Beginner Flute Lesson 2 - How to Make a Sound! (embouchure, band face, head joint)

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Beginner Flute Lesson 2 - How to make your first sound!! We will learn about flute embouchure (proper formation of the mouth and lips), also known as the "band face", how to properly blow your air, and how to make a sound on the flute head joint. We hope you find these lessons helpful. Share your questions and comments below, we are always happy to hear from you!
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[@misterepicferret344]

I started learning how to play the flute very recently, and nobody could teach me how to blow into it properly. I watched about 30 different videos online, read 50 articles but none of them helped. You are the first person that taught me how to properly do it. God bless you!

[@Idk56793]

SAME

[@cl1mate]

Mister Epic Ferret I wanted a ferret but I got birds

[@DrSelfridgeMusic]

I know this comment is three years old, but reading this again totally made my day :) Thank you!

[@Yeeveelicious]

After watching many videos and reading many articles, it has come to 2 decisions for me: 1. Get flute lessons in real life 2. Trade my flute in for a clarinet or something I don't want to give up on the flute, but the clarinet sure seems tempting.

[@anabanchs9410]

I never knew I had to put my lips slightly on the embouchure hole! I was having so much trouble but I can do it now thank you!!! 😊

[@anabanchs9410]

MrSelfridge thank you!

[@jeninahuang2929]

Making sound is harder than I thought...

[@sashamonsalve]

I am a sax player why am I here

[@theTwilightSystem]

I played flute in elementary school. I stopped in middle school when my asthma got really bad. Now at 23 I've found my old flute and want to start playing again. I've forgotten everything except how to play f, the first note I ever learned. I look forward to watching your series, and hopefully rediscovering an old passion of mine!

[@Isaac-lb1gl]

I am now lightheaded THANKS!

[@amberphelps7727]

Thank you so much I am practicing for middle school band!

[@eunice6374]

Same!

[@angelicaross472]

same here

[@Karla-fh8rv]

same

[@zpezar8532]

Omg same

[@Aaron-yn5xt]

Same

[@hallareena]

I was learning how to play the flute at school and it took me one hole semester to make a noise this is so helpful yay

[@brianamcintyre978]

I'm a clarinetist and I just got a flute because y not and this really helps will be subscribing

[@nickmcdaniel6071]

I'm the only male freshmen in my highschool that plays flute and I had so much trouble trying to even make a noise. this helped so so much so I might end up actually joining the marching band for my school. thanks so much

[@amgrier]

Love your videos. I am a middle school band director and have found these videos extremely helpful.

[@deeznutz2092]

I just got my flute today and I'm just writing this to say, you've really helped me

[@jeninahuang2929]

I'm making the sound, but it comes out a little weird and sqeaky. Is there something I need to do or do I just need to practice more? Thank you so much!

[@tomchung3168]

I tried this but when I connect the other pieces it doesn’t work If you can help me tell me in the comments

[@carmenmatheson7890]

Please continue with this series! It helped me with my embouchure greatly! Your a great teacher, thank you so much for this

[@ronbotham6519]

omg thank you so much! im practiceing for my middle school band and i thought i would never be able to do this but thanks to your video i can now do it!!!

[@gamingstreamlover9783]

I'm a saxophone player and I am starting to learn the flute ... I am so thankful for these videos

[@YesNo-ks5fo]

Perfect!!! Thank you so much this helped me a lot as a string player!!!

[@pitaks6433]

Thank you so much!! I've been having trouble making the proper sound and you are the first person who showed me how!! Once again, thank you so much

[@rubyparabellum7160]

Omg thank you so much for this! I was not realizing why I was not making good quality sound and this video helped my find it! Great video! Very helpful!

[@__-mo3zt]

I just got a flute yesterday because of school band I'm in fourth grade. This is helpful and I can make a good sound of the head joint already.This was helpful.Thanks so much.

[@chloet9263]

I'm going to play the flute next year and you helped learn how to play my flute..Thank you! I'm practicing in a middle school band

[@cassie558]

I have been trying SOOOOO hard to make sound and this video helped me SOOOOO much!! Thank you so much

[@angelicaross472]

I'm getting my new flute tomorrow in band I'm so happy!!!!😁😁if I didn't watch this video I wouldn't know what to do thank you so much

[@emmaisrad9984]

I'm a very advanced clarinet player and I'm thinking of doing flute next year. This will definitely help me succeed with flute. Thanks!

[@hayleepickard2159]

Omg! My first day of middle school is in 2 days and I couldn't make a sound on the flute... This helped so much thank you!

