Beginner Irish Wooden Flute Lesson: The Online Academy of Irish Music with Kirsten Allstaff

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The Online Academy of Irish Music presents this introductory lesson for the course 'Flute Fundaments'.
This course is aimed at the flautist who already knows how to play the flute but who wants to improve on the basic fundaments of playing. These include ornamentation, tone, intonation and breath. Tunes that feature on this course will be picked from the repertoire of common session tunes. Each lesson will focus on a specific element of flute playing and appropriate excersises will be given. Log on to www.oaim.ie for more lessons!

Opening credits - played by our very own Thomas Johnston on Low Whistle, courtesy of Rhythms of Ireland dance show.

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[irishmusicacademy]

This is a Martin Doyle flute. I'm not sure it it is based on a Pratten design - it is a two piece flute and slightly shorter than the typical Pratten three part model. The keywork was pinned onto the flute by Maurice Reviol - a bassoon maker who now makes wooden flutes etc, based in New Zealand. I am also unsure of the balance of registers - the lower one is really strong but the higher one a bit weaker, but I do like having a powerful lower register - even at the expense of the high notes ;)

[pingpongpons]

Is it any harder than playing a normal flute?

[irishmusicacademy]

@pingpongpons In some ways it's harder as it takes more air to fill than the silver flute. The silver flute is a more refined, modern version of simple wooden system flute - it is easier to play in tune and their are keys covering the sound holes making air leaks less likely.

[Nbkrfc]

great help! thanks



[irishmusicacademy]

@Nbkrfc You're welcome

[KireiKittyGirlLissa]

I'm basically a beginner at Irish flute that has played regular flute for five years, but the two instruments are really different. I'm basically just a beginner, but I can't find the beginning courses for this. Could you possibly send me a link where I can find the "Flute Foundations" lessons? Please, and thank you SO much!

[irishmusicacademy]

@KireiKittyGirlLissa Hi - The Flute Foundations sounds like it is the right course for you. If you click on 'courses offered', it should take you to 'Flute Foundations' (formerly Flute Fundaments)

There are 12 lessons in this course in total. You need to subscribe to the site get access to these particular lessons. Hope this helps. If you do subscriber, drop me a note in the forum and let me know how you are getting on ;)

[Lisnageeragh]

Who made that flute? Is it based on a Pratten design? I find the keywork interesting. I'm unsure if the registers are well balanced?

Could you blow a slow higher register as a sample of the sound? Keep up the good work!! TG

[obacajsmith]

brill

[jezkn]

@KireiKittyGirlLissa Yes so am I -I sympathesise-so not only do we have a 'sharp, raspy intake' but a wheezy, phlegmatic one as well (what a pleasant picture). Just work it into the technique and make it part of the percussive sound as she does here. And then you have something unique to your sound that she doesn't !! If you work in too a sharp intake of the inhaler every so often seemlessly between breaths - Wow - what a sound!! (Irish asthmatic flute - quick get it patented!)