lolol. You said fairies for playing with the flute! But seriously, I play clarinet and when I tl people that I am a Clarinetist, they go "Oh like Squidward???" I am like nooo. And yes, I know all too well about the immortal genes that we inherited lololol. I love your video Joanna ♡
Hey guys! Has this ever happened to you, or have you caught yourself saying something similar? I'm honestly very curious to hear your thoughts about it, since I've never actually discussed this topic with anyone before. It's oddly one of those things that all musicians deal with, but it seems to be understood as "just one of those awkward things" about musicians. I don't actually think it always has to get that awkward. We can work together to figure out how to approach situations like this instead of just letting them be super awkward! So this video is what I think. What do you think? Love you guys 😊❤
JustAnotherFlutist I'm not a professional flutist, neither do I go to music school, but my classmates know about my flute playing. Now you can imagine the awkwardness that I have to deal with when they find out that I play the flute... Sigh. There's this one girl who once asked the price of my second flute (A Pearl I so happened to have purchased from FCNY :D) and I didn't hesitate to tell her, I'd already known her for a year. ~1000$+tax. Then she just looks at me with these eyes of regret and pity, and she literally tells me: "I could've bought a new pair of glass frames, it'd be so much more worth it than a piece of metal."... Awkward much?
JustAnotherFlutist I'm only in high school and that has happened to me. mostly from people in school who quite band or adults who said that played flute and quite and it's so awkward because I know I will be taking my flute with me to my grave. 🎶🎼🎵💗
+Kawaii Rin I hate that! I know what I could have done with the money I spent on my flute (which is also a Pearl!), at the time though what I needed was a flute so that's what I spent my money on. Non-musicians don't really understand the reason we spend so much on a quality instrument.
FarfalleAlfredo The thing is, well, let's take her example. She would've bought a pair of original glass frames, but she wouldn't be improving the quality of her eyesight itself. We buy expensive flutes, because they bring us better sound quality. But most teenagers fail to understand that. My generation is too shallow. School isn't doing a good job at teaching us how to appreciate art. They turn it into an annoyance with a grade. Why should some person I don't know, evaluate my opinion on a piece of art? That's the reason why school is failing to create people who understand art, and henceforth, music.
It may also be the case that they're just trying to dredge up something to say about it, and ... well, the only relationship they have with it is that they played it for a bit and stopped. Clumsy as it feels, it can be an attempt at connection in a way: "Oh, you play flute? Well, that device you play also had some sort of existence in my life as well." So maybe, "I quit the flute when I was 14," is just a ham-handed way of saying, "I played flute for a little bit, too." It just comes out really clunky. Or they could just be thoughtless, who knows?
This is awesome. Thank you for sharing. So many "I used to play flute!!!" responses.. which I mostly, luckily, get to take on a positive note, because then they follow up with "I wish I still did"... Side note - come to Winnipeg for the Syrinx Flute Festival!!!
Totally get where you're coming from. Only when I tell people what I do, they're like, "you play the Macarena?" 😂 But love that your reaction is not to take it personal and to understand more 😊 Would love to see a "music identity" video!
I quit playing the flute when I was 16 and I REGRET IT! I'm so glad you had a family and circumstance that allowed you to embrace such a wonderful and beautiful gift that life has to offer! We are lucky to have you in the position you are in today. Your work here on RUclips (and of course your non-digital professional life) is so valuable. You are probably the main inspiration for me having the confidence to pick up the flute again. Your detailed instruction has helped me get my embouchure back. (I tell ya, I didn't realize how second-nature it was back then until I tried again after a 20+ year hiatus. Let's just say, I really had to recall back to all of your detailed explanations on how to get a good sound on a flute.)
Whenever I tell anyone I play anything, their reaction is often that they played at school. But this is delivered so humorlessly that they seem to be saying either that they achieved more than me before they left school, or that I should be doing something else with my time. There are some positive reactions that I"m very happy about but it does seem that many adults simply do not learn anything and simply go to work, all thoughts of art and music thrown out of their lives. It's so depressing!
You are living the dream that I always wanted. I started playing the flute when I was nine years old and God blessed me with natural talent. I played the C-major scale effortlessly and with great tone. My parents upgraded my student model with a beautiful Germeinhart Flute, which got stolen in my early 20s. Life continued to get in the way & I let it defer my dreams of teaching children the instrument I love. Happily after over 30 years I bought a brand new intermediate Germeinhart flute and currently taking lessons!!! I enjoy your channel & thank you for reacquainted with my first love!!! 🎼💚🎼
If someone hasn't found their passion it's hard for them to understand the excitement, joy and pleasure that someone that has found their passion possess. It's your passion that push me over the edge to finally begin learning to play the flute. Thank you so much for sharing your passion through these videos. I'm sure they have been a great encouragement to many.
