Mistakes I made as an online flute teacher

[@JFroTheMusician]

I’ve never considered Discord for teaching lessons. Having a server maybe for all your students and such. That actually sounds fairly interesting.

[@What-ef8wj]

Day light savings... Why I love my world clock on my iPhone

[@MusicIsARainbow]

Darn you, daylight savings! I'm dying about your poop story! I teach piano in my home. If I desperately have to go, I tell them to keep playing because I can still hear them. 😄

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

LOLLLL!! I've totally told my students to keep going too, but that time, I only had poop on my mind and just left after excusing myself 😂

[@MusicIsARainbow]

Hahaha! Sometimes my students have to poop in the middle of their lessons. One boy comes over with his brother and even though his brother is first, he always tells me he has to use the bathroom just as his lesson starts. I've started quoting Arnold Schwarzenegger from Kindergarten Cop. "THERE IS NO BATHROOM!" He also pees all over the toilet and doesn't put the seat up when he goes. Maybe I should do Skype lessons so he can pee all over his own toilet/floor/wall.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

OH NO, REALLY?! 😱 And then YOU have to clean it up!!!! Oh gosh!!!!

[@MusicIsARainbow]

Yes, but a friend recently gave me a sign that says, "If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie". It's next to a giant Costco container of cleaning wipes. The boy laughed about it and I said, "Yeah! Wipe up after yourself!" He said, "I don't make a mess." I beg to differ. It has gotten noticeably better. Haha!

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

I'm sure he was just saying that to save face XD

[@hamedakrami9699]

Loooolll Joanna you have been THROUGH it! But thanks for the tips! When I finally get to the point where I can teach imma definitely use them!

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Hahahahaha, putting this video out there so you guys don't have to waste as much time as me making these silly mistakes XD

[@kiaraeijo]

Haha! That’s crazy! I made a phone call last week with a potential teacher for my masters and the phone call was at 11:30 AM ( my time). In Texas, they have central time meaning that they are an hour behind. In Florida, we have eastern time.😊❤️🎼🎹

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Yup!! The first time I started dealing with time zones, it sort of boggled my mind. XD You get used to it quickly though, especially when your friends start living in different places :D

[@bukkfrig]

Joanna, you shouldn't have to keep track of your students' daylight savings time and start moving your schedule around. Instead, your bookings should just be all made in one time zone (probably GMT, but could just be your local time zone) and then both you and your students should calculate your own time differences from that fixed zone. Your booking site could automatically convert to their local time zone (if you include the booking date, then your site should automatically handle it, even if DST changes for one or both of you between now and then). Or otherwise just use Google and show your students how to as well: www.google.com/search?q=5%3A00PM+GMT+in+Pacific+Time Again, you can include a date. But really use anything other than trying to coordinate it all manually.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

I will consider it, thank you!

[@NoodleyBits]

I once belched during a lesson. I opened my mouth to say something and "bruuuuuuurp" Speaking of embarrassing poo stories, I held one during a band rehearsal that didn't want to be held. I was packing everything up after (and *gasp* didn't swab my flute because I was in a rush to "go") and despite my best efforts...poop won. Instead of staying around and chatting I was like "Gotta run, bye" as I ran out the door toward the bathroom LOL

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

LOLLLL!!!! It's amazing how urgent things get when nature calls XD

[@mel_onie]

I have a concert this upcoming Monday in and its gonna suck. I'm 10th chair and we are playing 3 songs and we haven't practiced as a full band!.!

[@pedrohbrinck]

Notification squad.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

:D :D

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

It's so true--I realized after a while just how incredibly unhealthy it was to not drink water and go to the bathroom for 4 or 5 hours straight. That's ridiculous!! There's no way you can keep that kind of career going forever without absolutely ruining your body. I wouldn't be able to teach as much without a working body!!

[@chriss6356]

You flaut so well

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Aw, thanks!

[@angelicaricardo171]

Quick flute question. So I have been teaching my self to play the flute for about 2 1/2 months now and it's going pretty good. Now about 3 weeks ago I got my flute out to practice and I was playing the Bb scale and Eb, D and F wouldn't come out as usual. So I don't really know what I'm doing wrong if I could play those notes with ease. Any advice??

