tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post7605881372253672349..comments2024-03-27T23:17:01.193-07:00Comments on A corner of France: Yamaha concertMark In Mayennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-64577240591426408942015-01-21T23:49:53.164-08:002015-01-21T23:49:53.164-08:00Ah, James, you must be thinking of The Suzuki Meth...Ah, James, you must be thinking of The Suzuki Method of violin teaching. That sounds dreadful!Tim Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698536468287397610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-29418121097531217132015-01-21T13:05:27.034-08:002015-01-21T13:05:27.034-08:00No sound of motorbikes at all?No sound of motorbikes at all?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-3632903333751798262015-01-21T00:08:34.917-08:002015-01-21T00:08:34.917-08:00It certainly was!It certainly was!Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-40999120585758100202015-01-20T13:56:02.465-08:002015-01-20T13:56:02.465-08:00It sounds like a fun evening, especially as it was...It sounds like a fun evening, especially as it was free :-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-65141997049042548312015-01-20T13:02:15.947-08:002015-01-20T13:02:15.947-08:00So it is quality of engineering, not so much choic...So it is quality of engineering, not so much choice of materials. Thank you. I've wondered for a while. Tone is most assuredly down to technique on any instrument.Tim Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698536468287397610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-82925662854119991732015-01-20T12:49:54.959-08:002015-01-20T12:49:54.959-08:00Hi Tim,
There's not much difference between a ...Hi Tim,<br />There's not much difference between a beginner instrument and a professional one; it's mostly down to how they are played. But the pro instrument will generally be better made and will have a mechinasm with a much lighter feel, and that will move more freely. Beginner instruments feel clunky by comparison. Most of the tone difference is down to the speed of airflow and lip strength, both of which improve with practice.<br /><br />See also http://acorneroffrance.blogspot.fr/2012/04/this-is-my-flute.html<br /><br />Cheers<br />MMark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-52972297775757814852015-01-20T11:59:00.349-08:002015-01-20T11:59:00.349-08:00How do flutes progress from the basic starter inst...How do flutes progress from the basic starter instrument to the delightfully toned soloist's instrument?<br /><br />In my naïve way I think of a flute as a tube, probably of metal, with holes and pads that cover/uncover them. <br /><br />I half understand the clarinet, with choice of wood, choice of mouthpiece and choice of reed, but have no understanding of the fluteTim Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698536468287397610noreply@blogger.com