Hey guys! I just worked out, so I'm a sweaty pig right now in great need of a shower. I'll brb to answer comments! Anyway, here's another fail story of mine. If you happen to know which university this is, please keep that university's privacy in mind and do NOT post their name in the comments or on any social media this video is shared on. I always find I learn the most from my failures. They are always the experiences I refer back to when I'm preparing for an audition or performance and even when I'm teaching! Thoughts? :)
Thanks so much for posting this! It's so encouraging to someone like me who is constantly terrified of failure, to remind me to learn from it and move on, so thanks!
JustAnotherFlutist So I realize I’m getting to this video super late but I’m such a huge fan of your work. I have to admit this one has me choked up a bit. There really is no more humbling an experience than failing something you’ve worked so hard for. I remember bombing a jury so hard because I hadn’t learned how to work through my performance anxiety yet which was so bad I would hyperventilate and my palms would sweat and my fingers would start slipping. Another issue that I struggled with in extreme anxiety was tension. My entire body would tense up and no matter what I did I couldn’t stay on tempo. This particular time I can’t even say I remember playing a single note. I do know I didn’t miss any notes....but....I played the entire piece so rushed that they literally drew circles around every page from corner to corner and wrote “RUSHING”. I was so humiliated by that experience but it really made me take the time to address what was causing the anxiety, and instead of making more excuses about it as being something out of my control, I finally tackled it...at least as a flutist. Haha I’m also a singer/songwriter and tackling that anxiety is still a work in progress. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for sharing this because I know it’s tough to talk about those moments. If you’re like me it doesn’t matter if it was last week or 15 years ago it can still bring those emotions to the surface. I applaud you for doing that for the benefit of all your viewers.
Girl you are completely reflecting all of the feels that I feel in these last two videos. Lol. In regards to this video, this really helped me face my recent slump (ie how come every excerpt still sounds like a flaming pile of garbage, I'm the worst flutist and probably human ever, etc etc) and realize that instead of being defeated and defined by so called failures, use them as a tool to further growth. So, thanks for being so open. It is so helpful to your viewers. You are super cool.
Hey Joanna, thx for sharing this story. In 2017 I am going to audition for the flute bachelor and I am pretty nervous about it. Your talk about failing is realy encouraging for me. Thank you a lot.
Failed an audition last night (clarinet). I’d done many auditions back in middle school/ high school. Now I’m an adult and it’s been years since I played in a band or orchestra. Thought I’d get back into it, so I tried out for a community (not professional) orchestra. I prepared as much as I could given the time I had. It didn’t work out this time 🤷♀️ It’s been humbling. Making me question if it’s possible to get back to the level I had in high school. Maybe not, given the time I can invest into practicing in addition to a full time job and other interests in life. I just thought it’d be fun to play some music with other people. But I console myself thinking I’ll have more free time and less pressure now. 😅
Oh no that's terrible! I'm preparing for auditions for my masters degree and I am terrified about these auditions because this is my gap year. Last year, I was preparing for grad school auditions and I had a lot in my plate but it did not go well because I hadn't gotten my professional flute yet and I felt like no matter what I did to get better it was never enough and as a result, I felt like I plateaued. Thank you Joanna! I really needed this :)
I'm currently on a gap year, but I graduated high school in June. I had made a last minute decision to go to my local community college, which gave me a month to prepare for my scholarship audition. I failed miserably. So, during this year off, I have been practicing a TON to hopefully get a better scholarship.
i'm not even a music major and i found this helpful :) i played the flute quite a lot in high school, but, sadly, i don't have much time for it anymore. i will pick it up again; i miss playing the flute :(
Thank you ....I really appreciated this . I'm a pianist and my teacher signed me up for one of the biggest national competitions... The first night I had to play one of my pieces .... the only problem was was that I didn't know it that well + I took stress tablets (that I suspect made me forget a bit....) When I got onto stage , I got through half of it and had a memory lapse....lol , so I didn't finish The next night I had to play pieces that ,fortunately , I was very familiar with . I then put so much pressure on myself (subconsciously) to nail that night to make up for the previous nigths fail , that I failed that night to ..LOL 2 min after the failed performance , I went to a practice room and played both the failed pieces flawlessly 😂
Thank you for making this kind of video. My bachelor's isn't in music but I feel like I can apply the points in this video to my Chemistry degree. I want to go to med school but am afraid that I won't do well on the MCAT or in the interviews for a school. But this video gives me hope.