This is really helpful and I too used to dance but I quit when I was like seven or eight because I realized that I have bad foot coordination. Which also explains why I struggled with marching band while I was in high school. :)
My husband who is actually a shop fitter recently had a similar conversation with a client. He was early for a job and sat in his van playing the flute while he waited for them to arrive. When they did arrive one of them said that she used to play the flute but gave up when she left school. Subject changed. However, the next time she saw him she had her flute with her and said it didn't appear to be working properly and did he know if it could be fixed. It basically needed a new cork and a couple of screws adjusting which we got done for her. She is now, after a break of approximately 20 years, playing her flute again.
I completely understand how you feel. I'm a high school flutist and I plan to be a music major in college. I want to be a professional flutist. I've loved as long as I can remember and it'll never leave my life.
I think you're right about it just being an off-hand comment with no real intention to harm. People say that kind of thing to anyone in the Arts because of this perception of it being for entertainment. I only get upset when people ask me about when I'm getting a "real job" or treat my career as a hobby.
I think you play music in a symphony so that is really cool, and unique. I also think you are a warm hearted person. Perhaps sometimes it is not who it seems you impress, but those people who you really do!
Since I do dance specifically ballet boy oh boy have I got some comments! Every person I met with no regards to the fact that I actually enjoy ballet are like "I hated ballet I quit when I was four" or "Ballet was pretty boring" or "I quit when I was three." And I would give them like a confusedish look and would be like "oh that's nice..."
OMG... Been seeing the thumbnail for this forever but never clicked on the vid until now. I was thinking that it was *you* who quit. As in maybe for a year and then pick it up again. I played clarinet in 4th grade but only for a year. Sister played the flute. We both kept our instruments. I picked up sister's flute in high school and self-studied for a few years. Cut to twenty (ahem) odd years later and I'm watching your videos and bought myself a lower priced b-foot flute. But yeah, I get it. Some folk say that to shut it down. If I were to mention it (as in me and the clarinet), then at least I'd make sure to add another factoid afterward to continue the conversation (after trying to bond over common ground).
My personal favorite comment to date is 'Oh, yeah, I started on the flute in middle school band, but I switched to a real instrument (turned out to be a saxophone) the next semester.' When you ask people like that more questions, you find out that the 'real instrument' (whatever it was) wasn't good enough to keep their attention for long, and that they quit that, too. Along with lots of other things they tried. Playing an instrument (or doing other activities like that) takes a lot of commitment and hard work. Most people are not capable of it, they realize that, and it makes them uncomfortable. Some choose to bring people down to feel better about themselves. Nothing you can do about that. Shifting the conversation to their strengths is usually the best thing to do. As long as the hobby they want to talk about isn't shopping. It is literally that one thing I can't relate to :)
I see you made a video about what it's like to be a professional musician - have you made one about finding your identity with/without music yet? I vote for that topic!
That is very interesting. I usually get the oposite reaction... I think it's because I search out and I talk to people such as people involved in this community. And since I'm the one that hasn't made it my career, I get asked and feel even more awkward when I'm asked... Can we have you be in the choir? Can we have you bring your instruments and give us a demo for our group, so that our kids can see which instrument they'd like to learn? Even when I talk about my other talent, being a polyglot (however, I never say that I am) I just say that I only speak 5 languages (especially when people hear a bit of an accent, or I pronounced a word incorrectly, or I have thrown down a word, that I know a speaker of the language will understand me more clearly). I always get people asking more questions like, how do you know how to speak that language, or how do you keep your languages straight? Or, how did you learn all of those languages? And because I play 5+/- instruments, I always get asked eve more awkward questions (for me).
Hey I know this is a bit off topic but your story of the your dance recital kind of reminded me of how every time I preform and some moves just a little bit or even sneezes I get distracted and stop,so I was wondering if you could do a video of how to not get distracted while performing.
i would love a video on how one grapples the relationship between your love of music and your romantic relationships. because i think its hard to balance the two
The problem with the arts is there are so many horrible stories about the bad teachers who traumatize you for life. I quit the flute after a bad band experience. I'm 41 now, and finally after all these years I can enjoy it again.
I quit flute at the end of high school and have taken it up again recently (almost 20 years later but I have muscle memory like woah. I can't tell you what the notes are but I can automatically play them).
I teach horseback riding and riding is my passion. When I get things like that, I say "Oh that's a shame! Its an amazing sport. Horses are such amazing animals. Let me know if you want to try again!" Of course, in my sport, there is a wide range from pony rides, just bad riders, bad accidents, just plain afraid of a huge animal, etc. But I usually try to get them to open up on their past experiences. After all, I don't understand how you can't love them. So, I don't see it as a shut down but as an opening to show them the light. LOL The people who really bug me, are the ones saying the horse does all the work. The "that's not a real job, that doesn't take real effort." folks. You know the kind I'm sure.
