the flute because I was fat. He should’ve never been a teacher to begin with. Thank god my mom put him in his place. Sadly that moment affected me so negatively it still has me self conscious some times till this day.

Ive been playing flute since middle schoool till highschool so 7 years and I stop playng when I got to college, now I want to get back to it because I wanted to get better til now and plau freely enjoying music and I missed being in concert band and marching band.

YOUR SO HELPFUL!!! I was so tired of being left out in band for not knowing how to play my flute or even make a sound and people laughed at me this helped me a lot! 💕

first of all, THANK YOU. i am a self learner of bamboo flute. although your style is of metal flute, still i find your videos very useful. i currently can not afford to pay an instructor here in Dubai (they're expensive i can pay 2 months of house rent instead). thank you again for helping us. and love you very much. may you keep inspiring and guiding more and more people. :)

I've just begun doubling on the flute. I'm a sax guy. Your vidoes help SOO much!! Thank a lot :)

I play the clarinet but i always wanted to play the flute!

Watched this video a year ago when I had just got my Jean Paul I kept your tips in mind when I was getting tutored I can scale really well now and play some very jolly songs like winter wonderland.

Just bought a flute today from an antique/second-hand market stall. Never played flute in my life. I recently started playing the altosax and had an idea of how the keys are supposed to feel and to seal and this flute, although far from perfect, seemed to be able to be of full playable capability. I watched many videos before stumbling onto this one and couldn't get a sound out of it. As soon as you explained it it completely clicked into place and I'm playing notes with ease. Thank you so much!

It is interesting to see how a musical instrument shapes the body of a diligent musician. Never reconized with a flute player. The muscles of a trompetist are quiet different

I’ve played for 7 years, then took 5 years off. So I’m super excited to pick my flute back up to maybe become professional. I have started overthinking it after all this time, and this helps a ton to bring it back to basics and relax.

I tried out for my band yesterday on the flute (I had never even seen a head joint in real life) And it took me less than 3 tries this video helped a lot!

Another really helpful excercise is holding notes. You start at a1 and go the chromatic scale down to c1, then from a1 and go the chromatic scale up. Play every note as long and as loud as you can (or as long and as quiet as you can) and breath after every note. It helps you to control your breath duration and tone. Also helps you to figure out exact amount of breath for every note.

Im a new band student now, and im playing the flute! I chose it because its really easy for me to blow, and also im different because im left handed, so i have to practice some skills for right handed because i cant be the only person who plays flute on the wrong way cuz people may make fun of me but im ok! By the way i love this video because its really educational for flute players! Love ittt!

I usually play some scales and long notes as a warm up. I really enjoy the videos of @TheFluteChannel, they are funny, very informative and motivating!!

Thanks so much for this Channel. I am starting to play again after 50 years. Played in School till I started a Family. Am now retired and want to play for myself again. Very good Video.

My warm up! I repeat each step down/up x2 and in 1 breath (no fizzle out!) but yeah😏 My private lesson teacher was always with the challenges but, was an entire earth angel😇 Such a lovely and gentle spirit. Amazing memories of that time and place. Good stuff! 🎼🎵✨

this was a lot of help! i’ve been playing flute since i was very young, and i’m currently helping some classmates learn flute at my high school. it’s been difficult for me to explain how to play it comfortably, since it’s just instinct for me. this really helped me explain in detail to them how to make a sound :) thank you so much!!

Merci beaucoup ! J'avais abandonné la flûte après 3-4 ans de pratique car ne trouvant pas un son propre dans les médium, c'était trop fort, strident et bourré d'harmoniques, malgré le fait que j'y bossais tous les jours, ça me rendait fou. Grâce à votre vidéo j'ai compris que je forçais trop sur les lèvres, les muscles étaient très tendus et immobiles, je souriais excessivement d'un côté et tenais la flûte de travers en conséquence. Seules quelques notes sortaient propres (du si médium au ré aigu + tout le registre grave). J'ai appliqué petit à petit vos indications (ça a pris deux bonnes heures de replay et d'exercices avec un miroir du coup) sur la position des lèvres et voilà que tout le registre médium sort bien plus propre et commence à tendre vers la nuance piano ! Les harmoniques restent présentes sur certaines notes mais c'est un grand pas en avant. J'ai du boulot maintenant pour améliorer les médiums et travailler les aigus, encore merci !

This video helps a lot! I'm not a flutist but I bought a YAMAHA fife many years ago. I couldn't make sound with it so I gave up. I almost forgot it until I found it this week. This time I really want to play it successfully. I watched lots of video about fife or flute teaching about lip position but I never success, until I find your video! Even though I still making air sound with it, I will keep practicing to make the clear sound🎶

Im doing flute in middle school band and I'm getting my flute tomorrow so I'm watching this to help me prepare :)

Thank you, I have improved on my clarity and sounded SO much better. Thanks again!

