God Save Our Queen - B Flat Flute Lesson # 5

[@MrFunkydunk]

I'm 42 and just started playing today...better late than never 🤷‍♂️🇬🇧

[@pikingadventures2872]

I'm 40 and just started

[@craigsutherland4726]

Awesome my friend. I just bought a flute a fortnight ago. 35 years since our band folded. Christ I couldn’t get a note first day and I was the one that done the band solo in the competitions. I have my first band practice with my new band this week 35 years after my last one and pleased to say almost as good as I was away back then. Getting better each day

[@AccordionStu]

Well done Craig, it's something that never leaves you, the mouth muscles may slacken a bit from under use but once a fluter, always a fluter.

[@TheRealAllyant]

All your videos are superb, going to be learning the flute soon and these videos will be a great help. Thanks AccordionStu No Surrender.

[@AccordionStu]

Hi Peas, Thanks for letting me know, it's always good to hear that people do appreciate it. Good Luck Stu

[@iantait7205]

thanks for the lessons helping me a lot

[@AccordionStu]

These instruments are very popular in the British Isles in the military corps of drums and over 400 bands in Ireland, Scotland and England.

[@puntosteve]

i went to coleraine today and changed to a 5 key im gettin the hang of it a bit better now.can you do a tutorial of here lies a soldier.i know you play it but not in a lesson its def one of the tunes i will need for the band

[@puntosteve]

yeah they start in high f sharp. hopefully i will get my 12 tunes learned before the start of next season only need 6 to join in the band practice in october.if i cant get them all i will just drum in the accordian band for another year.

[@urbanflyman36]

thank u been looking for this for a while looking to get my drum sold for money so I can get a flute as I cant carry the drum any more due to my leg.

[@AccordionStu]

I have removed the first attempt as the sound was too quiet at 3 mins 20, it has gone the opposite here, but I will improve the quality later.

[@AccordionStu]

Dave, its a six key Bb miller browne, if you are thinking of buying one, contact me.

[@MrSynkie]

god save our queen

[@Sandy-mx8vg]

U r a legend no surrender

[@BELFASTLINFIELD1]

can you put on how to learn carson of the uvf please

[@puntosteve]

hi stu i have a single key Bb miller brown have you any vids on learning to play them just got it there today but i have to learn 12 tunes befor i can join the band.any help i would be greatfull

[@Rob_Sausage]

What flute do you recommend I buy? I want to learn to play the tunes the Corps of Drums in the British Army play.

[@AccordionStu]

Hello If budget isn't a problem I would recommend the Miller Wicks N.I Bb 5 key flute made from African Blackwood. Welcome to Bb Flute.

[@dylanheasty4230]

God safe the queen

[@AccordionStu]

Hi Nathan great to hear you are learning the flute and joining a band in your area. This is the best way to learn. If you have facebook, log in and search for Fluter's Companion page, i post all notes on there and a chart for all the notes on the pdf link. Also check out my webpage at stuartboyd.co.uk and go to tutorials, look for the learn to play flute vids. If you need any help or advice just message me on the facebook page, good luck.

[@AccordionStu]

Yes its cheap, yes it plays more consistently than any wooden flute in any temperate climate, yes it is stronger and less likely to crack and there are probably 10,000 of these to every 1 Worrell Crown. Pete's flutes are faultless and look astounding. However if someone was considering learning the flute, a Miller Browne should satisfy them for a while. The best flute on the market are the Tony Millyard flutes. I will put a demo on my site playing both, soon and at nearly £600 the Bb aint cheap.

[@nathanritchie2527]

Any tips on a 14 yr old starting miller wick flute joining Somme memorial Fb from Bangor need tips anyone btw like the song queen

[@sam918763]

Unless i am grossly mistaken that looks and sounds more like a piccolo than a flute.

[@AccordionStu]

Hi Sam you are grossly mistaken. A Piccolo is much smaller and more high pitched than a Bb band flute. These flutes were around before Theobal Boehm's Concert flutes and are pitched at A=452Hz, a unique instrument borm from the early fife with keys added later. The piccolo to accompany this instrument would be in the key of Eb or F natural in the 452Hz range.