[@mickeymai0150]

Thank you so much for making this it helped me

[@lancebaker1374]

Guitar Guy buys flute on a fluke. I got some sounds from my new (actually, 2nd hand 1962 model) flute off and on just by luck, like the way I hit a baseball. Your video helps a lot, so I can triple my results of actually making a sound. I guess now, I'm back to the old joke of the tourist lost in Manhattan who asked a local "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" Local says "Practice, practice, practice."

[@sangonomiyakokomi0000]

Thanks so much! I just started band! And it was very helpful when I found this video!

[@nataliam6454]

I've probably seen every flute video on this site and honestly this was the only one that helped

[@toluca8371]

I'm a clarinet player just picking up flute. Is there any reason my tone sounds extremely flat compared to yours, or is it just because your embochure is stronger and you can control it?

[@angelaz895]

BloodTypeAPlus maybe it's the position of ur mouth

[@Firefox-qi1bi]

BloodTypeAPlus Same! I'm still trying to get used to it so I'm asking my band director how to have a correct embouchure for the flute

[@NOPKA111]

BloodTypeAPlus SAME!!!!!!!

[@beck1291]

apparenly this is a clarinettist first world problem

[@angelamitchel3984]

SAME

[@peppurmint2999]

I'm a clarinet player, and my sister was a flute player. She told me I should play both so I decided to pick up her flute today. Did it first try.

[@ronetele13]

That was super helpful, thx! I looked at like 20 videos for advice on getting started on flute (in my case Bonsuri) and all of them had the same terribly insensiitve flaw. They say, you may get it immediately, or you may take several weeks to get it, just keep trying. Come on, there must be better more precise advice, I thought. And I was right, you give lots of key tips for getting those first decent sounds and I was pretty much playing within 20 minutes of watching your video.

[@childishknight8587]

I just came back from buying my flute, and this is going to help me a lot when a take my first lesson in a few days!

[@wellovtheeggheadmoluccanco895]

I just start learning to play the flute. I find this video is very useful. Thank you very much for creating and sharing it. ^^

[@shennaytalton8994]

Thank you so much for being thorough. You explained and demonstrated correct and incorrect sounds. Thank you!!!

[@HenryMcGuinnessGuitar]

The best video I've found so far on this. Quite a lot of fruitless blowing this afternoon after buying my first flute.

[@sandymontgomery9680]

OMG THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH, I was in band for a 1 yr and a half and NEVER ONCE was able to make a sound now i can !!!!!!!!

[@maureenlindquist3187]

I thank you for the wonderful flute lessons.☃️

[@angelicaross472]

I saw this vid 5 days ago and today I had to try out for flute and I remembered everything from this video and I got flute for band thank you so much 😁😁

[@brentbreault7606]

Just got my flute today! Thanks so much!

[@lapislazuli2950]

Thank you! I just got my insterment and I have a test Very helpful and educational Now im sure ill nail that test beacuse of you Thank you youtbe and you keep helping people

[@cookieghostcrunch2663]

Omg! Thank you so much for helping me and alll of us! I did not even know how to even hold my flute good but you helped me :)

[@ArbyLyraBautista]

I'm shifting from a recorder to flute. Just bough my first flute and I thought headjoint is broken, turns out I'm blwing the wrong way. Thanks!!!!

[@rsiegfried1542]

I've looked at a lot this is the best great job dude

[@gachafrog6013]

I love you so much you are teaching step by step every night how to get better at the flute

[@warpath8288]

Thanks so much I got the sound out of the flute I've been having trouble for 2 years...But I might still try the clarinet

[@Meercat_482]

very helpful.. I play the trumbone but learning the flute for marching band

[@ritofraire4956]

Thx for the videos I love learning playing the flute and I'm getting the hang of it so thx for the vids

[@joycedrayton8435]

thanks for your help and support you have given me thanks so much

[@lunabasumatary1197]

i learnt blowing the flute just after watching the vdo. these tips are really helpful. thank u so much. now i can b in the school choir.

[@cowboyfunkk]

I want to learn the flute, can’t get the basics down, this is really helping!

[@ViolindEva]

Looks like fun, well done!

[@Samuel-th6fw]

I like to close my eyes and imagine that I get flute instructions from Lin-Manuel Miranda...

[@cl1mate]

FINALLY I looked on so many websites and KZbin videos and I couldn't make a sound now I can thank you

[@jefferyvaeras4769]

Thanks so much I bought a flute and I was wondering why it did not make any noise and know I kinda do! I'll keep on trying.

