How to Hit the Lower Notes on a Flute

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure your flute is working correctly and that all your pads are sealed.

   A friend, teacher, or music shop employee can find out if your flute is fully functional.
   
   An instrument repair shop can help identify and correct leaks.
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   Step 2: Play in a medium register to warm up.

   , You are always blowing into a flute when playing a note and you need to blow at a steeper downward angle for lower notes. , Try to crescendo into the note.
   
   Also try slurring down from a note a step or so above the note you wish to play. , Notice what makes them sound fullest and what makes the attacks cleanest. ,, Listen to the sound! Is it full and rich? Thin and metallic? None of these are "good" or "bad"
   
   but thinking about the quality of tone will help you learn to get the sound you want. , Ask your band teacher or a music shop in order to find a private lesson teacher. ,,, The embouchure for middle range notes should be a bit more circular and high notes should be a small circle. , Low notes are difficult and you probably will not get them just right on your first try. ,
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   Step 3: Drop the corners of your mouth

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   Step 4: as if you were frowning.

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   Step 5: Start higher up

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   Step 6: and descend on any scale until you reach the desired note.

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   Step 7: Practice and experiment with tone on the lowest notes you can play.

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   Step 8: Work your way toward lower notes a little at a time.

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   Step 9: Practice playing low notes

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    Step 10: starting with a full breath

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    Step 11: and maintaining an even tone until the breath is almost gone.

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    Step 12: Consider attending private lessons.

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    Step 13: Pressing the flute closer to your mouth makes low notes clearer.

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    Step 14: Make sure you are blowing more and slower air that is pointed downward.

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    Step 15: Make your embouchure is more of an oval shape than a round shape when playing lower notes.

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    Step 16: Practice.

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    Step 17: You should be relaxed at all times

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    Step 18: whether you are playing low notes

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    Step 19: middle notes

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    Step 20: or high notes.

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