Fixing First Finger Problems - FluteTips 166

Many of my new students in my private studio and even my college students come to me with a first finger problem. By first finger problem, I mean that they leave their first finger down for a D, and for an E flat. Some students leave the first finger down only when they are coming down to these notes. On the way up to these notes, the first finger correctly stays up. Other students leave the first finger down all the time. What’s the big deal, you ask? When you’re on the 4th line D, or the 4th space Eb, if your first finger is down, you are playing the wrong note. I don’t even have to be looking at you to hear that it is the wrong note. Shocking, I know! But I used to play these wrong notes too. This is a problem that you can fix with the middle register exercise in Taffanel & Gaubert number 7. Read my Blog on this topic: Fixing First Finger Problems https://doctorflute.com/fixing-first-finger-problems Have fun! DoctorFlute Fixing First Finger Problems - FluteTips 166 https://DoctorFlute.com/downloads https://www.youtube.com/DoctorFlute Say Hi on Social! https://facebook.com/DoctorFlute https://twitter.com/DoctorFlute https://instagram.com/DoctorFlute Ask me a question: https://www.doctorflute.com/contact Send me questions about all things flute – get an answer with a video, blog post, FluteTips, podcast, or a personal reply. “FluteTips 65 Starting Piccolo – Basics” https://youtu.be/9XJRH30cQ1M “How to Form a Great Flute Embouchure” https://youtu.be/21s-VmJ4tok Fast Easy Clear Flute Double Tonguing FluteTips 111 https://youtu.be/NDlafg_hdpc “3 Levels of Flute Compared Professional vs Beginner and Intermediate” https://youtu.be/VpsDbV_0_sU “3 Levels of Haynes Flutes Compared Custom Handmade vs Q Series Semi Pro vs Amadeus Intermediate” https://youtu.be/fBcG-vpGsfI “To LefreQue or Not to LefreQue That is the Question Can You Hear the Difference” https://youtu.be/ehnWJ1gzhz8 Opening Your High Register FluteTips 90 https://youtu.be/r6DH88VBWyw Perfecting Your Third Octave FluteTips 105 https://youtu.be/fOvIM-P3hYY How to Create Vibrato on the Flute - FluteTips 109 https://youtu.be/VBrcDzYZDpY “Practice with Me Low Register Tonguing” https://youtu.be/OCRf3kXIwAI Comparing 5 Headjoints From Burkart Nagahara & Song Flute & Headjoint Makers https://youtu.be/Pm9FGI_SqlE Live Flute Lesson on Tone with 14-Year-Old Student Allegra - FluteTips 120 https://youtu.be/VihEqvReK3w Helping Waverly Choose Her Next Step Up Flute - FCNY Sponsored https://youtu.be/UuavuNXD_jc How to Choose a New Headjoint For Your Flute - FluteTips 100 https://youtu.be/My6frgW_KYg 5 Things That You Do That Can Ruin Your Flute Tone FluteTips 136 https://youtu.be/nlDzZHgof3c Does Flute Tubing Thickness Matter - FCNY Sponsored https://youtu.be/ko7O6QldvsU Professional Flute Extras - Do You Need Them ? FCNY Sponsored https://youtu.be/yLIj0Zg8qvI Your Left Hand for Comfort Agility & Tension Free Playing - FluteTips 103 https://youtu.be/FSbVv4vQsAw #DoctorFlute #FluteTips #FirstFinger https://youtu.be/2vYjg7R_Ihs