Flute Lesson #1

For me, this was a big leap forward.

Having not played my flute for months (likely closer to two years...) I was nervous about my lesson. 

On top of that, my instructors husband was there (playing in front of people makes me very nervous).

"Be brave! Make this worth it!" I told myself while unpacking my flute.

It's been long enough since I played that I forgot scales, and fingering for several notes. Each time I fought my urge to feel humiliated - "You're here to learn," I reminded myself. Then I forced myself to ask for help.

This paid off the most when she told me to push more air through my flute (which I've heard before) and I asked her what that actually means - what the balance between diaphragm and embouchure. That lead to an explanation that finally made sense to me.

So here's to leaps forward!

Flute Lessons: Groupon Purchased

I've played the flute since 9th grade, but besides my neighbor sitting me down and teaching me to make a sound (using a glass bottle) and giving me a fingering chart, I've never had lessons.

A couple years ago at a fundraising auction to send our local NYC youth to camp outside the city, I bought 2 lessons - and despite trying to coordinate, we were never able to make the lessons happen.

So about a week ago I purchased a Groupon for lessons from a professional studio in Manhattan!

Flute lessons, here I come!