Kind of reminds of a conversation I had with an oboist at community band the other day: Oboist: Do you teach lessons? Me: No, haven't ever really taught lessons Oboist: Oh, so what do you do? Me: I'm a stay-at-mom at the moment. I have two kids, one is almost five and the other one is one. I also sell crochet and knitted items. Oboist: Oh, I babysat once
A little late to the game with a comment, but I was primarily a pianist (started when I was 8, majored in piano performance in college - twice, lol), but I played the flute in school from age 9. If I had a quarter for every time I heard someone tell me they quit the piano [at whatever age] I'd be rich, lol. I wouldn't take it personally. As an adult, no one *ever* says that without also saying "I wish I had stuck with it." Basically, not everyone is destined to be a musician. Their passion is somewhere else. And that's OK. Funny story though - I switched to violin in 5th grade and oboe in 6th grade - after both of those, I went back to flute, mostly because those other 2 were HARD! lol Anyway - long story short, I lost my flute during a move sometime in my 20s. Now I'm 56 and JUST bought a new flute --- which happens to be a Powell PS-505 (probably why this vid came up in my feed). One day ($$ permitting), I'd love to try out the Venti cut headjoint. I love the warm sound you are getting from it. ...I also find that the pieces are fitting together really tight. I'm glad to hear you are having the same experience cuz I thought maybe something was wrong. ANYWAY - loving your channel! Thanks for all you do (especially your tips for self-taught students). Happy New Year!!
"What is the most common career path for professional classical musicians? Is it a band director, private instructor, soloist, pit musician, or freelance?" Accounting or grocery store worker.
JustAnotherFlutist I like your videos and I am thinking about playing the flute and my mom bought a Mendini by Cecilio Flute for $39.99 off of amazon and when I got it the footjoint was stuck and it came with cork grease for some odd reason and my dreams of playing the flute were shattered 😔😔😔😔😔
Maybe it's because I'm European (Belgian) but I've never experienced this. i'm not a professional flutist, but I was a language student and every time I said that, people were actually interested in what languages I spoke. Never have I got the reaction that they gave up learning French or German or hated the languages I speak. It seems so weird to me that people would actually just shut you down when you're talking about your passion!
Astrid De Roeck I could be wrong but Europe seems to be packed with a lot of culture. My mother used to tell me that many countries almost seemed divided within themselves. If that's even partially true, that probably is the reason why people would seem fascinated by a language major or anything relating to multiculturalism. Trust me, if you came to the states ( specifically the midwest where diversity isn't really a thing), people may actually react very differently. In general, foregin language, history, the arts, etc are seen as "useless". It's seen as almost a chore. People here also seem to think that the arts and/or humanities in general are a gateway to a poorman's life.
Wow, I can't even imagine that. I've grown up in a very multicultural and accepting environment. It's so strange that in a country like the US, that seems to have a lot to do with other countries, it's not important to be multicultural.
Please make a video on identity! I feel like people involved in performing arts are usually so absorbed in their work that they forget about themselves.
Hey Joanna!!! I would like to know what is the difference from a b foot joint to a c foot joint. I'm going to upgrade my beginner flute to an intermediate flute so I want to know which is better for me. Thanks!
Hey franco :) I'd like to answer you, me being just another flautist (pun intended) Most beginner flutes are flutes with their lowest note played as C; a B foot-joint is a longer foot-joint with the lowest note as B. Upgrading to an intermediate flute is a great thing. Many players have the B foot-joint, although you probably won't see any literature with the low B note until more advanced pieces come along.
Franco Jimenez There are some pieces with low B but not very many. You also get a gizmo key that lets you play C7. The low B sounds really good too. Is it open hole?
I have to stop typing up a huge reply then accidentally clicking away and losing everything :( I usually have people tell me about some obscure relation who may have once touched an instrument..."Oh, my cousin Bob's third daughter once considered learning tuba but went with violin instead" Um, Ok (and how do you go from tuba to violin?) or I've heard "My daughter wanted to play flute, but we had an old trumpet in the closet and we wanted her to learn that instead" Sure fire way to have her quit playing in her first year IMO. Has there been a Pet Peeves video yet? (couldn't find one). Stuff like when people say "Oh you play flute? Play me something!", nobody says "Oh you're a surgeon? Operate on something." or I get "Can you play Jethro Tull?" or "I saw a flute in a rock band once."
I would love a video about finding your identity in music. Whether you think that it is a good or a bad thing. I think that I have actually found my identity in music since I was at an early age and I don't think I would be the me I am today without music. Thanks!
help please! I play the piccolo (an Olds fully silver plated I think) and I have the worst trouble tuning. I'm usually sharp yet in the lower register I become extremely flat. I think it's my embouchure, I have somewhat large lips and my band director doesn't know a thing about flute to help me. Do you have any tips for a flute/piccolo embouchure or playing the piccolo?
