Does anyone know how to play flute?

i know, played when i was in a band in secondary school

is it expensive to learn?

U wanna learn how to play flute huh?
U can learn those on ur own, i guess

Getting the instrument might b a bit costly..
Might cost u a a few thousand, m not sure bout flute coz only know prices for trumpets n saxaphone

This post has been edited by hitsugayat10: Jun 8 2007, 05:07 PM

yea..but saving money to do so..will feel guilty if were to use my mom's money

You might try the musician's subforums instead of here. Good luck!

you could get a piccolo for about 600-700 brand new

try out the fife 1st then... less than rm40 only... same technique as the flutes... move on to silver flutes n piccolos later on...

where is it?

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Added on June 8, 2007, 5:13 pmfife?whats that?

This post has been edited by Chimz: Jun 8 2007, 05:13 PM

these kinda instruments n woodwinds r way outta my league
koayty, piccolo's tat cheap huh
never know tat....

coz i saw one with that price tag 6 months ago?

edit: but i'm not sure about the quality and tune though, couldn't test in that store

This post has been edited by koayty: Jun 8 2007, 05:23 PM

lol..why piccolo and not flute..oh yeah its almsot the same

Ic, m interested in trumpets, haha but it's way too costly

But i suggest tat Chimz starts with piccolo coz it has d basic for a flute...(correct me if i'm wrong coz m no expert in woodwinds)

Aint sure either..I never had interest in playing the piano nor the guitar nor the violin..My friends do but not me.I am not really sure abt trumpets lol

This post has been edited by Chimz: Jun 8 2007, 05:34 PM

piccolo's fingering is the same as it's friend the big silver flute,
the difference is the price and tune, piccolos sound a lot sharper

and to answer your question, i learn when i joined my school band err... 7 years ago, i learned for free since it's a school band

This post has been edited by koayty: Jun 8 2007, 05:36 PM

im guessing the price for the flute is more expensive..soo i should start with piccolos?

fifes are fine for starters... since dats wad we do in our band... only the seniors get to 'upgrade' to silver flutes or piccolo... i'll post a pic later on...

(waiting for my fren to send me the pic... i play the sax, not the flute)

Wow, so many x schoolband members around ere

Yup, d price for a piccolo is definately more expensive
Was wondering, does d piccolo has beginner types juz like trumpet?if it does have, then get d beginner one, n shud b cheaper, i guess

some basic info for piccolo n flute from Yamaha (damn costly)

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Catalo...PRODUCT,00.html

This post has been edited by hitsugayat10: Jun 8 2007, 05:46 PM

a sample of the exact fife we use in our band... imagine it as the recorder (used in primary school music lessons), but being played horizontally n has more octaves than it...

it has a lower pitch then the silver flute n piccolo

http://forum.lowyat.net/Musicians

^ mostly guitarist and bassist there but give it a try.