Notes On Flute: Helen McGarr plays Hamburger Sonata on Flute

[rsdonomoore]

Fantastic playing!! Really nice technique!

[HoiHoi929]

Really nice

[symphony18]

Very nice ^_^ I'm playing this for my recital next month. I really like your double tonguing, I think it is impeccable. Wish I could have heard the first movement :(

[rsdonomoore]

Beautiful playing! You are very talented! What kind of flute do you play on?

[jazzflutist]

I like the feeling you put into this piece - nice dynamics (loud and soft), phrasing and articulation.  Also, nice synchronizing (listening) with-to the accompanist.

[jazzflutist]

Absolutely beautiful. Laurel Ann Maurer only has one clip on YT, but the recording is a bit distant - still good.

[hadronfly]

beautiful!!

I'd love to hear the 1st movement also if you have it recorded

[remnantpark]

Another great video! You're REALLY good, haha. You are just so well-rounded, I don't know what to say...Talent but also lots of hard work, obviously! And you study with Laurel Maurer, wowwwww! That's awesome, good for you!

[The09sunshine23]

Thats not good in comparing with your other videos :( I haer no feelings

[DanielaMCoelho]

Hey, hello, I'm writing from luxembourg, a tiny tiny coutry between France, Germany and Belgium^^

I have played flute for 8 years now and I have an exam in more or less a month and I'll play that song, well, the 1st and the 2nd mouvement.

You inspired me a bit, so guess I have to tell you that you are awesome!! really I've seen a few videos of yours and it's really amazing ;)

[ewestlund27]

I have the same exact flute as you, but I'm nowhere as good as you yet. I just got my flute a week ago. :)

[KindlyKaila]

Wow You are really good =]

[Michel623]

Ahah I play piano...and I should say...you're really cuute =P Oh, and I enjoyed litening to you very much =)

[Cbenson588]

this sounds great! i'm playing it for a semester evaluation this week, and i can't even lie, this is the best recording of the rondo on youtube... lol i've been using it as a model... just curious, im assuming you'll study music in college, do you know where you're going?! i'm finishing my senior year studying music - flute performance, funny how i'm referring to a recording by someone who's 16 lol i wish i knew about the suzuki method when i was younger haha

[icemoon28]

wow u seem so relaxed when u play.....when i play im sorta tense ^^

[recorder38]

Great, crisp playing!

Jean Cassignol (recorder player)

[gaara4378]

too kool

[dorivalabril]

Formidable! Congratulations! Bela mouth Helen! and has a very good mechanical fingers ... I really enjoyed!

[jokersgirl3]

wow this is really really nice :)

[TheSilentOrchestra]

Wow, what a great piece!

You're an amazing flute player ^_^

[antonisflute]

You are great!

[tmffms]

hey it would be awesome to get the sheet music for this please

[emcgarr]

I don't send sheet music to people. sorry.

[cloud4u2]

AWESOME!!!

[lvtmp117]

Wow- this is amazing. You have such clean articulation and great sound- Love the expression!

[ElectroBerry4]

ok lol i play the flute but i am no where near as good as that so i think you can play the flute fluently and brilliantly ( so lol jealous ) lol give it the best you've got!!!!

:)

[KEJpeepz]

shes alright but i can do that same peicre and im 11

[Fluteragious1]

Okay, jealousy will get you get you no where. I looked at your videos and you can barely play somewhere over the rainbow.

[KEJpeepz]

well actually im not jealous and i can play somewhere over the rainbow easily my microphonre is just really bad so dont be so mean

[fyorafan101]

Agh, sorry. I didn't mean to mark the first comment as spam...

Sorry...

[lvtmp117]

First of all- people can tell if you're good evenif you have a bad microphone- by hearing how your sound and articulation come out some its no excuse, really.

Second- just because you can "play" a piece doesn't mean you can play it well- and hearing your 'somewhere over the rainbow', I think not

[EmmRil]

leave her alone you bitch! you don't talk to my bff that way!

[KEJpeepz]

YEa dumb ass who are you to be talking! go fuck a duck bitch I hope you die! >:0

[Fluteragious1]

You are so incredibly adorable! You remind so much of my niece. When I look for inspiration I come and look at your videos. I can tell you are such a sweetheart too! Best wishes to you! ~Kate

[onikoe]

hey ur very good at that i wish i could have a flute piece just like that one played..are you a Latter-Day Saint...^_^

[emcgarr]

yes i am LDS

[fairyapokie]

@emcgarr what are they the latter day saints

sorry idk i was just wandering

[KEJpeepz]

i can tell that this isnt to hard because she isnt moving her fingers alot just making pitches

[Rexicanoo]

What a stupid thing to say. Are you slow or something?