Jonah Thornton It's not your lips. For piccolo you have to tighten the corners of your mouth. Work with a tuner too on all of your registers then see what your mouth feels like when you are in tune. If that is not the case you might be rolling in and out. if the lip plate is feeling covered by too much of you mouth it will go flat. Rolling out is the opposite where you are sharp. But the piccolo is just naturally really out of tune so just keep working on it. I'm somewhat new to piccolo. I started last summer and I still have these problems sometimes. Hope it helps.😁😁😁
hey!! so i'm a new flutist and i was wondering if you could offer some advice. my last video i posted was of some low quality flauting, and if anyone could give me criticism (constructive or otherwise) i'd be super grateful
Lol! This was an awesome video! Plz make life of a professional musician! This will help me when I am older! I'm in 6th grade so I have a pretty long way to go! Keep up the great videos!
Why is it always a competition between what instrument is the hardest? There are always Oboes or French Horns or Bassoons that walk in and try to passively aggressively tell us flutists that their instruments are harder, therefore superior. I fell like I'm the only one who has ever said "nobody cares that your instrument is harder than mine" in my school.
Tell any body lot of flute player and teacher your flute sound its the best lot jalous me i love you i leanr be my self i make a very clear sound too i can apreciate a good player like you
She wasn't cool enough for the flute xD (yay, comenting on old videos) I never continued with flute lessons after about sixth grade or so as i finished music school and decided not to pursue a career in music. I still wanted to play, though so i joined the towns youth orchestra... which has now turned into some sort of a wind band :/ Cuz a lot of members just decide not to attend practice. I still take any chance to play or learn something new about it and improve how i play. I was never in a situation like that. I guess it's mostly cuz i'm the kind of person who will ask a few questions and then let the other person babble about what they like.
And by music school i mean the basic one you start as a kid xD They just call it music school where i'm from. My mom use to play the piano and loves music so she signed both me and my sister up for it when we were about 5. I started with solfeggio first. I got lucky i got a spot in the flute class. That and the violine are very popular around here. Most of the technique i have now was learned from videos like yours and other flutists (especially the older ones in the youth orchestra when i first joined) because they had a new teacher literally every year and it just confused the hell out of 6-12 year old me.
Actually it’s hard for me cause music kind of took my identity. Honestly it’s hard for me to find who I am other than a super gay drum major music nerd.
I know there are variations on the pronunciation of "flautist" but you go with "flootist" over "flawtest"? Do most flautists you meet describe themselves as "flootists"? Not judging or being critical, just curious.
kyushujet flutist (flootist as you say) and "flautist are both acceptable. so, she's not pronouncing Flautist weirdly, she's using a whole different word. From what I've seen, it seems more Europeans use the term Flautist
Why are there so many cuts? How much do you edit your video? I love your videos, and they are funny sometimes, but I wish the overall flow was smoother.
What if the person you are talking about will watch this video? This thought gives me a slightly embaressed feeling because you are talking about someone behind her back. Your conclusion might be right; you're way of thinking seems too self centered to me. To be a professional flutist isn't that mindblowing to others... At least I experienced it like that.
Ok? So some lady says "I quit the flute when I was 14" and now we gotta make a video and whine about it?? How utterly weird. Talk about a strange reaction.
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lolol. You said fairies for playing with the flute! But seriously, I play clarinet and when I tl people that I am a Clarinetist, they go "Oh like Squidward???" I am like nooo. And yes, I know all too well about the immortal genes that we inherited lololol. I love your video Joanna ♡
I used to play the clarinet too, and holy did that squidward comment get me in flames.
BeutifulBeholder I played clarinet in middle school and the amount of squidward jokes I got... ugh. Literally can't even.
In my school when people think about the flute they think of Mask off
Video about life of a professional flutist!
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Hey guys! Has this ever happened to you, or have you caught yourself saying something similar? I'm honestly very curious to hear your thoughts about it, since I've never actually discussed this topic with anyone before. It's oddly one of those things that all musicians deal with, but it seems to be understood as "just one of those awkward things" about musicians. I don't actually think it always has to get that awkward. We can work together to figure out how to approach situations like this instead of just letting them be super awkward! So this video is what I think. What do you think?
Love you guys 😊❤
JustAnotherFlutist I'm not a professional flutist, neither do I go to music school, but my classmates know about my flute playing. Now you can imagine the awkwardness that I have to deal with when they find out that I play the flute... Sigh. There's this one girl who once asked the price of my second flute (A Pearl I so happened to have purchased from FCNY :D) and I didn't hesitate to tell her, I'd already known her for a year. ~1000$+tax. Then she just looks at me with these eyes of regret and pity, and she literally tells me: "I could've bought a new pair of glass frames, it'd be so much more worth it than a piece of metal."... Awkward much?