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Won't come out at all? It might be your flute! Can you get it look at by a technician?

[@angelicaricardo171]

Yeah everytime I play, one by one the notes stop working as normal. I'll just get it checked out. Thanks!!

[@kiaraeijo]

Angelica Ricardo I would suggest getting your flute checked. Either you have a leak or a spring went out of place

[@pmh1nic]

Do the notes play if you slur from one note to another?

[@angelicaricardo171]

No. Even when I use warm, fast, slow air it won't come out at all. I can only get Bb, A, C and sometimes G in both octaves.

[@ryleebrownn8165]

Hey I know I am late to the video but very recently I stumbled across your channel and found out you did lessons online. I was just wondering what the pricing starts at. I am 14 and I have been playing the flute since I was 10 or 11 (5th grade I am in 8th now) and want to take private lessons along with band at school because I want to improve how I play and all the things along with that (sorry I am really bad at explaining things I hope that made sense 😂). Anyway I just wanted all the facts before I "presented" this idea to my mom. If any one knows the answer please respond and if not... Oh well ill find out another way I guess. Thank you! -A possibe new student of Joana

[@emilytechentien1154]

Hey so I’m terrified because my director wants me to do the solo “Flight of the Bumblebee”. I’m only halfway through my third year in the flute and I’m thirteen. He thinks I can do it because I’m “the MOST talented” (his words) of our section. I have to learn it within a month AND I have to relearn the flute due to braces. Any advice?

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Trick yourself into playing faster! Take the most comfortable speed that you can play it perfectly, and then play it through with a metronome at that speed. It might be slow, it's okay! Then do it again, but only go up one click (on a digital metronome--on your phone or an electronic metronome). It won't feel faster at all. After you're done, do it again and up one more click! It also won't feel faster either. Every day, go up 5-10 clicks, depending on how comfortable or how much time you have each day. As you can see, in one week, you'll already go up anywhere between 35-70 clicks!!! So it's actually a really fast way to get stuff up to speed. :D All the best!!

[@juliyanmartinez3785]

Emily Techentien practice

[@kiaraeijo]

Do a lot of long tones( For your tone) and start by practicing slowly. If it’s good then put your metronome by four clicks higher until you’re able to play it at the actual tempo.

[@natalieneville3274]

Could you do a sight reading tips video?

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

I did one a long time ago, but I could revisit the topic :)

[@garywashere_]

JustAnotherFlutist that’s actually how i found my flute queen, you, needed sight reading help a long time ago

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

XD XD

[@paganiniwannabe]

This is so cool. Im from Singapore too!!!! But a violin student, not flute. Love your videos!!!!!!

[@hyunjinsfabulouslipsandhai2510]

I probably won't be able to take a lesson but could you make a vid on crescendos? I just had a really important performance a couple of days ago but I had a really hard time with them. Ilysm

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Oh man! I do talk quite a bit about dynamics and how to produce them in my FCNY reviews though, so skip to the dynamics section of some of my reviews for some tips!!

[@Denise-tg2ok]

Hey Joana, I have just watched your “How Not to Apply for Music School” video and I am an 11th grader who is thinking about going to music school. One of the points I heard in your video was that a good preparation tool and one thing you should basically always do would be to email the professor for your instrument and ask for a lesson before the audition. But I’m a little bit discombobulated about something, next year I’m supposed to apply for the college, so do I email the professor to ask for lessons before I apply to the college or do I apply to the college and then email the professor? Your consideration is greatly appreciated

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Go ahead and email the professor to ask for lessons before you apply! You can actually do both options that you mentioned, there's really no judgement either way. In both situations, you're showing initiative and eagerness to find out if the two of you are a good student-teacher match. :)

[@Denise-tg2ok]

Thank you for that informative reply, that really did help. Do you think you could possibly give an example of what an email to a professor requesting a lesson might look like… I don’t want to be too informal. Thanks,