I'm not sure if I remember incorrectly, but I remember when I used to march, my band director said that the wind instruments get cold, it becomes flat because the particles in the air are moving more slowly, while pianos, marimbas, xylophones, etc... become sharp because the strings/keys themselves become smaller, creating a higher pitch sound.
Interesting! My reasoning was that conical shaped instruments have the opposite effect from cylindrical instruments. If cylindrical instruments go sharp, conical shaped instruments will go flat, and vice versa. So it can't just be that the particles in the air are moving more slowly? Maybe it's both reasons!
JustAnotherFlutist I've been told by friends, teachers and acquaintances that the opposite happens for string instruments: If string players play in a cold room or cold weather then they sound sharp. However, for wind instruments we get sharp in a hot room or hot weather :)
During my junior year of high school, I had ended up failing my chemistry class during the second semester because of the fact that I had a major surgery done in the middle of the semester. I never completely understood why, but I been told that the amount of time I've been under anesthesia had triggered my executive function skill problems to be worse than I normally had. I am going to be retaking chemistry next semester and I hope that I don't recreate what I've gone through last year.
JustAnotherFlutist thanks! By the way I have played this instrument called a cornet and I ended up having to stop playing after I had gotten my braces on. This was in elementary school and I hope to return to playing it. In the meantime I am learning how to play the keyboard with one hand. Having cerebral palsy can make your instrument choices become limited by motor skills. I'm also been doing vocals on my own through this karaoke app by Smule, the same company that created the Magic Piano app. The karaoke app is called Sing!
Hey Joanne! Thank you SO much for posting these videos. I'm a senior on my Bachelor's in both Flute Performance and Music Production, so basically I have had to take at least 18 credits (9ish or more classes) every semester. My professor wants me to start applying to Grad schools, but I don't know if it's the best option because I want to get more familiar with what I'm actually capable of when I don't have all of these other responsibilities in the way. How important do you think it is to get a Masters right away? Is it way harder to consider it if I choose to wait a year?
Hey can you try a Lefreque on some of you flutes and give an honest review on if they actually work? I'm very curious and I really want to buy one but I'm sceptical
Hey Joe! I love your videos, as an aspiring musician it's awesome to learn about life as a musician from an actual pro. Anyway I don't want to sound rude or anything, but I think your explanation of how temperature affects tuning is a little off. Based on my own understanding and what I've learned in physics class at school, the frequency of a sound in air can be approximated by the speed of sound(which changes based on temp.) divided by the wavelength of the vibration(which is effectively controlled by your fingerings). With a colder air column, the speed of sound decreases and thus the frequency of vibration decreases with it, creating a lower pitch. The effects of the expansion/contraction of the metal is pretty negligible. As someone who dabbles in sax, clarinet, and flute, I know that the shape of the air column doesn't matter, this same concept applies for all of them. The reverse is true for strings, however, because as the temp. gets colder, the strings contract and tension increases, thus raising the pitch. This can be a huge issue if these instruments try to play together in a very cold/hot environment. A single reeds professor once told me a story about how he played clarinet at a gig with a guitarist in a really cold room, and that as they were playing, the guitarist would quickly loosen his strings while playing crazy runs to stay in tune with the clarinet. Anyway, I hope that explanation makes sense. Keep up the good work!
Hm, good idea. Though it really varies from person to person. You basically have to ask yourself if you have a strong enough conviction to stay in the field you're in--it's applicable to any field. :)
At least u have another extra year to prepare. What an advantage.. holy shit.. :p You're so lucky. It's your chance to go for that "wow" effect on the judges. :p
You make it sound like a spiritual journey (~•o•)~ I failed my audition. What am I lacking? Who am I? I have to journey back to my origins, I have to discover who I am. [insert force-of-will music here] #auditionenlightment xD P.S I found an IRL teacher finally :"D
I'm in 8th and we are doing a project and research about our future career and with that comes the college and I get nervous extremely easily and I'm going for a Bachelor then master (in music in general or flute not shore yet)or at least that is What I want to do what do you think. : )
For now, this will probably work for your research project, but keep in mind that life always like to throw you curveballs. Be prepared to ride the wave when the unexpected happens! ;) You got this!