JustAnotherFlutist I'm only in high school and that has happened to me. mostly from people in school who quite band or adults who said that played flute and quite and it's so awkward because I know I will be taking my flute with me to my grave. 🎶🎼🎵💗
+Kawaii Rin I hate that! I know what I could have done with the money I spent on my flute (which is also a Pearl!), at the time though what I needed was a flute so that's what I spent my money on. Non-musicians don't really understand the reason we spend so much on a quality instrument.
FarfalleAlfredo oh I know! I play the di Zhao 700 and I'm planning on getting a gold head joint
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The thing is, well, let's take her example. She would've bought a pair of original glass frames, but she wouldn't be improving the quality of her eyesight itself. We buy expensive flutes, because they bring us better sound quality. But most teenagers fail to understand that. My generation is too shallow. School isn't doing a good job at teaching us how to appreciate art. They turn it into an annoyance with a grade. Why should some person I don't know, evaluate my opinion on a piece of art? That's the reason why school is failing to create people who understand art, and henceforth, music.
It may also be the case that they're just trying to dredge up something to say about it, and ... well, the only relationship they have with it is that they played it for a bit and stopped. Clumsy as it feels, it can be an attempt at connection in a way: "Oh, you play flute? Well, that device you play also had some sort of existence in my life as well."
So maybe, "I quit the flute when I was 14," is just a ham-handed way of saying, "I played flute for a little bit, too." It just comes out really clunky.
Or they could just be thoughtless, who knows?
This is awesome. Thank you for sharing. So many "I used to play flute!!!" responses.. which I mostly, luckily, get to take on a positive note, because then they follow up with "I wish I still did"... Side note - come to Winnipeg for the Syrinx Flute Festival!!!
Totally get where you're coming from. Only when I tell people what I do, they're like, "you play the Macarena?" 😂 But love that your reaction is not to take it personal and to understand more 😊 Would love to see a "music identity" video!
OMG, how the heck do you respond to that?! And yep, working on that music identity video, will probs come out in a few weeks or so 😊
I quit playing the flute when I was 16 and I REGRET IT! I'm so glad you had a family and circumstance that allowed you to embrace such a wonderful and beautiful gift that life has to offer!
We are lucky to have you in the position you are in today. Your work here on RUclips (and of course your non-digital professional life) is so valuable.
You are probably the main inspiration for me having the confidence to pick up the flute again. Your detailed instruction has helped me get my embouchure back. (I tell ya, I didn't realize how second-nature it was back then until I tried again after a 20+ year hiatus. Let's just say, I really had to recall back to all of your detailed explanations on how to get a good sound on a flute.)
Whenever I tell anyone I play anything, their reaction is often that they played at school. But this is delivered so humorlessly that they seem to be saying either that they achieved more than me before they left school, or that I should be doing something else with my time. There are some positive reactions that I"m very happy about but it does seem that many adults simply do not learn anything and simply go to work, all thoughts of art and music thrown out of their lives. It's so depressing!
You are living the dream that I always wanted. I started playing the flute when I was nine years old and God blessed me with natural talent. I played the C-major scale effortlessly and with great tone. My parents upgraded my student model with a beautiful Germeinhart Flute, which got stolen in my early 20s. Life continued to get in the way & I let it defer my dreams of teaching children the instrument I love. Happily after over 30 years I bought a brand new intermediate Germeinhart flute and currently taking lessons!!! I enjoy your channel & thank you for reacquainted with my first love!!! 🎼💚🎼
If someone hasn't found their passion it's hard for them to understand the excitement, joy and pleasure that someone that has found their passion possess. It's your passion that push me over the edge to finally begin learning to play the flute. Thank you so much for sharing your passion through these videos. I'm sure they have been a great encouragement to many.
This is really helpful and I too used to dance but I quit when I was like seven or eight because I realized that I have bad foot coordination. Which also explains why I struggled with marching band while I was in high school. :)
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My husband who is actually a shop fitter recently had a similar conversation with a client. He was early for a job and sat in his van playing the flute while he waited for them to arrive. When they did arrive one of them said that she used to play the flute but gave up when she left school. Subject changed. However, the next time she saw him she had her flute with her and said it didn't appear to be working properly and did he know if it could be fixed. It basically needed a new cork and a couple of screws adjusting which we got done for her. She is now, after a break of approximately 20 years, playing her flute again.
I'm glad you went deeper into why people do this. ❤
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I completely understand how you feel. I'm a high school flutist and I plan to be a music major in college. I want to be a professional flutist. I've loved as long as I can remember and it'll never leave my life.
I think you're right about it just being an off-hand comment with no real intention to harm. People say that kind of thing to anyone in the Arts because of this perception of it being for entertainment. I only get upset when people ask me about when I'm getting a "real job" or treat my career as a hobby.
I was drinking while you've done the tuturututu thing, I spit it out. Anyways, I freaking love your videos, you're a great person.
