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Garfield Jul 2024 4:32pm, 8 Jul 2024 17,966 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Trumpet shouldn't mangle the flute embouchure too much. I've played both in the past and am now starting to get back trumpet and flute.
RunnyBunny Jul 2024 6:00pm, 8 Jul 2024 1,469 posts	Quote Pin RunnyBunny @Alice the Camel I was playing both initially as I was still in the orchestra with oboe, and there didn't seem to be any problem. I'm very much an amateur though, so I guess it would depend on what level you were playing at.
Eynsham Red Jul 2024 8:50am, 28 Jul 2024 11,192 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Meanwhile at a beer festival in a churchyard in sunny West Oxfordshire……..
Valyrian Plastic Oct 2024 11:30pm, 15 Oct 2024 8,746 posts	Quote Pin Valyrian Plastic I bought a saxophone (alto, Jupiter) on Vinted, a few hours after my concert on Saturday. (I should have it in my hands by Thursday.) The band recently asked me to take up the sax so I can also take part in the big band, and as I'm stepping back from rehearsals for a while now seemed like a good time to get up a few grades.
Alice the Camel Oct 2024 1:45pm, 16 Oct 2024 18,538 posts	Quote Pin Alice the Camel That’s exciting VP! Good luck with it 👍
RunnyBunny Oct 2024 3:53pm, 16 Oct 2024 1,518 posts	Quote Pin RunnyBunny Great to be diversifying - really opens up your options for ensemble-playing. Have fun!
GetOutTheDoor Oct 2024 7:53am, 17 Oct 2024 1,144 posts	Quote Pin GetOutTheDoor How exciting! Best wishes for enjoying the saxophone. Plus how fabulous to have that new shiny instrument feeling.
Nord Rundeer 🦌 Dec 2024 12:58am, 20 Dec 2024 4,818 posts	Quote Pin Nord Rundeer 🦌 Alice the Camel wrote:I was gifted O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (book of jigs - the Bible of Irish music in my opinion) for my recent birthday. I’ve been playing them on flute/picc but have just bought a tin whistle to give them a go on. This was a while ago but I just wondered how you got on with it? (I'm interested because I play a few different sizes and makes of whistle myself.)
Alice Navidad Dec 2024 8:35am, 20 Dec 2024 19,128 posts	Quote Pin Alice Navidad @NordRunner The book is great, 100s of assorted tunes. You’ve reminded me about the tin whistle. I have to confess I’ve not given it much attention since I bought it, I really should make an effort to learn the fingering (slightly different to picc).
Nord Rundeer 🦌 Dec 2024 9:50am, 20 Dec 2024 4,819 posts	Quote Pin Nord Rundeer 🦌 Yeah, I had the reverse problem coming from clarinet re fingering. I managed to find a copy of the book on the net locally so I'll give it a try. I get most of my music online for ipad but it’s nice to have some printed sometimes. Someone might be interested to know that there's an Irish flute with the same fingering but also that a standard Boehm system silver classical flute is used by some people. I have a wooden Irish flute waiting to be learnt, but I can't get on with it yet as I use buckets of air with my bad embouchure - way more than the equivalent low D whistle.