I'm not in the pros, but i did get 5th chair on my chair test grade and that got me mad cause i put so much time into it . It pissed me off so much .-.
There are so many factors as to why we're placed into the chairs we're placed. Try to see if you can switch your focus to playing the music you're currently given to the best of your ability and be in the mindset of training hard. Basically, work hard on the parts you _can_ control (practicing, learning your part, listening to others) and don't worry too much over the part that you can't control (chair placement, etc). Find value in what you currently do! :)
Hey guys! I just worked out, so I'm a sweaty pig right now in great need of a shower. I'll brb to answer comments!
Anyway, here's another fail story of mine. If you happen to know which university this is, please keep that university's privacy in mind and do NOT post their name in the comments or on any social media this video is shared on.
I always find I learn the most from my failures. They are always the experiences I refer back to when I'm preparing for an audition or performance and even when I'm teaching!
Thoughts? :)
I get the feeling there are way more fail stories than success stories out there :P
Thanks so much for posting this! It's so encouraging to someone like me who is constantly terrified of failure, to remind me to learn from it and move on, so thanks!
+Ellie Mead I'm really glad this helped! 😊
JustAnotherFlutist I have a question do you think "etude" brass and woodwind flutes are good? Just wondering
JustAnotherFlutist So I realize I’m getting to this video super late but I’m such a huge fan of your work. I have to admit this one has me choked up a bit. There really is no more humbling an experience than failing something you’ve worked so hard for. I remember bombing a jury so hard because I hadn’t learned how to work through my performance anxiety yet which was so bad I would hyperventilate and my palms would sweat and my fingers would start slipping. Another issue that I struggled with in extreme anxiety was tension. My entire body would tense up and no matter what I did I couldn’t stay on tempo. This particular time I can’t even say I remember playing a single note. I do know I didn’t miss any notes....but....I played the entire piece so rushed that they literally drew circles around every page from corner to corner and wrote “RUSHING”. I was so humiliated by that experience but it really made me take the time to address what was causing the anxiety, and instead of making more excuses about it as being something out of my control, I finally tackled it...at least as a flutist. Haha I’m also a singer/songwriter and tackling that anxiety is still a work in progress.
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for sharing this because I know it’s tough to talk about those moments. If you’re like me it doesn’t matter if it was last week or 15 years ago it can still bring those emotions to the surface. I applaud you for doing that for the benefit of all your viewers.
Girl you are completely reflecting all of the feels that I feel in these last two videos. Lol. In regards to this video, this really helped me face my recent slump (ie how come every excerpt still sounds like a flaming pile of garbage, I'm the worst flutist and probably human ever, etc etc) and realize that instead of being defeated and defined by so called failures, use them as a tool to further growth. So, thanks for being so open. It is so helpful to your viewers. You are super cool.
Hey Joanna, thx for sharing this story. In 2017 I am going to audition for the flute bachelor and I am pretty nervous about it. Your talk about failing is realy encouraging for me. Thank you a lot.
You're welcome ^_^ Best of luck!!
Nightingale Best of luck or as some of my singer friends say "Toi Toi in your auditions" ( It's the equivalent of saying Break a leg) :)
Failed an audition last night (clarinet). I’d done many auditions back in middle school/ high school. Now I’m an adult and it’s been years since I played in a band or orchestra. Thought I’d get back into it, so I tried out for a community (not professional) orchestra. I prepared as much as I could given the time I had. It didn’t work out this time 🤷♀️ It’s been humbling. Making me question if it’s possible to get back to the level I had in high school. Maybe not, given the time I can invest into practicing in addition to a full time job and other interests in life. I just thought it’d be fun to play some music with other people. But I console myself thinking I’ll have more free time and less pressure now. 😅
Oh no that's terrible! I'm preparing for auditions for my masters degree and I am terrified about these auditions because this is my gap year. Last year, I was preparing for grad school auditions and I had a lot in my plate but it did not go well because I hadn't gotten my professional flute yet and I felt like no matter what I did to get better it was never enough and as a result, I felt like I plateaued. Thank you Joanna! I really needed this :)
You're welcome!! All the best!! :D
I'm currently on a gap year, but I graduated high school in June. I had made a last minute decision to go to my local community college, which gave me a month to prepare for my scholarship audition. I failed miserably. So, during this year off, I have been practicing a TON to hopefully get a better scholarship.