[@kenny6747]

Hi stu i am waghting for my miller brown Bb flat 6 key flute to be deliverd my dad and older brother used to be in King billys flute band and so i have desided to learn i have been copying your tutorials on a old bit of plastic tubing so cant waght to get started for real do you have any tips for a beginer on how to get the flute blown in and sounding right many thanks you have allready been a great hellp kenny6747

[@AccordionStu]

Hi steve, yes there are 5 tutorials on youtube which will still be suitable for your tunes. There is alternative fingering for the notes C and you won't be able to play fully chromatic, but I will put something together for you, send me your email,

[@blueboy043]

excellent stu

[@AccordionStu]

Steve can you let me know what note your band start on for this tune, most bands start on High F sharp but some bands play it starting in High E?

[@flanum]

howya stu, we met a few times on this site. nice playing, thats a feckin hard instrument to play, i tried i a bflat fyfe meself there a while ago... hard blowing. anyway heres a cheeky and daring request for ya, ye didnt let me down before so..... hows about "Amhrán na bhFiann " (steps back and ducks to avoid the flying debris) go on ya boy ya! i dare ya!! if you put it up, ill respond with the sash on the uilleann pipes!! i dare ya for the craic. slan.

[@nodoubtaboutit]

How much are these flutes worth? I have one and i have no idea where it came from.

[@spyder5270]

Nice

[@sillyrnu007]

Are B flat fifes commonly used? And like with the extra metal keys and stuff?

[@AccordionStu]

iT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT KEY YOU PLAY IT IN, UNLESS YOU ARE PLAYING OTHER PARTS, IE Bb 2NDS, 3RDS , F, Eb PICOLLO, Bb BASS, Eb ETC, YOU CAN ARRANGE MORE PARTS IN THE KEY OF D, BUT MOST BANDS IVE BEEN IN PLAY IT IN G. I AM IN A CORPS OF DRUMS AND DON'T WORRY, I DON'T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE CRITICISM, IT'S FUNNY.

[@MnM1690]

Happy enough to take benifits from the Queen though!

[@leonahenderson106]

I'm 13 and I'm a flute band

[@pikingadventures2872]

How do you change octave?

[@AccordionStu]

On this type of flute, with most notes just blow harder, some notes require different fingerings.

[@pikingadventures2872]

@@AccordionStu I have an adjustable 3 piece miller Browne Bb

[@pikingadventures2872]

Got some practice tonight and got it... kind of 😂

[@commonwealthminuteman5630]

What is the sound of the F of the fife, I can't find that sound

[@commonwealthminuteman5630]

Sorry， my mistake ， it should be the sound T

[@anniemcentee8137]

See i am in a flute band in Ireland. A REPUBLICAN flute! An the first song you learn is Amhran Na Bhfiann!

[@AccordionStu]

+Annie Mcentee Good for you Annie, This video was done for people learning the BRITISH National Anthem, which is played a lot by bands in Northern Ireland.

[@anniemcentee8137]

accordionstu very good tutorial.

[@garydoeseverything5709]

accordionstu thank you very much helped me alot 🇬🇧

[@cormacvallely7110]

what band r u in I'm in EIRE NÚA

[@Splendid3255]

Haha! Whats a Gueen? Bell Cheese!

[@itsdinger]

are you in a band stu?

[@AccordionStu]

@iiGeEkYii you meen Sloop John B

[@AccordionStu]

Hi Dave not a bad wee tune. You have almost got it, but it depends if you are adding any ornamentation. The version I know goes like this; EEE F# GGG EDDD bD EEE F# GGG ABBBAG B AB E'E'D'E B A#B A# B GE ccc E GGG GGEEDE BBBD' E'E' D' E'B GE ccc EGGG GGEE DE Good Luck

[@AccordionStu]

bubbly...if you can play it better good for you, i dont profess to be the best, just providing a service that wasn't already out there. If you think you can do better, then let us know when you have posted your tutorial. stu

[@AccordionStu]

PRAY TELL....

[@AccordionStu]

Thanks for your contribution Dobbers, your mother must be so proud. Why do people like you have to turn this into a sectarian thing? its about music, that's it.

[@AccordionStu]

@UpTheIRA123 DIrty? I wash every day, I don't have a queen except on my chess board and as for your last comment HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA No it won't!

[@AccordionStu]

Heavy Soul, never has a nickname been so fitting. Maybe you made that comment to provoke some sort of childish response son, but instead , you have just made yourself look stupid. This tutorial teaches people how to play an instrument so I think you have got lost on youtube.

[@AccordionStu]

rolland, you are another childish f***wit who thinks that calling someone gay, makes it so, and is that ultimate insult? You sad boy.

[@AccordionStu]

Another conspiracy nut job, clear off and tell people who care.