[Spiceofmadrid]

well shes tonguing.... lol....  flute players use their tongues quite a bit

[piccolobabe]

u are such an amazing player

u should tutor me :)

[drail80s]

Very good I do enjoy good listening reminds me sort of Renasance Festival whith castles and knights and in the foreground fields of flowers and flowing streams over small rocks.

I dont know alot about music and cant read notes or do scales. I did however play the trombone in school from 5th grd. through my senior year. I stayed usually at 2nd and 3rd. trombone playing mostly by ear and watching the person next to me. You are a good flute player and it takes lots of wanting and practice, Thanks

[draks57]

beautiful woman with beautiful song

[gosiaha88]

Absolutely wonderful:) Keep working Helen, you're great! I also play the flute and I'd love to play this part but unfortunately I cannot find the notes. Does anybody could send me the piece (I and II movement) by e-mail or make them available online? I would be really grateful.

[jazzflutist]

I love Helen's playing. She doesn't just play the flute, she plays "music" (dynamics, feeling, emotion). Very nice. Probably my favourite (whoops favorite) flute player.

[vmi070509]

When the video start, the guy sayz: "Ok, mehet?"

[piccolobabe]

" okay, go ahead"

i think is what he said

[mmcoopstar]

really loved it.......great playing

[pokezach100]

absolutely wonderful

[xkatiediditx]

wow!

[OmggCassandraaa]

I hate going from high to low so suddenly.

This was good !

[MamiYare]

whoaaa @1:39>> and down crazy up and down runs..that is what i hate th emost about playing especially for a clarinet player like myself..jumping up and down from OCATVE to the lowest of the low and maintain a steady airflow that is neutral..hard to do

[xxreesepiecesxx]

I HAVE TO PLAY THIS FOR SOLO AND ENSEMBLE!

its really hard... im 13....

i have to play sonata in G and Rondo.. which is what this is. this is the hard part

[laceliandsally]

Wow, nice. I remember I was obsessed with playing my flute 5years ago. How I miss performances =(

[rustycaldo]

how long have you played flute and what is some of your best techneches and how long did it take to learn that piece i have been playing flute for 3 years now and i think i am pretty disent lol could you write back ?

[emcgarr]

I have played for 11 years and it took me about 6 months to get the song well enough to compete and perform with :)

[gennyrules7]

@emcgarr and its harder to play with a piano accomplice. ive been playing for 15 years. and i still cant play with a piano accomplice correct for the first time rehersing.

[iloveepugs]

you have such good posture.

not many ppl keep the flute at 90 degrees.

you are soooo great!

[icemoon28]

i love this video i watch it all the time!!! im only a beginner in middle school on the flute but i wish some day i could play just like you!

P.S. im a guy

[1Vurgas1]

I want to play like that

[TheMysteryFlutist]

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[Iluvhollister82]

how do u get on the news or in an orchestra or get offers from people to play in their chior??? please respond thanx

[emcgarr]

well people called me to see if they can write about me in the newspaper but in able to play with in an orchestra or choir you have to try out. find out info on the web.

[g0ldenchild562]

You're hot and know how to blow a good flute.

[sweetpicci]

wow!!!

[negrito76014]

you are so amazing

[Bpsk15]

that was great im getting a this week flute and im gonna play in mi chuurchs orchestra

[jjjmaris08]

Complimenti!!!

[broadwaymike92]

I just saw Helen on PBS. She was awesome.

[SalPedi]

Wonderful!llll  loved it!....I wonder what brand flute she's playing? I'd love to hear more!...

[lynneryn]

Why do you film yourself warming up? Just out of curiosity...like I don't know, wouldn't you rather film your performances to know how you actually do in a pressure situation?

[emcgarr]

my dads a weirdo and likes filming all of the time. he filmed my performance to so im not sure why he put this one on haha.

[jessmford]

haha ;D

[amarei94]

complimenti...molto brava

[matteolaspada]

Congratulation!

[EvaDeSmet]

I Also played this!

You're really good!!

[areopostlechic45]

1 word.... AMAZING!

[ddxdemixdd]

wow what grade r u on im only on 2 and going 2 3?

[vickiellis77]

well she plays Chaminade Concertino in another video and I am doing that as my diploma piece :)

[ApronHillboy2]

love that piece

[Dadsgirl224]

thats awesome! are you doing it by memory? I can't play or memorize anything like that!! =)

[IamShibuya]

wow! O_O

[himbeertabi]

She's 17 or 18 now, cuz her pages says in 2001 she was 10 years old.

