To play rich, beautiful low notes on the flute, there are a few things you need to consider. Air Direction To play low notes we need to make sure that we are blowing down. Imagine that there are four points that you need to hit. To get low notes we want to blow down (photo 1). Moderate low = photo 2, moderate high = photo 3, high = photo 4. A tool to help visualise this is called a pneumo pro, a yellow headjoint with four fans (google it!). Okay, so we have the note but it do

This is a common question I'm asked by many students. But fear not! There are a couple of factors that come into play that you can work through to improve your sound! Embouchure (mouth formation) Your mouth needs to be pinched at the sides (left and right) with a small hole in the middle (or slightly to the side if you have a peaked lip). When you blow, your air stream should form a small triangle on the mouthpiece. But be quick, it disappears quickly! Everyone will be differ