I am in the process of not pressing the pinky finger where ever I can. I developed arthrosis in that finger, and I will use that finger only for sound, never for balance. And so, I figured it's not needed for a F, but it is needed for a E. So, the only times now I will use it is for E and Eb (and the low register notes).
Thanks, Mrs, Hicks. Super useful! I've been taught to use the alternate fingering you depicted for C sharp all the time (whenever possible), in order to make C sharp a little less sharp. Am I wrong in this?
Hi! Thanks for watching the video ;) You are NOT wrong at all using your "other" C way---At the end of the day, all that matters is that it works for you AND your C is all the better for it!
@@Cubasenet33 Happy to help! You can also reach out to me on Lessonface.com for more "flute-talk" I'm Kate Hicks there, lol. Love that we are playing our flutes!!!!!
Yeah---the flute is a challenging beast, since it is very different from all the other wind instruments! We flute players have all sorts of tips and tricks that are easy to find on RUclips. Good luck :)
Book ordered! Thank you, Kate for another fun lesson with flute! 😊
You're welcome, Christina!!! :)
Super helpful!
Good to hear! Enjoy the freedom to free yourself up from those fingering charts :)
Thank you so much!
You are very welcome!!!! Sorry---didn't see your comment until now :-0
@@flutelady101 no worries. :)
I am in the process of not pressing the pinky finger where ever I can. I developed arthrosis in that finger, and I will use that finger only for sound, never for balance. And so, I figured it's not needed for a F, but it is needed for a E. So, the only times now I will use it is for E and Eb (and the low register notes).
Thanks, Mrs, Hicks. Super useful! I've been taught to use the alternate fingering you depicted for C sharp all the time (whenever possible), in order to make C sharp a little less sharp. Am I wrong in this?
Hi! Thanks for watching the video ;) You are NOT wrong at all using your "other" C way---At the end of the day, all that matters is that it works for you AND your C is all the better for it!
@@flutelady101 Thanks for taking away my worry about that. You are so nice in answering questions!
@@Cubasenet33 Happy to help! You can also reach out to me on Lessonface.com for more "flute-talk" I'm Kate Hicks there, lol. Love that we are playing our flutes!!!!!
Where can I find the book?
You can find it at fluteworld.com www.fluteworld.com/product/alternative-fingerings-for-the-flute-2nd-edition/
Have fun with it!!
Why is it hard for me to play f
Yeah---the flute is a challenging beast, since it is very different from all the other wind instruments! We flute players have all sorts of tips and tricks that are easy to find on RUclips. Good luck :)