Monday, May 7, 2012

Flute

Basic things about Flute Teaching and Learning



1. Flute Assembly (head, middle and foot joint)

Step 1 Open the case which the brand name is shown on the top. Place the foot joint on the middle section. To avoid pressure on the keys, grab where there are no keys. Turn foot joint to accommodate length of right pinky, key rod of foot should align with the middle of keys of the middle joint

Step 2 Place the head joint on the middle joint. Align so that the center of the embouchure hole is in line with the center of the keys. 

2. Daily Care of the flute
1) After playing, swab the bore using a dry cotton cloth threaded onto the cleaning rod and wrapped over the end of the rod. 2) Wipe off fingerprints with a cotton cloth 3) If there is moisture under pads or if pads are sticking, insert absorbent cloth between key and tone hole and gently close keys.

3. 6 step body position check for flute playing position
1) Head up  2) Bring flute to mouth  3) Flute should be parallel to lips  4) Flute may be parallel with floor  5) Chest up  6) In sitting position, right elbow should not hook over back of chair

4. Developing a aperture
Verbalize and explain how to do air on hand [pencil dot] exercise

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