[jukeboxjessie]

:O.... I'm speachless! :O.. You are... amazing.. How long have you been playing for? What grade are you? :O.. lol

[Iluvhollister82]

where do u get his piece @??? PLEASE RESPOND!!!!!

[onln4jesus]

You can go onto the Flute World site and find this and order it online. It's the Hamburger Sonata by CPE Bach.

[Iluvhollister82]

OMG, you're REALLY good! can you give me the notes?

[cjflutie2000]

Wow and how old are you? How long have u been playing?

[lovemusic0lovelife]

wow... you sound amazing!!!!!!!

is this the sonata in g major (hamburger)?? i've been trying to find the music but this is the only hamburger one i can find.

xx

[Skitzchick1408]

jelous i suck at flute and my only video is suckish and its me playing a test to see what band i can get into next year!!!!!XP

[futurecullen123]

Wow, you're SO good!!!

How do you DO that? I'm meaning to post something but I'm not good enough! =(

[onln4jesus]

if you wait to be perfect you'll never post anything. There will always be someone better. Do your best work and be happy with it no matter what others think :)

[sytycd4ever]

great job! you sound fantastic! :D

[iroxzz]

oh...WOW...u r really really good...i cant get over how good u r!...i wanna b as good as u sum day but i just started playing the flute

[AeroTheDragon2]

WOW

[phadete]

sound so nice, I never seen before

[karloavenido]

You are so amazing. Haha. When did you start playing? :D

[latinaflutegirl]

hey do u have a recording of yourself playing the first movement of this???

[jhudspeth1]

that was the shit, awesome!

[kevalenoxx]

What school do you plan on going to after high school

[heartcore1234]

omg ur amazin with that

love the tallent =]

[vflute]

where is the first movement?

[Doombah91]

amazing! great tone! i wish i could play that fast!

[lisaflute]

You have really pretty vibrato, how did you learn it? Did you learn it from a teacher or did it develop itself? You play wonderful.

[emcgarr]

It sort of developed on it's own. I just feel it in a way I suppose. I don't really know how to do it.

[dasteufelhund]

technically sound, more fitnesse and contrast in color. YOu are already doing it so exaggerate in context with the music.

[nanaflute4ever]

great sound...you are in tempo...what else do you need??? you are realllllly good!!!!!! keep on! =]

[that1chick36]

i don't know why, but you look like a flute player.

you're amazing. i wish i could play flute like you, but i'm pretty horrible. :/

[emcgarr]

Haha wow I didn't know I looked like a flute player! That's a first haha. But thank you!

[morice78]

how long have you been playing?

[emcgarr]

I've been playing since I'm six years old, so ten years total.

[starlr]

wow kool

[xBlewJollyrancherx]

You have an awesome flute...my flute is a sucky generic brand...plus the G-flat key is messed up.

[emcgarr]

Well thanks for your comment! It took me about 3 or 4 months to get it to the way I played it in the video.

[starlr]

ya what flute do u play?

[emcgarr]

I play a Miyazawa: Boston Classic

[xallthatJAZZ]

just curious...what flute do you play on? sounds great!

[frenchproject]

Hey, you sound really great. I really needed a role model to listen to for improvement.

[mgamble89]

I played this piece a few months back. I won't even claim to have nailed it to that degree. CPE Bach is truly one of the best composers of all time.

Beautiful intonation, ornamented very well. Simply astounding.

[201102108]

Great tone. Very stylistically correct. Very impressive.

[tadytady]

That was beautiful! How long were you working on that piece?

[MicaelsMusic]

BRAVO!

[lilmizzcymru]

amaizing babe i plaii flute tooooo

[Koalababy105]

wow you're great! keep it up :)

[lucioleita]

Molto brava !!

[xallthatJAZZ]

wow you are so good!

[barnbrat12]

you have very good control great job i like it

[yanpan16]

i think you played very well, but your fingers need to stay on the keys...!! my teacher would shoot you, lol, she's a nazi about posture and hands.

this is a fast tempo piece and your fingers probably have to move quite fast, so having your fingers on the keys all the time will help you So much!

[emcgarr]

Yeah I struggle with that I guess. I'd probably play better if they were on the keys, it just always slips my mind! haha :)

[mrsdramaqueenn]

yur fingers r ok and i played da flute a longgggg time ago

[Mew10202]

Wow ur AMAZING!!!

[luvtolaugh2]

wow. i wish i could tongue and move my fingers as fast as u. and im in the 8th grade

[joziebelle245]

how long have you been playing?

