Flute, clarinet, oboe?
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She has tried out both the flute and the clarinet, thanks to friends. Now hunting for a student flute. Apparently the fingering for the flute is the same as that for the sax, is this correct?
To show commitment she taught herself the recorder last night from my old school book.
I am currently searching ebay. I am assuming that the cheap £99 flutes will make a poor quality sound and be difficult to play.
Her friend has the yamaha 211, is this the best to go for.
Thank you for all the help.
To show commitment she taught herself the recorder last night from my old school book.
I am currently searching ebay. I am assuming that the cheap £99 flutes will make a poor quality sound and be difficult to play.
Her friend has the yamaha 211, is this the best to go for.
Thank you for all the help.
The Yamaha 211 is a good starter student flute.
DO NOT under any circumstances buy any of the cheap Chinese Yamaha lookalike flutes on E-Bay, they are rubbish - but you can pick up some good deals on Ebay. Always buy from the UK never overseas
You can always try some of good 2nd hand music shops, John Myall, John Packer etc.
I would also recommend that you try the Flutewise web site for some good ideas amd also look at the following site:-
http://www.mostlywind.co.uk/buyingfl.html
DO NOT under any circumstances buy any of the cheap Chinese Yamaha lookalike flutes on E-Bay, they are rubbish - but you can pick up some good deals on Ebay. Always buy from the UK never overseas
You can always try some of good 2nd hand music shops, John Myall, John Packer etc.
I would also recommend that you try the Flutewise web site for some good ideas amd also look at the following site:-
http://www.mostlywind.co.uk/buyingfl.html
A belated vote here for the bassoon - a lovely, mellow instrument with a wide range, even more in demand for orchestras than the oboe and easier to get a note out of ... not cheap though, but the VAT rebate on new instruments purchased through a school is very worthwhile... PLus as an "endangered instrument" I believe in some areas there are schemes to make bassoons (and french horns?) available to rent at reasonable rates
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Santa has been very, very kind to me.Flamenco wrote:Can you not hire one from your local music shop, Sally-Anne? We would all love to see you (and hear you) playing that brass!Sally-Anne wrote:I always wanted to play the Sax too, Yoyo! And I can, when I lay my hands upon one, which is not as often as I would like.
I'm not sure they are convinced yet! Perhaps by next Christmas?Flamenco wrote:I'm sure your friends and family don't want to miss out on you performing at that Christmas party.
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Congratulations Sally-Anne and well done, Santa!Sally-Anne wrote: Santa has been very, very kind to me.
I'm not sure they are convinced yet! Perhaps by next Christmas?
So, does that mean we're going to hear you play that brass at some future point in time? Please don't keep us waiting too long . . .
DS2 has been playong the Bassoon for a term now. I hate the thing. It takes him ages to assemble/disassemble it and he sounds as bad as he did on the first day he got it! Being a chorister, he always complains that it hurts his throat and I have noticed that when he takes a break for over a week fom practise, his singing voice improves. This is probably down to him. In saying that it's a great scholarship instrument - that's if he can even get to Grade 1!