How long does it take to learn naughty flute?

with a weekly class and about 20 to 30 minutes of practice nearly every day, most students get a fair sound at the serious and half record and play simple melodies, among them 3 and 6 months. Dominating the 3 octaves with good sound and playing intermediate repertoire usually takes from 2 to 4 years.

They are indicative ranges, and they are not promise: each person advances different according to his or her constancy, age and status of his or her flute. What's common to all is that in this instrument The sound commands: Most of the first year revolves around the purple and air.

To sum up

With regular practice, a stable sound at a serious and medium registration arrives, with an orientation, between 3 and 6 months.
The third and intermediate repertoire usually require 2 to 4 years of constant study.
The flute has no cane or nozzle to hold: the sound depends on the shape of the lips and direction of the air, and that's trained with long notes.
The sharp notes come out with faster air and a smaller opening, with no more blow.
A flute with slippers that don't cover well can make serious notes don't come out even if you're doing good.

Stages of the traverse flute and timings

Orientation times with weekly class and 20 to 30 minutes of practice most of the day
Etapa	What do you get?	Orientation time with regular practice
First sound	To get sound with his head alone and then with his flute with his arm, without half his air leaking.	1 to 4 weeks
Serious and medium-term registration	Notes from the first octave and the beginning of the second, simple melodies and planned breathing.	2 to 6 months
Second stable eighth	Basic steps, minced with tongue, short pieces of method and fluent reading in sunlight key.	6 to 12 months
Third octave	Acute notes without forcing, piano nuances to forte and first simple Baroque sonatas.	1 to 2 years
Mid level	A 3 octaves, double pitted, vibrate and play as a band or orchestra.	2 to 4 years
Avanzado	Repertoire concerts, picky camera music and listening preparations.	5 or more years of serious study

The ranges are extensive by the way. A grown-up who practice 30 minutes 6 days a week can advance far faster than another that plays an hour only on Sundays, even if they add up to similar times. And a 9-year-old can take longer to control the air but make up for it with constancy.

The first months: everything's about the sound

Unlike the clarinet or saxophone, there's no cane and nozzle at the flute that help: blow them up onto the edge of the hole from the embocatura, as if you make a bottle sound. The shape of the lips, the opening by where the air comes out and the angle with which they get to the edge decide whether to sound clear, blown or not.

That's why many teachers start with the head of the flute by itself: without body weight and keys, it's easier to find the point. Then we arm the instrument and work long notes in the middleregister, that's what's usually first answer.

Do long notes in front of a mirror: you'll see if the opening of the lips is focused or if the air goes to one end.
It's normal to feel a slight tidal at first, because you're letting up a lot more air than usual. Stop, relax and continue in a minute.
Use [tuning]](/herramientas/afinador) To listen if the note remains stable or goes down after you run out of air.
He puts an armed flute on his support during practice, and did not put his back onto his keys.

Records and digitation: where most are jammed

Serious registration

The most serious notes, such as Do and Do held, demand relaxed lips, slow air and a flute that cover up perfect. If at first they don't come out, it's normal. If after several months they still don't come out, ask your teacher to check the flute: a slipper that doesn't seal makes the problem look as yours.

Acute registration

The classic error is to blow more strongly to get up. What works is to make the air faster and smaller the opening, leading it a little more forward. The harmonic exercises, with you changing your note without moving your fingers, train just that.

Digitation

The first and second octave share most of the positions, so at first you learn quickly. There are details of the flute that best automate earlier: the right pinique that remains on My bemol's key at most of the notes, the Fa held with the third finger of his right hand and the options for The bemol. At the third octave the positions change and become irregular, and there the memory of his fingers takes more time.

What's accelerating and how's stopping your advance

Factors that have an important bearing on their learning time
Factor	Acelera	Frena
Frecuencia	Shortings about every day.	A single long session a week.
Sonido	Five minutes of long notes at the start of every practice.	Play only songs without working the sound.
Instrumento	A revised flute that's a good cover.	Torcido keys or slippers with leaking.
Postura	Loose shoulder and flute balanced into three points of support.	Fold up his right thumb or put his shoulders up.
Accompanying	A teacher that fixes his pursuit every week.	Learning by itself and setting vices hard to see.

The pursuit is almost invisible to those who play. A minimum setting at the angle or at the opening completely changes the sound and so weekly feedback saves months. To organize your sessions at home, our regular and how to practice music at home.

Children and adults and those from other tools

Many children start at about 8 or 9. Before that age, arms do not always reach their place and the curved head, that cuts the instrument, can be a good solution and we have more in the guide to [select your first traverse flute]](/blog/como-elegir-tu-primera-flauta-traversa)In children, air monitoring matures with time, so patience weighs more than velocity.

Adults often advance quickly in reading and understanding, but the embocture takes as long as it takes at any age. If you come from the sweet flute, you have advanced reading and breathing monitoring and digitation looks only partially and sound is built again.

Repertory and grouping: challenges and challenges

To put musical goals, and not just technical, makes time feel better invested. These are common references by level:

First year: popular melodies, villancas, simple arrangements of corridors and songs that you like, always at comfortable registration.
Second and third year: short French pieces, minutes and Baroque sonatas and your first experience with band, youth orchestra or camera group.
Intermediate level and beyond: complete sonatas, Andean and Latin American music with more demanding arrangements and, if you are interested in studying music, repertoire for auditions.

Playing with others is one of the greatest accelerators: it forces you to tuning, count and breathe in time. [class of traverse flute]](/clases/flauta-traversa) Can you see what's been worked at every stage and at [teachers directory]](/profes) To find who's teaching this instrument.

Frequently asked questions

That's more difficult with a naughty flute than with a sweet flute?

At first, yes. At the sweet flute the channel steels the air for you. At the rag you form that rag with your lips, so getting the first stable sound takes more time. Instead, the rag gives you far more control about color and nuances.

Can I learn naughty flute with videos only?

You can learn digitations and repertoire, but the embocatura is difficult to correct without anyone seeing and listening to you. Many autodatedstudents come to class with a blow sound or tension on their lips that takes weeks to undo.

Why do I get dizzy while I play flute?

Because at first you let up a lot of air and breathing faster than usual. It usually happens in the first few weeks and decreases as you learn how to dose air. Do short and non-powerful pauses and if the discomfort persists, contact a health care professional.

How much do I have to practice a day if I'm a beginner?

Between 15 and 30 minutes most of the day is a realistic base. At first the lips get tired quickly, so two short blocks give up more than a long one where you end up blowing with tension.