Just a thought to keep in mind otherwise, the advice given by others above, especially the buying tips FAQs, are great. Your personal mileage may, of course, vary. Switching over, later, to the other types of flutes is often a more difficult transition than starting on an early flute first - if early music, on early instruments - is your passion. In other words, the idea that you should start on a modern Boehm system flute to get your feet wet really only tracks if you want a basic feel for flutes in general, and will, in the end, probably stick with the modern flute. The Renaissance flute is cylindrical, like the Boehm, but is an entirely third beastie altogether. They both use very different embouchure approaches, and (usually) have a very different embouchure cut from a modern flute. The latter two types of flutes are both conical flutes, with slightly-to-very different fingerings from a Boehm system, depending on what key(s) you are playing in, or how many incidentals your flute music needs. Thanks.Īs someone who played the Boehm flute first, and then switched over to the wooden keyed and unkeyed flute (for Irish trad) and then, for a brief time, the Baroque flute - I thought I'd offer a slightly different point for consideration. I have considered renting, but I would really like to own my instrument. I am hoping you all can steer me in the right direction. I am not wanting to spend alot of money for a first flute, but I also believe in learning on a quality instrument so as not hinder learning.
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I have been wanting to learn both renaissance and baroque flute, but I feel that I should start with the modern boehm flute to get my feet wet with. I have also been playing recorders for about 10 years due to my love for early music. I'm a 45 year old adult, and have been playing guitar (my main instrument) for over 30 years. I'm not new to music, and not new to wind instruments, just new to the traverse flute.
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I'm not sure if this post should go here or in the Flute History, Instruments forum.