I have such small lungs, and this is the instrument I got in band, I can’t even make a noise 😅

I am writing this from Turkey. You're an incredible woman. Your videos are really helpful. I hope one day I can play just like you💓💓

2:03😂😂😂 lmao. As I'm watching, they just keep throwing it in. I'm dead

i play the flute and i’m still trying to get rid of the clear sound on my flute... 😭

thank you, Amelie, for teaching us the flute you are the best😘🥰😄💕💜💝💋

I play the baritone. It is completely different instrument and I was struggling with the flute until I found this. Thank you so much!

I bought the amazon flute you were talking about and this instrument is really fun to play. Trying to understand the lips position is a challenge I just gave me and the fun fact is that you get better every day so you can't really give up. Well thanks for your nice videos that really make playing flute a fun game :)

Thank you so much for making this video. I recently got the urge to build a flute out of wood after playing through Xenoblade Chronicles 3. While trying to cut it down to the proper length to play an A note I realized that I didn't really know how to make a constant sound. After watching your video and a bit of practice I was able to pull it off the same night. Now onto drilling and tuning the finger holes

even when you show us the wrong way to play flute, your playing is still great :D

Thank you so much I am in a middle school band and is the only one who cant get a sound out of the flute but now I can thank you so much!!!

Positively hilarious lol Been watching this cause my gf plays the flute, I didn't expect to get a laugh

I finally figured out what’s wrong and it took me a day to figure it out but I wasn’t placing the embrochure in the right place under my chin so when I played it sounded like “AAGHHHH” basically. This helped so much 😭 Edit: I started playing in class with the tongue and today it sounded so amazing

In my school before we are in band we test the instrument we want and I was good at the flute and the clarinet but I chose the flute my second fav other than the violin😁😁

I was having a lot of trouble getting a Bb out of my flute.... i was very sad and was wondering what’s up. went on youtube, found this video & 2:51 seconds later my flute sounds amazing!!! thanks!!!

I re-watched this video and picked up on don't stress over the lip position. It was hard because I couldn't make sound because I was covering the hole or to far from the whole. The mirror has been the best tip yet thanks.

Thank you so much! I bought a flute for myself and I'm a beginner and your videos help me alot

This is one of my problem and once i started following this guidelines, it really works! I’m so thankful🖤

For a clear sound, I used go practice in the bathroom, you can hear everything. Eventually I practiced outside, if your delivery and pitch is good the sound resonance carries outside. Too bad I couldn't keep time. You are such an awesome instructor.

THANK YOU!!!!!! This must have been the most simple, yet best explanation of how to bloody blow on sideblown flutes!!! 😅 You've helped me alot, Thx again!

This is definitely helpful for me! I just started learning Flute a month ago. I especially need to work harder on getting the high notes accurately.

Great video, I sent it to a friend who's just starting out since I'm not a very good teacher lol. I hope it's helpful to him.

This helped a lot I’m a beginner and I’ve been struggling to even play one note this helps so much thanks 🙏

I swear I’m gonna throw my flute across the room if I can’t do this

I have been playing the flute for the last 6 years and never understood how people couldn't make a normal sound with it, even the younger flute players, because for me it was pretty easy. I clicked on this video because why not? It can always be helpful. But now seeing this comment section I'm actually surprised for the amount of people that needed help and genuinely wanted to learn and just couldn't get that clear sound. I always thought it was easy and only who didn't makw an effort couldn't do it because my experience with the younger players at my school was that they were simply too lazy and didn't want to do anything. Now I realize that it can actually be hard for some people specially self learners. I hope you (and we) get better and better!

I am start playing the flute this is helpful thank you

Hey, so I just got a new flute the other day and I love it! I’ve never played before so I’m not good lol but when I got it i of course looked up videos on tips and you were one of the first channels I saw. I love this channel a lot and i look forward to every video. Your video have helped me so much with my flute and I’m so thankful. This channel is amazing!!

2:07 didn't expect that one it's like you're vlogging WAHAHAHAA

Oh my goodness, I’m so lucky that you uploading a LONG time ago. I signed up for band practice and I don’t even know how to blow into it (blow past it)!

Next year I can join band and I want to play the Flute. You just got a new subscriber!!!

Thank you for all of your patience with us 😃

I am new learner ,I thought this video is best .there are so many videos avilable but this was just tremendous .for last one week I will to try how to blow flute.finaly I got it.Thanks..