I think you play music in a symphony so that is really cool, and unique. I also think you are a warm hearted person. Perhaps sometimes it is not who it seems you impress, but those people who you really do!
Sometimes I feel when people say they quit something, I feel like that means they have no interest in it anymore and dont want to talk about it.
Since I do dance specifically ballet boy oh boy have I got some comments! Every person I met with no regards to the fact that I actually enjoy ballet are like "I hated ballet I quit when I was four" or "Ballet was pretty boring" or "I quit when I was three." And I would give them like a confusedish look and would be like "oh that's nice..."
it's nice that you're posting.
OMG... Been seeing the thumbnail for this forever but never clicked on the vid until now. I was thinking that it was *you* who quit. As in maybe for a year and then pick it up again.
I played clarinet in 4th grade but only for a year. Sister played the flute. We both kept our instruments. I picked up sister's flute in high school and self-studied for a few years. Cut to twenty (ahem) odd years later and I'm watching your videos and bought myself a lower priced b-foot flute.
But yeah, I get it. Some folk say that to shut it down. If I were to mention it (as in me and the clarinet), then at least I'd make sure to add another factoid afterward to continue the conversation (after trying to bond over common ground).
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My personal favorite comment to date is 'Oh, yeah, I started on the flute in middle school band, but I switched to a real instrument (turned out to be a saxophone) the next semester.' When you ask people like that more questions, you find out that the 'real instrument' (whatever it was) wasn't good enough to keep their attention for long, and that they quit that, too. Along with lots of other things they tried. Playing an instrument (or doing other activities like that) takes a lot of commitment and hard work. Most people are not capable of it, they realize that, and it makes them uncomfortable. Some choose to bring people down to feel better about themselves. Nothing you can do about that. Shifting the conversation to their strengths is usually the best thing to do. As long as the hobby they want to talk about isn't shopping. It is literally that one thing I can't relate to :)
OBunger what is a "real instrument" ? A flute is a real instrument so is a saxophone.
I see you made a video about what it's like to be a professional musician - have you made one about finding your identity with/without music yet? I vote for that topic!
Wise stuff! You are so right.
That is very interesting. I usually get the oposite reaction... I think it's because I search out and I talk to people such as people involved in this community. And since I'm the one that hasn't made it my career, I get asked and feel even more awkward when I'm asked... Can we have you be in the choir? Can we have you bring your instruments and give us a demo for our group, so that our kids can see which instrument they'd like to learn? Even when I talk about my other talent, being a polyglot (however, I never say that I am) I just say that I only speak 5 languages (especially when people hear a bit of an accent, or I pronounced a word incorrectly, or I have thrown down a word, that I know a speaker of the language will understand me more clearly). I always get people asking more questions like, how do you know how to speak that language, or how do you keep your languages straight? Or, how did you learn all of those languages? And because I play 5+/- instruments, I always get asked eve more awkward questions (for me).
I started playing the Flute 2 to 3 years ago and now im 14 and im still playing it
Hey I know this is a bit off topic but your story of the your dance recital kind of reminded me of how every time I preform and some moves just a little bit or even sneezes I get distracted and stop,so I was wondering if you could do a video of how to not get distracted while performing.
i would love a video on how one grapples the relationship between your love of music and your romantic relationships. because i think its hard to balance the two
The problem with the arts is there are so many horrible stories about the bad teachers who traumatize you for life. I quit the flute after a bad band experience. I'm 41 now, and finally after all these years I can enjoy it again.
I just started playing the flute a few weeks ago. And i'm 19.
You know what? I quit flute when I was 13... And I took it up three years ago ;)
NoA12 lol 😂😂😂
I quit flute at the end of high school and have taken it up again recently (almost 20 years later but I have muscle memory like woah. I can't tell you what the notes are but I can automatically play them).
Where you in Marching band in High school. If so do you have any memorable experiences?
Mark Gaddie Oh man... Some of my best memories! I was even drum major & educational intern!
I teach horseback riding and riding is my passion. When I get things like that, I say "Oh that's a shame! Its an amazing sport. Horses are such amazing animals. Let me know if you want to try again!" Of course, in my sport, there is a wide range from pony rides, just bad riders, bad accidents, just plain afraid of a huge animal, etc. But I usually try to get them to open up on their past experiences. After all, I don't understand how you can't love them. So, I don't see it as a shut down but as an opening to show them the light. LOL The people who really bug me, are the ones saying the horse does all the work. The "that's not a real job, that doesn't take real effort." folks. You know the kind I'm sure.
Kind of reminds of a conversation I had with an oboist at community band the other day:
Oboist: Do you teach lessons?
Me: No, haven't ever really taught lessons
Oboist: Oh, so what do you do?
Me: I'm a stay-at-mom at the moment. I have two kids, one is almost five and the other one is one. I also sell crochet and knitted items.