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Haha, how about I give you some tips? I'd rather not give you an example, or else your email won't sound like you. ;) For a first email, use "Dear Prof. [last name]". State your name and that you're interested in studying with them at [name of school]. Then tell them what school you currently go to, how old you are, how many years you have been studying the flute, and who you currently study with. This first paragraph will give them a good overview of who you are. The second paragraph should state that you would like to take a lesson with them at their convenience. Ask them how much they charge, and then tell them what you would like to play for them. The idea is to do all the work yourself in arranging how the lesson is going to go, rather than putting the responsibility on them (they're very busy and sometimes knowing that they are being asked for a lesson with someone they don't know might make them feel pressured... And they may end up putting off your email). Keep the email short and sweet, and then see how they respond! You can also offer a more detailed explanation of your background in a future reply if they so desire (I know I really appreciate this whenever I get a lesson inquiry). All the best!

[@jackiedavis3439]

I had festival on Wednesday and we did great!!! We got a 92/100!!!! And I got a great comment on my low notes! He said the tone in my low notes he hasn't heard in a middle school student! I think I have good tone in my low notes from trying to copy your tone😂! I love your videos and they have helped me so much.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Woot woot!!!!!!! OMG, that makes me so happy!!! CONGRATS!! :D

[@jackiedavis3439]

JustAnotherFlutist thank you😁😁!! I'm glad it makes you happy!

[@ttm894]

Why couldn't you hear the keyboard? Because is was a PIANO!!!

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

LOL! 🎹

[@stevenhughes3298]

So....merch store.

[@RobbieWallace123]

When I first read it I thought it said “I inhaled poop 💩 “😭😭🙏

[@hsbvt]

Oh, the water is vital when I am teaching! At my school, we joke about the potty breaks! Bladders of steal...

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

And I learned a few years ago just how unhealthy it is to have a bladder of steel!!! I still have some residual bad habits of not drinking enough water and not going to the bathroom enough times during the day, haha!

[@hsbvt]

Yes! We will have our water bottles and forget to drink them, but then load up on coffee and tea. Not a great choice. You know teacher's schedules based on potty breaks. HA!

[@MGJ182]

Hyaaaa Jo, that was hilarous but also handy advice. But regarding Discord; I believe a lot of your viewers (myself included) use discord, and the app actually may show your games' or other sites' ID sometimes, and I've noticed that you primarily want to keep your LoL username a secret (i cri everytim). So, if you're using discord and still want to maintain your games' ID's privacy, adjust the settings accordingly. *Hugs*

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Hahaha, no worries--if I ever stream League, I will turn off all summoner names in game, and I would use OBS. ;) How many of you _do_ use Discord? I have considered opening a Discord server...

[@jiannaongsioco4617]

JustAnotherFlutist I do!

[@flowerdolphin8920]

I've never even heard of discord before this video.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Check it out! It's developed for gamers, but it's basically a voice/text chat app (now does video too) that works a lot better than Skype for communicating with your buds while in game! :D

[@flowerdolphin8920]

JustAnotherFlutist Skype always crashes on me. If discord doesn't, I will actually use it. I'll give it a try for now.

[@jackiedavis3439]

Hi Joana. I was wondering if I got a new headjoint for my flute, do I have to worry about it not fitting?

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

You can get it refitted! Unfortunately, it's pretty impossible to only try a headjoint that is too wide for your flute--you would need to try it on another flute that can it it. Afterwards, though, you can absolutely have a technician resize a headjoint for your flute!

[@jackiedavis3439]

JustAnotherFlutist thank you!!!!

[@flowerdolphin8920]

Daylight savings is such a hassle. In Austria it's the same as in Germany. On the 25th of March we forward our clocks from 2 am to 3 am. And back again on the 28th of October. It's so hard trying to schedule a FaceTime or WhatsApp video call with my friend who's 6 hours ahead of me, in Rhode Island. That's why we didn't call each other in like over a year. Originally we planned on calling each week, but it just doesn't work out. Thank god for WhatsApp, at least we can text every now and then. Nice hair by the way, did you rub a balloon on it before filming? :-P

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

LOL, my hair is just soooo _attractive_ ... I'll see myself out now. XD But yeah, I TOTALLY get it. Time zones are WEIRD!! It's taken me quite a while to get a handle on it!