I always use the excercise you used in the video and also I use scales and arpeggios as a warm up

I’m joining band this year and flute is the instrument I chose u sound so good! It’s ok I can keep on practicing and should take my time so I can get it right! Thx for the help imma stay updated on ur channel I’m a new sub btw 😊

Although I’m VERY late and this video was super helpful I just can’t get enough of the “TFOU TFOU”

I am new to flut world that is indian flute but gaining a lot.thank u

Extremely helpful I can now make a clear sound on my instrument. Thanks a bunch appreciate it

I have to check my pitch to make sure I am in tune. I know when I am out of tune but need to use a tuner to check. I have a practice place that is not a constant temperature and boy does warm/hot temperatures affect the pitch of the flute. Love your videos always learning, I am working my way up the scale and am now quite confident up to the high b flat but want to get up to the C because when playing a C major scale I don't want to stop at the A or B below it.

Best tutorial i ever found on the matter. Even best tone of explaining voice. So professional. Not a youtuber, a real teacher.

I am starting the flute after the holidays and I am so excited 😆 This video was very relaxing This is kinda weird but your voice soothes me a lot. Your videos are amazing 😉 From Australia

Did you know that the flute is the instrument that takes the most air to play?

I guess we have different ways of playing a flute, but I find this way my type of playing a flute for an upcoming concert.

I play Viola, bass, and piano, but I'm going to sub to this channel to start learning my very first wind instrument. So excited!

Very helpful...I am in the midst of making a six hole keyless flute and being an old trombone player I am having a hard time with my embrasure, so this was helpful. Thank you!

I joined band for middle school and I went for the fitting where you got to try all the instruments and they positioned the instrument and the person who was fitting me I asked to try the flute first and the rolled the flute down and didn’t position it correctly so I couldn’t blow it to it so I got clarinet and now I’m asking if I can switch but I have to wait another month

This really helped me improve on my sound and lip position thank you so much!

🤣 This used to drive my dog crazy when I was first learning...I am determined to come back...THANK YOU! ❤️

I got my flute today. Ive been a brass player for years. Im 28 decided to pick up something new to try. This flute is honestly hard to play. To any flute player i gave crap to. I apologize. This take some dedication for real. I can't wait to get a good sound from it. So far I can play one note and Barely hold it lol.

When you're a flute player and you laugh way too much *cri*

This was really helpful and infinite stars for this channel

I’ve been struggling for months, and I’m gonna watch this vid wish me good luck

Thank you! Your explanation helped me to play my wooden flute called quena, from south America

1:22 NO KISSING LMAOO THATS HILARIOUS PART 😂😂🤣

Very helpful thank you. I thought I was doing OK, until I relaxed my lips even more, the sound difference was instantly audible, much clearer and less breathy to my ears :)

Those low notes sound so great

Thank you so much for posting this. If i hadn't looked at this I wouldn't have made it to band!!!!

The golden Marcel Moyes's De la Sonorite 💕💕💕

For behalf of JJ thank you for teaching him how to flute

I've just started secondary skl and I took part in the music program in which I was chosen for flute. I got my first lesson and the teacher taught us how to blow on the flute for the first time and then tomorrow i forgot how to blow it properly. But good thing i found this vid and it helped me remember the steps, thanks😅💕

I don't even have a flute yet (I had once), but I am watching your videos for when I can have one again!! Very good tips and lessons. really. Thank you

I'd like to say I have a pretty somewhat clear sound, but I'm working on it more. What motivates me is a Uni student that comes by my high school to help us 😂weird I know, but if you heard him play the flute it's so clear and beautiful I'm jellyyyy

I don’t even play the flute I play the trumpet but her voice is so soothing

Thankyou so much I had Trouble finding my sweet spot on my flute So video was very helpful!

hi I love ur vids I have a pink flute I got 2 hours ago my mom and dad got it for me for band and now I’m practicing only when I got it!i start Tuesday and can’t wait to show my teacher all the good things I can do on it. He said I will be going to band 1/2 or 2 hours per day cause school ends at 1:25 for me.im in 4th grade and this was really helpful!thank you so much -Dara

I usually play long tone, and James Galway’s warm up to keep my embouchure similar as possible as I can. Few days ago, I realized that my embouchure is too tight and not relaxed. So I am focusing on keeping my embouchure same. And taffanel and gaubert’s finger exercises!

Hi Amelie, have been playing the flute for 5 weeks now (went from a recorder to flute). Love the instrument, still battle lots with the breething and sound formation. Thanks for your informative channel, learning a lot.

This really helped my daughter thank you

this is really helpful as a jazz tenor sax player learning to double instruments

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot

4:55 literally me every time I play the flute.

omg thanks so much this was a BIG help i do band for schools and this rlly helps so i didnt fail in front of my whole class

Bonjour Amelie j'ai commencé la flute il y a 6 mois .Merci pour tes exercices .