Hi group. I am new and wanted to introuduce myself. I have been reading posts for a while, just never posted anything. How long have ya'll been on here?

About a month I think...

Welcome! :-)

Zevang

Hi & Welcome

Hi and welcome to the board. You will find that most are a good group on here and very helpful.

thnx everyone!

Yeah I think that the flute boards are the best...We're the good people. I've only been on here about a week and I've gotten so much help. It's amazing.

can't agree with you more!!!
yups, good ppl here!!
Flutes got ur back!

I've been on about a week but Ive known the site for about 2 years...eeveryone is right, the diversity is sooooooooo helpful, and meeting everyone is great...I've allready learned some about head joints and gold stuff...flutes rule!

on and off for a year I think, maybe less, this board is much better now and you will learn lots from both the pros and the students

have fun

a ..yr? but i've been BUSY lately. OH goSH.
OH! u guys! guess what? i can SING! haha:D..i'm in choir, and i'm going to take voice lessons. i applied for a scholorship, so it won't be expensive^_^ anyways..i think voice lessons will be fun, and maybe that'll help me play flute better. i'm assuming yES!

WELCOME!!!! I've only been here for a month maybe two...... but if you need ANYTHING im here to answer questions or just be friendly!!!!!

Voice lessons could definitely help your flute playing. Lots of the breathing and music-related fundamentals are similar. James Galway strongly suggests that every flutist learn to sing, and some of his influences have been singers.

question, on the subject of singing enhancing flute performance...is it true that if you can sing a note in tune that you will be able to play it in tune???

Not necessarily, though it does in enhance the chances. If you can hear a pitch in your head before you even produce it (as you must to sing a note in tune from the start), you are far more likely to actually produce it in tune. However, singing is not the same as flute playing, and does not need the same manipulations of air/mouth/throat to play in tune. A good player may be able to do both quite well, but a good singer who begins to learn flute may not immediately.

I have learned proper breath control from singers almost exclusively