How to Assemble and Prepare your Flute for Playing

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Flute

1. Connect the foot joint to the main body (twist it in slowly and carefully)

2. twist the foot joint so that the post lines up with the D/F# key

3. Attach the Neck Piece tot he main body in the same manner as the foot joint

Tips & Warnings

• Line up the Lip Plate with the C key by twisting the Neck Piece
• warm up the instrument first before playing by blowing air through it so that the following tuning steps will be more accurate.
• Play a C on the piano or use an electronic tuner or pitch pipe
• Play the flute whilst pulling the neck piece out from the body peice until it plays a C as well.
• Always disassemble the flute when not in use.
• clean flute with dry cloth after playing

Resources

• flute playing tips and instruments for sale

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