Oh man, go you!! Hope it goes well :)
I'm a music student, and your experience really inspired me! Thank you for sharing! xx
i'm not even a music major and i found this helpful :) i played the flute quite a lot in high school, but, sadly, i don't have much time for it anymore. i will pick it up again; i miss playing the flute :(
I'd encourage you to pick up the flute again too! I'm also starting to pick up my own hobbies again too, and it feels amazing ^_^
Thank you ....I really appreciated this .
I'm a pianist and my teacher signed me up for one of the biggest national competitions...
The first night I had to play one of my pieces .... the only problem was was that I didn't know it that well + I took stress tablets (that I suspect made me forget a bit....)
When I got onto stage , I got through half of it and had a memory lapse....lol , so I didn't finish
The next night I had to play pieces that ,fortunately , I was very familiar with . I then put so much pressure on myself (subconsciously) to nail that night to make up for the previous nigths fail , that I failed that night to ..LOL
2 min after the failed performance , I went to a practice room and played both the failed pieces flawlessly
😂
Thank you for making this kind of video. My bachelor's isn't in music but I feel like I can apply the points in this video to my Chemistry degree. I want to go to med school but am afraid that I won't do well on the MCAT or in the interviews for a school. But this video gives me hope.
Another great video. Outstanding earrings, too!
Haha, thanks!!
If theses thoughts are coming from your heart, you are a very wise genius. It's true do not underestimate. You are one of the best of best.
I needed this sooo much
I'm not sure if I remember incorrectly, but I remember when I used to march, my band director said that the wind instruments get cold, it becomes flat because the particles in the air are moving more slowly, while pianos, marimbas, xylophones, etc... become sharp because the strings/keys themselves become smaller, creating a higher pitch sound.
Interesting! My reasoning was that conical shaped instruments have the opposite effect from cylindrical instruments. If cylindrical instruments go sharp, conical shaped instruments will go flat, and vice versa. So it can't just be that the particles in the air are moving more slowly? Maybe it's both reasons!
JustAnotherFlutist I've been told by friends, teachers and acquaintances that the opposite happens for string instruments: If string players play in a cold room or cold weather then they sound sharp. However, for wind instruments we get sharp in a hot room or hot weather :)
Awesome video. I learned something.
That's awesome, I'm so glad this video was coherent :P
When Joanna has way more exciting stories than you
We all have exciting stories... It just never really feels exciting when it actually happens to you. You only really realize it some time later. ;)
JustAnotherFlutist yay I'm waiting for the next Flute center of New York review!
Ending off the year with an FCNY video! :D
During my junior year of high school, I had ended up failing my chemistry class during the second semester because of the fact that I had a major surgery done in the middle of the semester. I never completely understood why, but I been told that the amount of time I've been under anesthesia had triggered my executive function skill problems to be worse than I normally had. I am going to be retaking chemistry next semester and I hope that I don't recreate what I've gone through last year.
You got this!! ❤
JustAnotherFlutist thanks! By the way I have played this instrument called a cornet and I ended up having to stop playing after I had gotten my braces on. This was in elementary school and I hope to return to playing it.
In the meantime I am learning how to play the keyboard with one hand. Having cerebral palsy can make your instrument choices become limited by motor skills. I'm also been doing vocals on my own through this karaoke app by Smule, the same company that created the Magic Piano app. The karaoke app is called Sing!
hi I'm new and ur video looks amazing but I have a question how can u remove tarnish from ur flute
I have my first ever audition in a few days!!!! I'm super nervous because there's supposed to be like 100 people auditioning for my instrument.
Hey Joanne! Thank you SO much for posting these videos. I'm a senior on my Bachelor's in both Flute Performance and Music Production, so basically I have had to take at least 18 credits (9ish or more classes) every semester. My professor wants me to start applying to Grad schools, but I don't know if it's the best option because I want to get more familiar with what I'm actually capable of when I don't have all of these other responsibilities in the way. How important do you think it is to get a Masters right away? Is it way harder to consider it if I choose to wait a year?