Oboist: Oh, I babysat once
I get that response all the time and I'm not even a professional player
It doesn't really mean anything to them, It just means you kind of "A-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO" haha hilarious! This is so accurate!!
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A little late to the game with a comment, but I was primarily a pianist (started when I was 8, majored in piano performance in college - twice, lol), but I played the flute in school from age 9. If I had a quarter for every time I heard someone tell me they quit the piano [at whatever age] I'd be rich, lol. I wouldn't take it personally. As an adult, no one *ever* says that without also saying "I wish I had stuck with it." Basically, not everyone is destined to be a musician. Their passion is somewhere else. And that's OK. Funny story though - I switched to violin in 5th grade and oboe in 6th grade - after both of those, I went back to flute, mostly because those other 2 were HARD! lol Anyway - long story short, I lost my flute during a move sometime in my 20s. Now I'm 56 and JUST bought a new flute --- which happens to be a Powell PS-505 (probably why this vid came up in my feed). One day ($$ permitting), I'd love to try out the Venti cut headjoint. I love the warm sound you are getting from it. ...I also find that the pieces are fitting together really tight. I'm glad to hear you are having the same experience cuz I thought maybe something was wrong. ANYWAY - loving your channel! Thanks for all you do (especially your tips for self-taught students). Happy New Year!!
"What is the most common career path for professional classical musicians? Is it a band director, private instructor, soloist, pit musician, or freelance?"
Accounting or grocery store worker.
JustAnotherFlutist I like your videos and I am thinking about playing the flute and my mom bought a Mendini by Cecilio Flute for $39.99 off of amazon and when I got it the footjoint was stuck and it came with cork grease for some odd reason and my dreams of playing the flute were shattered 😔😔😔😔😔
Maybe it's because I'm European (Belgian) but I've never experienced this. i'm not a professional flutist, but I was a language student and every time I said that, people were actually interested in what languages I spoke. Never have I got the reaction that they gave up learning French or German or hated the languages I speak. It seems so weird to me that people would actually just shut you down when you're talking about your passion!
Astrid De Roeck I could be wrong but Europe seems to be packed with a lot of culture. My mother used to tell me that many countries almost seemed divided within themselves. If that's even partially true, that probably is the reason why people would seem fascinated by a language major or anything relating to multiculturalism. Trust me, if you came to the states ( specifically the midwest where diversity isn't really a thing), people may actually react very differently. In general, foregin language, history, the arts, etc are seen as "useless". It's seen as almost a chore. People here also seem to think that the arts and/or humanities in general are a gateway to a poorman's life.
Wow, I can't even imagine that. I've grown up in a very multicultural and accepting environment. It's so strange that in a country like the US, that seems to have a lot to do with other countries, it's not important to be multicultural.
Please do a video on what it's like to be a professional flutist also the identity thing would be interesting!!
Please make a video on identity! I feel like people involved in performing arts are usually so absorbed in their work that they forget about themselves.
It is not called a flutist it is a floutist. Listen to me the real professional floutist
JustAnotherFlutist do you know any good beginner flutes
Hey Joanna!!! I would like to know what is the difference from a b foot joint to a c foot joint. I'm going to upgrade my beginner flute to an intermediate flute so I want to know which is better for me. Thanks!
Hey franco :)
I'd like to answer you, me being just another flautist (pun intended)
Most beginner flutes are flutes with their lowest note played as C; a B foot-joint is a longer foot-joint with the lowest note as B.
Upgrading to an intermediate flute is a great thing. Many players have the B foot-joint, although you probably won't see any literature with the low B note until more advanced pieces come along.
Franco Jimenez There are some pieces with low B but not very many. You also get a gizmo key that lets you play C7. The low B sounds really good too. Is it open hole?
I totally agree with everything you said.
I have to stop typing up a huge reply then accidentally clicking away and losing everything :(
I usually have people tell me about some obscure relation who may have once touched an instrument..."Oh, my cousin Bob's third daughter once considered learning tuba but went with violin instead" Um, Ok (and how do you go from tuba to violin?) or I've heard "My daughter wanted to play flute, but we had an old trumpet in the closet and we wanted her to learn that instead" Sure fire way to have her quit playing in her first year IMO.
Has there been a Pet Peeves video yet? (couldn't find one). Stuff like when people say "Oh you play flute? Play me something!", nobody says "Oh you're a surgeon? Operate on something." or I get "Can you play Jethro Tull?" or "I saw a flute in a rock band once."
FarfalleAlfredo YESSSSS PLEASE that would be a great video!!!
FarfalleAlfredo Ian Anderson is the best flutist ever.
Mark Gaddie I tend to lean toward being a James Galway fan myself.
Ian Anderson is why I wanted to play flute.
I honestly had a pretty shitty experience with the NY Flute Center (I sold a really excellent Yamaha to them in 2010 and basically got ripped off).