[@flowerdolphin8920]

JustAnotherFlutist Ahahahaha!! XD Do you know how great you are? That totally made me laugh out loud 🤣 then again, I love these kind of jokes. Mostly because I can never think of any myself. ^^

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

You get really good at these kinds of jokes when your boyfriend and your friends make them all the time... XD

[@flowerdolphin8920]

JustAnotherFlutist well I don't have many of those around. At least not many English speakers XD I can only offer some German jokes.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

All jokes are awesome!!

[@LouisBertrandTech]

GMT! Everybody on the same time zone, no daylight time. Let the student figure out how it relates to her/his local time. Computers and smartphones are good at figuring that out.

[@tinalee6517]

Got any jazzy music?😂😂😂

[@JariSatta]

Rick Beato for excellent jazz theory ( KZbin )

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Not... yet? :P

[@OmariLiveHD]

Her collab with Extra Lives is jazzy :)

[@DoubleDomino]

Discord is so cool! I find it useful :)

[@DoubleDomino]

Wow, this was 2 years ago?! 0_0 Well, I still use discord :)

[@kennethqu1257]

Hi

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Hello!

[@MandyHieatt1]

Thank goodness for Facebook video chat! 😂😂😂 Because I have a love/hate relationship with Skype...

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Me too XD

[@isabelascorner1517]

Could you do a review on the Gemeinhardt 2sp flute?

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

On the list! :)

[@connoragnewmusic]

It'd be a fun little irony teaching music lessons on a program called 'Discord'

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

LOL true!!

[@huskypuppypaws4850]

I just got back from concert festival and we got q superior

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Awesome!!! 😊😊😊

[@pianomarius]

i once missed my recital because of daylight savings, that was quite the catastrophe

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

NOOOOOOOOOO

[@cherylzhang02]

Hi Joanna, do you use earplugs when you practice piccolo? Recently I've been trying to use them every time since if I don't my ears ring for hours after I stop practicing. Do you think piccolo is dangerous for your hearing? Thanks

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Absolutely it's dangerous, especially for your right ear. You'll often see piccoloists have one ear plug in on the right ear and leave the left one open to be able to hear your own tone, tuning, and other issues. I currently am looking into some ear plugs made specifically for musicians, like the Earasers. Check them out!

[@cherylzhang02]

JustAnotherFlutist thanks! Do you recommend wearing an earplug while playing in a band/orchestra as well?

[@dirtywashedupsparkle]

LOL, you entered the poop zone! You never forget those blunders. I have a friend who has a poop fetish, so this is far from TMI for me :D

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Hahaha, I'm glad? XD

[@amirmukmin5341]

Hye can I be ur student?

[@KyleKlabunde]

its a health break.

[@kaiserthegreat]

Seems all like your students should go by your timezone. There's only one you and lots of them.

[@alyssacervera7663]

If you had an iPhone couldn’t you use the world clock thing😂

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Of course, but you don't always remember to check when you're scheduling lessons 1 or 2 weeks ahead of time ;)

[@Christina-nt9oc]

Isn't it floutist?

[@colleencoleman1526]

Antimacassar I play the flute, not the flaute

[@colleencoleman1526]

so no

[@artbylisa]

I teach from home and use the 15 minute buffer time to make sure there aren’t any parking issues in my driveway ;)

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Ahhhh, that's super smart!! I also forgot to mention that the 15-minute buffer is helpful for technological issues too :D

[@laura8700]

Wish me luck on my goal to all state :)

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

YOU GOT DIS

[@laura8700]

JustAnotherFlutist yay thank you!!!

[@saishkalbag7103]

Your standing hair was quite distracting.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Whoops!

[@emfernandez73]

Not first but i am early

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

You guys are amazing :D

[@garywashere_]

First yas

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Yay! :D