After I play a tin whistle, especially one with a steep fipple like a Sindt or Clarke original, I have a hard time playing the flute or getting a good flute embouchure for about a half hour. I may be holding the whistle too tight in my lips, or may just need more development in my flute embouchure(I do even without the whistle). It could be both, or something else. have any of the more experienced players here been through this?
Put down the whistle and play the flute exclusively for a few months. A good flute teacher once told me that, despite the ease of playing both flute and whistle because of the fingering, it isn't always good to be playing both. The breathing requirements of the two make for different phrasing. That said, I too play the whistle when sitting where it is hard to pull out the flute.
Flute after Whistle
Flute after Whistle
After I play a tin whistle, especially one with a steep fipple like a Sindt or Clarke original, I have a hard time playing the flute or getting a good flute embouchure for about a half hour. I may be holding the whistle too tight in my lips, or may just need more development in my flute embouchure(I do even without the whistle). It could be both, or something else. have any of the more experienced players here been through this?
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by Stuporman
Re: Flute after Whistle
Put down the whistle and play the flute exclusively for a few months. A good flute teacher once told me that, despite the ease of playing both flute and whistle because of the fingering, it isn't always good to be playing both. The breathing requirements of the two make for different phrasing. That said, I too play the whistle when sitting where it is hard to pull out the flute.
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by steve98070