Hey can you try a Lefreque on some of you flutes and give an honest review on if they actually work? I'm very curious and I really want to buy one but I'm sceptical
I'm very curious about it myself as well. I'll be sure to get my hands on it some day!
thxs
Very wise.
Hey Joe! I love your videos, as an aspiring musician it's awesome to learn about life as a musician from an actual pro. Anyway I don't want to sound rude or anything, but I think your explanation of how temperature affects tuning is a little off. Based on my own understanding and what I've learned in physics class at school, the frequency of a sound in air can be approximated by the speed of sound(which changes based on temp.) divided by the wavelength of the vibration(which is effectively controlled by your fingerings). With a colder air column, the speed of sound decreases and thus the frequency of vibration decreases with it, creating a lower pitch. The effects of the expansion/contraction of the metal is pretty negligible. As someone who dabbles in sax, clarinet, and flute, I know that the shape of the air column doesn't matter, this same concept applies for all of them. The reverse is true for strings, however, because as the temp. gets colder, the strings contract and tension increases, thus raising the pitch. This can be a huge issue if these instruments try to play together in a very cold/hot environment. A single reeds professor once told me a story about how he played clarinet at a gig with a guitarist in a really cold room, and that as they were playing, the guitarist would quickly loosen his strings while playing crazy runs to stay in tune with the clarinet. Anyway, I hope that explanation makes sense. Keep up the good work!
Awesome, thanks for the clarification!! I obviously need to work on my physics, haha! :D
Do you think you could make a video about knowing if you should change your major from music? I want to know if I should change my major or not.
Hm, good idea. Though it really varies from person to person. You basically have to ask yourself if you have a strong enough conviction to stay in the field you're in--it's applicable to any field. :)
At least u have another extra year to prepare. What an advantage.. holy shit.. :p You're so lucky. It's your chance to go for that "wow" effect on the judges. :p
You make it sound like a spiritual journey (~•o•)~
I failed my audition. What am I lacking? Who am I? I have to journey back to my origins, I have to discover who I am. [insert force-of-will music here] #auditionenlightment xD
P.S I found an IRL teacher finally :"D
LOLLLL your comment freaking made my day 😂
P.S. YAY YOU FOUND A TEACHER!!! Hope that goes well for you, keep me posted ;)
I'm in 8th and we are doing a project and research about our future career and with that comes the college and I get nervous extremely easily and I'm going for a Bachelor then master (in music in general or flute not shore yet)or at least that is What I want to do what do you think. : )
For now, this will probably work for your research project, but keep in mind that life always like to throw you curveballs. Be prepared to ride the wave when the unexpected happens! ;) You got this!
I'm not in the pros, but i did get 5th chair on my chair test grade and that got me mad cause i put so much time into it . It pissed me off so much .-.
There are so many factors as to why we're placed into the chairs we're placed. Try to see if you can switch your focus to playing the music you're currently given to the best of your ability and be in the mindset of training hard. Basically, work hard on the parts you _can_ control (practicing, learning your part, listening to others) and don't worry too much over the part that you can't control (chair placement, etc). Find value in what you currently do! :)
JustAnotherFlutist yeah you're right thanks Joanna
I want a flute why is it so expensive
Wow. Auditions are hard.
They're hard until you stop caring. :P Should probably make a video about that too...
Well yeah . I'm a clarinet player Female 15 . Watched your videos every week
JustAnotherFlutist I recently auditioned for junior high honor band, I got 11th chair ...:(
No shame in that ;) Life is a journey. You don't just magically make it to your goal whenever you want to. Chin up and keep working at it! :D
JustAnotherFlutist
im 9 i barely dtarted my flute 5 months ago
Yay!!! And cute name :3
Not to be rude but I recommend reading deep work by cal newport :)
Thanks for the recommendation! :D
JustAnotherFlutist no problem :) hope you can use it :)
Not sure how thats rude haha, but yes Deep Work changed my life! such a great book, especially for musicians
But hey it turned out ok look where you are 🤓😀😀😀
Haha, thank you! ^_^
SAME
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I bet you did great! :D :) ;)
NOPE LOL
Ur sooo cool
No, _you're_ cool!
Hi!
Hello!!
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hi joanna I am a flutist but I am not gay
That's cool ^_^
Well thank you for replying I am such a fan of all your work and I like the vids when you try out flutes