[@stathiskyrillidis]

very nice way of explaining.. Thank you!

[@sofiadunton4271]

Thx this was extremely helpful because I'm getting my flute in about half a week

[@richardbryan6134]

A good series. Thanks.

[@anjumjaved8746]

Thank u this will definitely help me in my flute lesson at school

[@juslyft2067]

great video man!

[@julieclark5769]

thx for making this video my class watched it today and i understood it, it is hard for me to learn because i have adhd, ocd, and ager issues. This ment a lot to me, thx for making thi vid!! :D

[@iriscalvarenga6538]

i love all your videos, but i have a request to you! i would like if you can teach us how to play Canon in D (Pachelbel) with the flute please. We already checks all youtube videos about it and nobody explain the way you do!!! Thank you!!

[@teonawatson8307]

Awesome tips

[@lollol906]

I finally made a sound. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lissiedarko7133]

Awesome vid. Can you make a video on how to switch from a higher to a lower octave and vice versa. Please include the embouchure change and all that! Thanks

[@carterdanger8654]

thanks I finally got it!

[@per-olovskogsberg4220]

Wow, thanks! That made my Quena playing stronger with less effort.

[@theslipperyone_3135]

so I play the trumpet currently but I also own a flute and am just now trying to learn how to play it. any tips on how to become better on either instrument?

[@issabellmendieta2196]

THANKS SO MUCH IT REALLY HELPED

[@SimplySarah93]

This is awesome I'm out of high school now and I wanna pick up the flute cus I never got the chance to in school and now I can

[@carlrose9525]

GREAT VIDEO

[@alonnanguyen6050]

I tought my flute needed a reef because I'm a noob thank you for teaching me a little more

[@babyblue6449]

I'm doing grade five band and this is soooooo helpful

[@clairea2067]

THANK YOU SO MUCH my mom used to play and im doing the same for middle school and maybe for highschool... i'find out in 2 years.But Thank yoi so much!

[@raianewagner6341]

I have never played an instrument except for my voice I have tried guitar and it didn’t work out same with piano...I found my moms flute and she helped get started so now I’m what you might say self learning/teaching

[@mckennaweirick6261]

Thank you now I’m in band and I live it 😜😎👍🏻🔥❤️

[@vanshsoni9074]

It helps me so much

[@zoeweichert9241]

Oh my God thank you so much for teaching me how to do this I had spent so long just trying to know how to blow into it and make a noise thank you

[@s.jk97]

I am so thankful! I have to play a flute in my band class and I have a really hard time. Thx to you, I learned how to do it, thx soooo much

[@ap19932]

Thank you very much sir!

[@chxrlix2110]

Im doing grade 4 and 5 band this is so helpful

[@ashlindsey2156]

One of the problems I'm having is because my bottom lip is to big and It blocks me from getting to the hole please let me know if you have any tips for me

[@steventhebroz129]

thanks so much dud. you are very helpfull

[@lukesupena]

Helpful!

[@yazminvv6247]

I have to try out for flute thanks I rlly wanna get one

[@zpezar8532]

I'm in my middle school band so far I can make a Noice but it's all over the place I'm trying to make it sound calm thx this is helping meeeee

[@asamimoon3577]

I want to play the flute I don't have one yet (I'm not sure if I'll do it) and I'm just struggling with the tight corner lips and smooth middle

[@adamm4064]

Thanks! I just received my fife today, and couldn't make a sound. After watching this video, and 5 minutes of noodling around I was able to play a very rough version of Angeline the Baker.

[@letsgetit2049]

Omg thank you!! I'm new to band and I'm the only one who doesn't know how to play!! Thank you I made a noise!!🤷‍♀️😂

[@r.i.pmyajaccount3510]

I DID IT THANK YOU

[@doraxu]

I've been playing the flute for 4 years but took a break for 6 months and my embouchure was starting to become wonky. Thank for helping me get it back together!

[@cherryzhu9646]

Although I make my lips in correct way but I can often hear the sound comes out with air, is there suggestion for me? Thank you!

[@albertliao6954]

thank you! I get it!

[@saqibibrahim9940]

Thanks thanks thanks thank you so much sir

[@Drossiter1]

Nice dude, but how do you blow when the flute is connected together?

[@cinqve4243]

I heard that you arent supposed to press hard on the keys, but it helps me to make a sound on the flute! I can make a sound on the flute i use for my band class, but not the one I have for home. The flute im using is old. (My mom said I could use that one until she buys me a better flute) any help??

[@ritofraire4956]

So thx and good job

[@deciding]

Thank you.