how to get motivated to practice & my thoughts on amateur musicians | Q&A part II
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Part II of my Q&A series! Answering your flute & music related questions:
00:39 what do you do when you doubt your choice to pursue music?
01:34 can you perform in heels?
02:05 what do you use to record your flute videos?
02:39 what do you think about when you perform?
03:44 can you circular breathe?
04:12 biggest struggle in your musical career?
05:00 how to play the flute with braces
05:34 tips for getting into music school
05:57 tips for motivation
07:16 tips for pre-concert nerves
08:26 did you go to pre-college?
08:50 tips for surviving youth orchestra rehearsals
09:02 what's the best flute for beginners?
09:48 do you have a job outside of RUclips?
10:04 what are your thoughts on amateur/casual musicians?
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Hi guys! Thanks for submitting your questions to me for this video 💖 Let me know if you have any other questions that you would like me to answer in a future video ☺️
@katieflute Do you play flute while you hang upside down?
Im new to the channel but I was curious if you were ever in a marching band in high school
@@nicholaswilliams5396 I mean, don't you??
@@dieg0_n444 yes! I was :) I talk about that a bit in my first q&A :D
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Thanks for the amateur musician bit! I needed to hear that. When I was younger I wanted to become a flutist, but at the time even though I liked it, my parents used to tell me "oh musicians have to practice 12 hours a day and they don't do anything else". I was a lazy teenager so I gave up before even trying and even stopped playing for years. I'm now 27 and study for fun because I really love the flute. Kinda regret being that way when I was younger but there's no use regretting it now. Sometimes I still need to hear that it's ok to enjoy it even if it's not professionally. Thank you!
chizLemons yes, music is for everyone. Basically the world of classical music grew up from a smaller group of people who had their "normal" jobs and just were just making music for fun with friends :) nice you found your own way!
You now know your parents were probably just afraid you would become a professional musician, right? Happened to a lot of us...
A strategy that helps me a lot when performing is to think that it's not about me and how I do, but about the music. I try to think about how beautiful the music is and how I want to share that with the audience. When it works I feel much freer and natural on stage.
When I practice performance I can most of the time focus on the Music and not on the playing... But I can't do that when I'm actually performing... I need more structure because of axiety and maybe start the first measure focusing on the Music and quickly chicken out to concentrate on playing... Any tips?
That last question was really relatable. I really enjoy playing in community bands but sometimes I feel like I’m “wasting” my talent, or my mum’s money (from when I was a kid) or whatever but there are others in band who do it for fun too
Yeeeees attempt to do circular breathing!! That would be fun! :D
it could be fun or I might die, either way it would make a good video
@@katieflute that would be fun for us to watch 😋 and maybe I try to attempt it on my flute too!!
DO ITTTTT
katieflute hey, one of my ex teachers can circular breathing, and it was absolutly useless. It was good only for showing off in front of students. When he used it playing music, it did only bad effect. Natural breathing helps see music from inside, devide phrases and gives it natural character. You can still hear circular breathing, and it is ugly
@@andrey_1234 It's useful for pieces like 'The Great Train Race' but imo it's not that necessary in classical music (But maybe it's useful in Bach's allemande).
Regarding your amateur question, “passionate amateur” is a description I love to use!
This was so well timed I am learning the clarinet in my 40s I don't plan to be a professional musician, but passionate amateur definitely.
Thanks for your honesty and advise! A a young musician considering a music major, I really appreciated when you said not being a professional doesn't make you any less valid. Great stuff!
Her channel always makes me super happy and motivated to be better as a young musician.
I wish I could take flute lessons with you...
Would love to see a what's in my flute bag video!
Great advice!! How do you get past the nerves of practicing in an apartment setting? I live in NYC as well and I always feel so uncomfortable practicing in my apartment because I don't want to bother my neighbors/don't want them to judge me if I make a mistake (lol). 😕 I feel like it inhibits my practice and I'm wondering if you've ever gone through the same mindset!
Liz Foulks oh me too (a pianist here 🙄). The only one thing that helped me is renting a piano that I can also use with headphones, not really possible with flute though...:(
Thanks for answering our questions!! Love you Katie!!
katie you have no idea how much this helped me. ive been putting stuff off and it’s hard sometimes. thanks for the good advice 🥰😊❤️
All sage advice, katieflute. Bravo! 👏🏼
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Yes - we need a circular breathing video. :)
And yes - love this video!