I would love a video about finding your identity in music. Whether you think that it is a good or a bad thing. I think that I have actually found my identity in music since I was at an early age and I don't think I would be the me I am today without music. Thanks!
Haha kilometres, thx Joanna.
help please! I play the piccolo (an Olds fully silver plated I think) and I have the worst trouble tuning. I'm usually sharp yet in the lower register I become extremely flat. I think it's my embouchure, I have somewhat large lips and my band director doesn't know a thing about flute to help me. Do you have any tips for a flute/piccolo embouchure or playing the piccolo?
Jonah Thornton It's not your lips. For piccolo you have to tighten the corners of your mouth. Work with a tuner too on all of your registers then see what your mouth feels like when you are in tune. If that is not the case you might be rolling in and out. if the lip plate is feeling covered by too much of you mouth it will go flat. Rolling out is the opposite where you are sharp. But the piccolo is just naturally really out of tune so just keep working on it. I'm somewhat new to piccolo. I started last summer and I still have these problems sometimes. Hope it helps.😁😁😁
I have the immortal Asian genes
Unrelated but please do another I teach my mom the flute
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hey!! so i'm a new flutist and i was wondering if you could offer some advice. my last video i posted was of some low quality flauting, and if anyone could give me criticism (constructive or otherwise) i'd be super grateful
there are only 2 flutes in my band at school including me....nu one can hear us 😩
Nikkibass Enjoy it sweetie! Keep playing and even go for marching band, symphonic, etc. My stepdaughter is one of 18!
Nikkibass two oboes in my band...no one ever hears us either :(
Nikkibass even in solos
Nikkibass I as well but I am the louder flute
Much interesting such awkward
Lol! This was an awesome video! Plz make life of a professional musician! This will help me when I am older! I'm in 6th grade so I have a pretty long way to go! Keep up the great videos!
I Almost Choked On A Chicken Nugget When She Was Like Totototuro😅
You should do another "Day in the Life" video because it has been a while since your last one.
Why is it always a competition between what instrument is the hardest? There are always Oboes or French Horns or Bassoons that walk in and try to passively aggressively tell us flutists that their instruments are harder, therefore superior. I fell like I'm the only one who has ever said "nobody cares that your instrument is harder than mine" in my school.
IcE kurapicraze929 there is no such thing as a hard or easy instrument.
"I hate piano." Been playing since I was 5 ...
Tell any body lot of flute player and teacher your flute sound its the best lot jalous me i love you i leanr be my self i make a very clear sound too i can apreciate a good player like you
3:38 The flute choir that is *Wink*
0:50 Meeeeee XD
She wasn't cool enough for the flute xD (yay, comenting on old videos) I never continued with flute lessons after about sixth grade or so as i finished music school and decided not to pursue a career in music. I still wanted to play, though so i joined the towns youth orchestra... which has now turned into some sort of a wind band :/ Cuz a lot of members just decide not to attend practice. I still take any chance to play or learn something new about it and improve how i play. I was never in a situation like that. I guess it's mostly cuz i'm the kind of person who will ask a few questions and then let the other person babble about what they like.
And by music school i mean the basic one you start as a kid xD They just call it music school where i'm from. My mom use to play the piano and loves music so she signed both me and my sister up for it when we were about 5. I started with solfeggio first. I got lucky i got a spot in the flute class. That and the violine are very popular around here. Most of the technique i have now was learned from videos like yours and other flutists (especially the older ones in the youth orchestra when i first joined) because they had a new teacher literally every year and it just confused the hell out of 6-12 year old me.
Actually it’s hard for me cause music kind of took my identity. Honestly it’s hard for me to find who I am other than a super gay drum major music nerd.
quinta fiz 14 anos 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Maybe it would be better to say “oh, I used to _____”
Saw the hylian shield. Just pointing that out
I know there are variations on the pronunciation of "flautist" but you go with "flootist" over "flawtest"? Do most flautists you meet describe themselves as "flootists"? Not judging or being critical, just curious.
kyushujet flutist (flootist as you say) and "flautist are both acceptable. so, she's not pronouncing Flautist weirdly, she's using a whole different word. From what I've seen, it seems more Europeans use the term Flautist
could be worse....you could be a violist Cx
Why are there so many cuts? How much do you edit your video? I love your videos, and they are funny sometimes, but I wish the overall flow was smoother.
U look 20 something to me
please make life of a professional flutist
What if the person you are talking about will watch this video? This thought gives me a slightly embaressed feeling because you are talking about someone behind her back.
Your conclusion might be right; you're way of thinking seems too self centered to me. To be a professional flutist isn't that mindblowing to others... At least I experienced it like that.
Ok? So some lady says "I quit the flute when I was 14" and now we gotta make a video and whine about it??
How utterly weird. Talk about a strange reaction.
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