So I've been looking into getting a bass flute for a while now, I want to large range of the instruments in the flute family of course. And primarily I've been looking at Black Nickel Bass flutes since my one experience with them it sounded gorgeous. Genuinely the black nickel sounded better than the normal silver, at least to my ears. However I've also seen many negative reviews about black nickel as well as the producers Gemeinhardt. Does anyone have advice on the matter? Or alternative? Any materials that sound very similar to black nickel that are produced by other companies.

This is the place to promote yourself! Whether it's a performance you are proud of, offering teaching, or anything else flute related.

(And a photo of my gorgeous flute:))

I just found out yesterday that I’ve been accepted to my dream school for flute performance, Oberlin Conservatory! I can’t wait to start this new chapter of my life :))

Have to do it quickly and don't know any good fingerings for it

Hi everyone! My mum just said I could get a new flute for my birthday, and I'm not really sure which one to buy. My teacher suggested the Altus brand, but I think it's too expensive and out of budget for me. I'd say my budget right now is maybe 1,000 in pounds - 1,500?

Right now I have a Yamaha YFL 222, and I've been using it for like 4 years? Since I started grade one, and now I'm doing my grade 8 so I would like an intermediate flute, preferably not that expensive and not the Pearl brand because my teacher said it was bad haha, so if anyone has any recommendations, feel free to post the link below or reach out!

Hello fellow flutist’s! I’m thinking about relearning how to play the flute and wanted to ask if any of you have recommendations on what song books to pick up to learn solos.

I have about 4 years of experience under my belt.

Also yes, I will be starting with scales ;D

I'm playing Jolivet's concerto tomorrow for a little competition. It's my first competition, do you have any advice concerning the piece or on preparing for competitions in general ?

and how can i stop accidentally moving the flute while changing from note to another ?

So I am thinking about looking at more professional grade flutes, as I’ve had a Powell Sonare 705 for nearly 6 years now and I am for sure going to continue playing once I graduate HS this year. This flute has treated me quite well but I would like to take it a step further and upgrade, however there are so many options I don’t even know where to begin!! Anyone got any advice as to what brands/series to look for? :c

I play an allegro C flute and I have any to play a new flute for band (I am a guy and in 8th btw) I kind of wanna play picolo but not as bad as playing a deeper flute, but my bd said that music is only made for c flute and picolo. I want to play a diff flute anyone know what other type music is made for, that I can play

I'm a flutist in high school interested in pursuing my musical career, would Colburn pre-college be better for me or SFCM pre-college? Which one offers more substance?

I bought a Yamaha YFL-222 "International Version" off Amazon because it's half the price of the US version. I learned sometimes these flutes can be counterfeit. The flute's serial number, "Made in Indonesia" and Yamaha logo all match other pics I find online but those could also be counterfeit. Does /r/Flute have pics of 222's? I'll take a trip to a music store and compare to another one but until then mine are here:

• https://imgur.com/a/yYa85Ek

Hey flutes! Im playing this with my quintet. I like when I can think of a story to go with a piece..it helps me tune into the spirit of it and create the intended vibe. So far all I have found about this piece is it’s meant to showcase each instrument individually. Does anyone have a fun idea about a story behind the music?

EDIT: from the info that I've gathered in the past hours, it doesn't seem to be such thing as an authorised Muramatsu technician in my country (I'm located in Europe). This technician I took my flute to, and a few more I've find online, have access to Muramatsu materials through a distributor that sells these materials to them, but that seems to be all. I have reached out to a couple of the european Muramatsu dealers to ask for information, and in the meantime I'll try to schedule an appointment with the technician that did the last repairs.

Thank you everybody for your input and advice, you've been all so nice and supportive. I feel better and more reassured now. I may or may not be needing a change, that's something to find out, but I hope I'll get to have my Muramatsu back into its best condition.

Hi everybody,

I'm usually a reddit lurker, but this might be a question for the techs or other professional flutists out there and I wouldn't mind some help.

I own a Muramatsu DN with B-foot that I bought in 2002. For different reasons (money was tight and anyway I felt comfortable with this flute) I kept playing with it for more than 20 years and never changed to a new one. It has been regularly taken to a trusted technician.

For the past few years, though, I have been experiencing trouble with my playing: some slurs are not as clean, some notes less bright than others, a difficulty with the low end notes never experienced before, and also the feeling that the mechanism doesn't respond as fast as before. I brought it to a very good technician this past year for an overhaul and according to him, after the new padding and adjusting and cleaning and all, the flute should work without trouble.

So I began thinking it was me, maybe I am developing tensions on the embouchure and what not, but recently, I got to play with other flutes, student flutes, nothing fancy (Pearl F765, Muramatsu EX), and they responded much better than my flute. A colleague (clarinet player) suggested that maybe the flute is just too old and I should switch to a new one, or that maybe flute quality has improved so much over the last 20 years than my flute is not up to the new standars and that's why it lost in the comparison with cheaper flutes.

So my questions are: are nowadays student flutes better than what 20 years ago was considered semi-professional? Or should I assume that my flute's life has arrived to its end? :(

Thank you in advance

Ive decided I wanted to take up Flute but I’m worried about learning it. One reason I want to learn and instrument is cause my school has a concert band that I’d love to join however my only musical experience is basic piano and I’m worried that since I only have 2 and a bit yrs left before I graduate and I’m worried I won’t be good enough to get in even if I do take it up. Should I still try to get in?

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Im very sorry for this request, but im not capable of doing it on my own. My cousin is on his deathbed, this song was our farewell song in the last time we ever talked, i want to play it on my flute...i cant find a sheet for it online, dont know where to get one.

Hi, I recently Purchased a Powell (https://www.justflutes.com/shop/product/powell-sonare-ps-905befkt-flute) Auramite Barell, Headjoint and Crown. It is a beautiful flute and I really like the tone of the upper and lower register. However, I have noticed that my Middle E is very airy. I previously played a full silver flute so was wandering if this could be due to the change in Metal's composition? Any help would be useful as I never had such a problem on my tone before.

Hello Flutists! I have an audition in June to get into music uni to be a music teacher in special needs. Flute will be my main instrument and I‘m already practing the lovely „Soir dans les montagnes“ by Eugène Bozza. I have to recite two pieces of different classical genres. I‘m either looking for something contemporary or a renaissance or baroque piece preferably for solo flute. Because I‘m focusing on the other piece I wouldn’t want anything too long and too expert-y. I‘ve been playing the flute for ten years now, but my strong suits aren‘t the higher registers and agility. I want to show myself from my best side and not want to score an own goal by choosing a piece that is too hard for me. Does anybody have a piece they‘ve played before that could be fit? Would help out a lot!

I want to buy digital version of Robert Dick book "Tone development trough extended techniques". There is no delivery in my country in this moment.