[boomerutah]

I've been playing since I was 6. I'm now 16.

[woxihuan515]

That was spectacular! I also play the flute, music is my passion so so I study hard each day, but someday I hope that I can become as good as a flute player as you.

[xxpinkbaby94xx]

i have just started flute 2 or 3 months ago im doin my grade this easter im soo nervous and WOW i wanna play like youu!

[emcgarr]

There's no reason why you can't! Just practice seriously every day, and learn to love the music. Listen to good music to give you something in your mind to shoot for. Best of luck to you!

[musicroxmylifex]

haha! just keep going and make sure you challenge urself! i have just passed my grade 5 and have got this piece off the internet..i love it!! only got it bout a week ago and its going ok..............WOOO WELL DONE!! x

[MyLifeIsASoapOpera]

warms up?

yeah, okay.

lol.

[hellome423]

I know right, she sounds PERFECT... ON A WARM-UP!!

[greeky13]

damm i wish i sounded like u

[msblack09]

omg that was good

[serve4tennis]

Absolutely beautiful!

Very well done!

[asininehole]

beautiful!

[musicroxmylifex]

i just did my grade 5 last week and played faure's siccilienne and handels sonate in F, first two movements (sorry bout spelling!) and a cool jazzy one aswell...don't know my results yet, but i passed my grade 5 theory! :D well done! keep going! xx

[musicroxmylifex]

I PASSED!!!!!

[musicroxmylifex]

that was about my grade 5 btw!!!! probably confused some peeps..

[emusicguitar]

might be, but she plays it to a really high standard.

[emusicguitar]

woohoo, well done :)

[bandgeek203]

holy poop!!! how long have you been playing???

[boomerutah]

Started at 6, I'm now 16.

[Faerie13Flute]

dang!i've been playing the flute for 2 1/2 years!It's nice to be able to hear what a professional flutists sound like. now I have a goal-woo!lol

[cookiefromthemoon]

sometimes sound is not good but anyway you good!

[sisterfister55]

I love your playing! It's rare to see such musical maturity in someone so young. You have such incredible control. Truly inspirational.

[ellenshowroom]

so wonderful ~

[lpxgirl86]

very good

nouice

[jazzflutist]

Definitely one of my favourites on YouTube.

Very nice indeed.

[nialoves2swim]

WOW thst was really good its only my first year playing

[landsper101]

I've heard some pretty good flutists. They have played for much longer than you, but you are just as good as they are. Very, very nice indeed!

Andrew

[NET1340]

amazing!!

[fungirl3646]

That was actually pretty goood i mean i play a few intruments myself so that was terrific

[mason104]

"Her mom is her Suzuki coach." What a tremendous talent she has. You too! I love to listen. Thanks.

[jetcarddude]

What a wonderful future superstar you are. This posting inspired me to learn flute!!

[legolas664]

holy crap!! thats friken amazing!!!!!!!!

[finessefluteecole]

wow you really are amazing I have never heard such a good amateur performance of this piece!

Your musicality is amazing as - is your flawless techinque- PLEASE KEEP POSTING :) :)

[albarosello]

Really good playing!! :D

congratulations!

best wishes.

Alba

[sinebar]

How long has she been playing? She's outstanding.

[emcgarr]

Thanks for your comment. Helen has been playing since she was six. She just turned 16. She learned via the Suzuki method, and her teacher is Laurel Ann Maurer. Her mom is her Suzuki coach.

[glossomanios]

beatifuull...

[bbflutequeen]

i loved the end... it shows that she is realatable even though she is such a good flautist... you have a great daughter...

[ferruh8888]

sehr schön helen

[luckyrob7]

Great Job!

[ninaflute]

Beautiful. Congrats on From the Top, a great show. Visit my flute videos and please post this as a video response to my REAL FLUTE video!

[JSBHK]

nice playing!

[rsamsonpicc]

Love your playing! Please post more of your performances!

[bRiO98]

i read about helen in my brio mag! shees amazing! i looked at itunes to see if she had anything and was aso sad wen she didnt have anything!! rok on helen!

[oxellabellaxo]

absolutly beautiful, what is the piece?

[emcgarr]

Thanks for your comment. Helen is playing the Hamburger Suite by CPE Bach. She recently performed on PBS television with the From The Top show, live from Carnegie Hall. I'm going to see if I can get their permission to post that performance. We love her to death, and again, thank you for your comments.

Sincerely ... Ed McGarr (Helen's Dad)

[flutist001]

What joyful playing. Bravo!