Pahud: How The Head Joint Position Limits A Flautist's Potential

Emmanuel Pahud's Flute Masterclass on Sancan's Sonatine. This video features the influence of the head joint position when playing to maximise stamina and stabalise tone. The full 140 minute masterclass recorded at the Royal Academy of Music is available at our:
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[@abalone317]

I love the thumbnail for this video

[@ejmtv3]

I thought he's doing the Italian gesture!

[@brodyodyo4671]

he make-a the pasta

[@rudolphmcneill3333]

I totally agree with him. Aline the hole of the head joint with the keys. Take it from there. Then after spending some time on long tones decide what position you find your best tone as well as control of intonation.

[@Rav3r916]

That was very helpful technique! Thank you, Emmanuel Pahud and The Masterclass Media Foundation for sharing this with us!

[@ArcMusicTV]

Deeply more in love with Flute. Every single Day. Every single Second. Flute is my fit and best accompany for My Soul.

[@imranchandler1083]

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[@ashlynsmusic2468]

Hopefully you figured out how to get back in! I love how you came to an Emmanuel Pahud master class video under someone’s comment about loving flute of all places to ask about instagram login 😂

[@wissembourggirl]

大师反复强调基本知识点，这本身就让人敬佩。

[@Kndnsssrlgn]

I would say put your headjoint wherever you play best with your tuner. However I have heard that while there is a tendency to roll it in, rolling the head joint to far in limits you when the going gets tough...

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

Only reason I rolled my headjoint in is to keep my flute from falling towards me when I'm playing. If I'm not resisting the weight falling then it frees up my fingers and allows me to play with better technique.

[@DeltaRana4]

A Thumbport would be advantageous for you. It will keep the flute in the optimum position for you without worrying about it being stable. One less thing to worry about.

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

@@DeltaRana4 Yeah since my comment I went out and bought one

[@Cloud-ts1ho]

This is called the Rockstro hold and it's advocated by many professionals. I've recently switched to it after 36 years of playing and it's freed up my fingers immensely!

[@claudiamancia7836]

te amamos!!!!!!!

[@luminitadutica1221]

Magnifique! Bravo!

[@lilmilyo]

Am I the only one who literally lol’ed for 60 seconds straight when Pahud exaggerated the wrong way

[@Osnosis]

I hate when teachers do that; it's highly affected and belittles the student.

[@preckle]

@@Osnosis He gave her a compliment first and then exaggerated what needed changing to make his point, I just thought he was being playful :-)

[@Osnosis]

@@preckle Perhaps. 60 years on, and I have found that ‘old school’ teachers are just taskmasters and not into imparting actual information. A great player quite frequently does not equate to a good teacher.

[@preckle]

@@Osnosis I know what you mean and I hate the taskmaster approach and yes often great players don't know how to teach but I've learnt a lot from watching Pahud teach.

[@KashisLittleAngel]

my best friend always turns her head joint all the way in, but I can't even play like that, it feels really awkward...

[@nelidamolver6126]

And it sounds stupidity thin playing with the headjoint downed to your lips too much. The bass sounds sound more clearly thin like a duck throat gua gua gua!!

[@alhdgysz]

Galway is able to play in that situation. It is remarkable. But his tone (thanks to this) is the least recommandable one along the famous flutist...

[@gcg8187]

@@alhdgysz could I win competition and get orchestra job with galway style tone? So many American flutists always roll out so I'm not sure

[@alhdgysz]

@@gcg8187 if you can play with emotion, show different tone-colours, you have a chance. However most of the flutist turned in (like Galway) cannot change the way (s)he sounds...

[@gcg8187]

@@alhdgysz hmmm

[@yebon0920]

What kind of flute in this video? Lip Gold?

[@ByCiceroAudoPoetryandMusic]

Muito bom!!! Bravo!!!!

[@Nerd.cachimbeiro]

Which position is the best???

[@Nerd.cachimbeiro]

Inside its better?

[@Nerd.cachimbeiro]

He put more inside or more out?

[@ivanperez6961]

What is the name of the piece they are playing?

[@shanesalinas3645]

Sonatine - Sancan

[@8BitNaptime]

man is he playing the bionic man song

[@VeronikaKniazok]

Лиза приветик!

[@idankoos4156]

I dont understand this whole joint thing...natural is best way

[@EverydayIsNow]

Wdym?

[@陳彥君-p2r]

鷄租日失有人說話微笑容易柏辰時候去無銀三早我去無銀三早

[@jorgemartin5093]

In Yamaha flutes there's some kind of an arrow to put the headjoint where it must go. I always let it there. Anyway i hate flutist with their headjoints positioned inside of their chin. They sound thin. They loses deepness in sound and they sound horrible like and oboe full with sticky saliva!!

[@alhdgysz]

I have a yamaha flute. There is only one array on it. On the main body, but none on the headjoint.

[@alhdgysz]

Your comment on the tone is right. Just listen to Galway and you immediately start to shout inside 'turn the bloody flute out!'.

[@gcg8187]

There's nothing wrong with sounding like an oboe or trumpet in the low register as a flutist. Its preference

[@christofcousin6617]

@@alhdgysz are you sure that headjoint is also Yamaha...?

[@alhdgysz]

@@christofcousin6617 yes. I am sure.

[@zangsax]

I have been playing the flute for 54 yrs. I have never met a person who plays the flaut.

[@Fmajor7]

zangsax fLauT¿

[@GabrielRGomes]

probably influenced by Portuguese (and/or Spanish) which 'flute' is written 'flauta' and 'flutist' is written 'flautista'.

[@pablocaroselli262]

dear friend, the notes as RAMPAL says are played by anyone, but the sound is not so easy ,,,,,, Without sound, nothing of quality can be achieved. Now, one piece of advice, you noticed that many flutists play with a nice sound despite not having a high-end flute. that is precisely the correct apoggio or support ,,,,, First take a breath, then take it to the lower zone, and finally think when you are blowing that you are urinating when you speak or touch, the speed of the air must be that of the vibration of the lips, up throat tongue without any movement only an opening of forehead, flat lower lip, flute in the hollow of the chin, relaxed upper lip and forward, good luck, and I am at your service, Pahud has that sound because it has achieved mastery in the support, because the sound comes from below, notice the different degrees of pressure that differentiate it from other great masters of the flute, who despite having perfect pich do not have that sound, as he explains Here the embochure must be all relaxed, the lower lip flat and the upper lip more relaxed and forward, the mouth must be open in a fore-yawn, you will see how the sound changes in long notes, the secret for both the flute and the singing is the suportt. do not look at how I play on my channel because this still does not apply to what I play, I am 63 years old, always remember that I play, sing, or speak, take a breath before, take it down and then think about what you are urinating, start to feel that feeling in the diaphragm - What happens is simple, as all magic tricks are discovered and taught, the secrets of the mastery of the flute are also leaking, but this is valid for any wind instrument, from a horn to an oboe, because the sound management is done naturally with the air column ,,,,, successes, do not hesitate to ask what you want ,,,

[@silva777]

You never met a flautist?

[@kerrib1474]

@@silva777 I know I don’t get that comment either !