I’ve been asked recently to play flute at sessions.
Problem - I can play flute, but as soon as the
tunes get a bit lively, and I start to move,
I lose my position of the flute, especially with
my new Seery.
This doesn’t happen with whistles because they’re in
yer mouth.
What solutions (impact adhesive, superglue etc)
do you use. Apart from standing still, which is
hard to do, and double sided sticky tape,
I’m stuck!
Are you asking if you should superglue your lips and/or hands to the flute?? 
i hold my right upper arm tight to my body, that way my flute is almost held horizontal.
my right foot is also closer to my body than my left.
so my right leg knows what my right arms doing, real ergonomics, i’m not blackguarding now!
I hold the flute with a ‘standard’ grip, the bottom of my index finger pressing it against
my jawline, my rh thumb counterweighting a little up and out. With just this I can play
a slow air. The RH thumb controls the roll of the flute if any is needed.
For stability, my LH thumb comes in lightly, and for the A, B and C notes (and sometimes
G, depending on the passage), my RH ring finger covers the bottom finger-hole.
Even if you are using a piper’s grip (which many whistlers do when they take up
flute), the RH ring finger on high notes should help stability.
I try not to let any foot tapping or such cause any movement past my hips, and prefer
a right-foot tapping because it’s less troublesome if I overdo the tapping. I try not to
rock or sway, and if I do it anyway, I try to make it the whole upper torso so that arms
and head and body are all in the same relative alignment.
I expect you should try to move less, and should work out a nice stable grip.
Hard to tell without seeing you in action, of course.
I can walk around the house at a moderate pace, and even sidestep up the stairs, while
playing the flute, without losing my embouchure. However, no matter how much I practice, I
can’t imagine ever being able to dance a jig and play a jig at the same time…
Is there no other flute player at your session to ask? A moment’s showing and shifting
of your grip would be worth pages of posts explaining… and of course, if you really
are moving around too much, that’d be obvious too.
Ibba da use a suber gue ana ih worka preggy goot. U mie twy sumpin besize suber gue. Supim tha don’ stik so long.
you didn’t describe which way you lose position.
is it the arms or is it the lips?
if it is the lips, a piece of masking tape stuck where you place your lips does help.
this trick you could also try where the flute rests on your left hand if needed if you find it slippery.
warmest greetings
berti
I’ve tried Seerys that were slippery, and I lost my position on them too.
I thought it was due to the material used: I don’t have this problem with wooden flutes. But I don’t have it either on my new delrin from Jon C. Now I think it depends on the way the surface of the delrin is finished.
I don’t find my Seery any more slippery than my wooden flute or other flutes Ive played. When I was newer on flute, I found it easy to lose lip position on ANY flute I played, and at session it was worse because of all the distractions.
Eric
I’m able to completely prevent flute slippage while playing by using one of the powdered resin preparations used by drummers, tennis players et al. , such as Fusion Grip resin–just sprinkle on your hands, rub them together, and play away.
Or you might want to try what guitarists use to keep picks from slipping-Gorilla Snot, or if you would rather, Pro-Grip creme rosin. Here’s the link for the latter:
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/G17.htm
I’ve tried it on my fingers for picks some time ago, when I was starting out with flatpicks. Now I don’t seem to lose them like I did in the beginning.
You may find that you could use a little help by using the rosin to start with, and later you might find it’s not a problem anymore.
Thanks for the helpful replies.
My problem is that I really move about too much.
I’ve started practicing walking around the house
and it has helped.
There is now more room on some shelves,
that used to have a an ornament or two, to put
more whistles and flutes 
That and a pair of boots nailed to the floor
for me to wear and practice in!!