Ive been playing whistle for some time and now someone gave me a flute, its a wood flute with six holes…ive tried it and cant get a single sound out of it…do i need some sort of mouthpiece for it???
Please help me, sorry if its a really stupid question…
Thanks
MHP
There should be a seventh hole, in the headjoint. This is the hole you blow across.
It takes time for a beginner to find the correct embouchure. You could experiment using, just the headjoint, until you get the hang of it.
I’m pretty much a rank beginner myself, so the only advice I can offer is that the embouchure hole (the one you blow across) goes up.
However, I have found the following site very useful:
http://www.geocities.com/feadanach/
There are a lot of great flute sites out there, but this one really helped me get started.
Also, head on over here:
http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/index.html
http://fingertrip.net/whistle/
These are tin whistle sites, but there are a number of slow airs mixed in with the faster pieces and the written music is also provided.
Good luck
Roger