7:58 Lol! I play trombone, and oh my gosh one time during a concert, my fellow trombonist accidently played 4 measures earlier. (It was a crescendo up to Fortissimo...) and literally everyone could hear, yk some flute parts, some clarinets, and A LOUD TREOMBONE PLAYER WHO WAS PLAYING WHO KNOWS WHAT. I was so red after that
hahahahha at least they were confident !!!
@@katieflute Yup I mean he did play his part right tho, like accents n crescendos were 👌
I love this! Thank you!
Can you please try a glissando headjoint? That would be so cool!
I love your amateur flute/ballet answer! I also danced for 10 years from 15-25 and whenever anyone asked me if I was a dancer I would say “kind of...”.
How do you feel about not being an orchestral flutist? Do you have regrets or didn't you even consider being one?
It was my focus and my dreams were kind of crushed because it is such a hard business....
Hi Katie! Love your videos despite the fact that I play clarinet , not flute 🤣. Could you tell me the title of the piece of your intro? Thanks!
Can you do types of flute players? Love you💖🥰
Anetta Tušek would be so fun 😂
oooo that's a good idea! Idk how many different types I can think of tho...
Wyr play bass flute or double contrabass flute in the Florida flute orchestra
You definitely do not need to know circular breathing. I’ve noticed you have great breath control and you breathe so silently too! That’s something I need to work on! I always feel like it sounds like I’m gasping when I hear myself back! 😂
Your boy friend should meet two set. Then do duet with them. And you.
my question would be for someone who has semi bad lungs and would love to give the flute a chance now thanks to u to help me lungs get better n healthier. I'm ready for this musical journey of mine to start and would love to know which good flutes would u recomend for a beginner? It's always a good day when u upload and you got me inpsired to give the flute a chance too.
Thankyou
Do you have any tips for vibrato? I'm in my second year of band (7th Grade!) and my band director wants the flute players to learn vibrato but I'm struggling. Btw I love your videos and you're such an inspiration to me!
Gabby Edmiston the most easiest way to do vibrato is to engage your core! (Your abdomen)
Could you do a fcny-collab with justanotherflutist; maybe reviewing eachothers flutes or sth like that?
What song is from 0:26-0:36?
the Allegretto from Suite of Three Pieces by Godard :)
links in the description are down
When should you buy your 1st full silver flute?
Never? Or whenever you want one?
anytime! :D
katieflute thanks ;) I get one soon
Honestly, I feel like being a musician (or a ballerina, or anything, really) is a personality type. You know whether you are a musician or not. It doesn't matter if you play everyday or haven't played for ten years. Personally I'm a musician (not a professional, but I get really really- really- angry when someone who has never ever heard me play calls it a hobby, just because that's not how I make my living). Also, people often forget it is possible to have more than one serious career, as if that would automatically make one of them (or both) less valid. I have a very dear friend who is a polymath. She is both a classical pianist and a microbiologist and is recognized by her peers on both fields. But she says it is very difficult for people to understand that and not have prejudice against her as if she is dedicating "less than she should" to any of the fields. I don't know how much she dedicates in hours of playing and researching, but she is na amazing musician and sounds just as good as concert pianists and has many published articles as a Professor, so I guess she is doing just fine. We need to stop trying to classify people in little drawers as if some things are just not possible. Let them be. She almost dropped being a pianist because... guess: she thought it would not be possible to do it in a high level along with anything else and started having very bad performance anxiety. It's ok to dedicate to more than one field, as long as you are serious about it. It's also ok just to have some hobbies (if you're not "serious" about it). Either way you are fine, what is wrong is denying artistry in your life just because society says you can't have it.
Hi Katie, I have a question? I’m an adult amateur who is passionate about flute. Is it possible for an amateur flutist to have the skills of a professional without gone to college or a conservatory? This is my goal.
Hi Chris! I think if you are passionate and have a great teacher working with you, it is possible to improve greatly. College/conservatory really isn't technically necessary to be a professional musician (unlike other career paths like a doctor, professor, etc.). The most important thing is having a good teacher and the willingness to work hard.
You should build a learn flute website like Rebecca Fuller did, your very popular on RUclips.
should I skip all my homework from all classes and focus on practicing my music?
I think it's more about making the priorities according to your goals
No :/ your classes are important too
wish i could do ballet for fun. maybe RUclips classes lol
Cry...:
Im only 1/2 kidding 😂🤦♀️
Can I give me a flute lesso.
I NEVER hope for people to fail... Unless of course they are trombone players. ;)
JoAnn Peeler 😂😂😂
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