Flute Tips for Marching Band

These are tips for marching band. Be sure to e-mail me to give me any more tips.

Ways to Hold Your Flute Up:

• Put a pencil, pen, etc... in the bottom. Try to hold it up. If you hold it up it won't fall out.
• Don't cheat by sliding it up to the head joint, have part of it hanging out of the flute.
• Also to improve posture, play while standing against the wall, make sure your whole back is touching the wall.

Improve Flexibility (for Lateral slides)

• Sit on a chair and twist around to your right, keeping your feet to the front, hold for as long as you can. Then repeat on the left.
• Do the same thing only standing up and holding your flute.
• Do the same thing now play and try to keep your fingers on the keys.