tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352199095814125980.post5694371847022165969..comments2022-06-18T02:52:46.988-04:00Comments on Parks Whistles Blog: Last Nights FunAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287324674179640963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352199095814125980.post-17892324002512121402009-04-06T13:56:00.000-04:002009-04-06T13:56:00.000-04:00I came back to Boehm flute last year -- I played i...I came back to Boehm flute last year -- I played in college, but dropped it after marriage, work and kids took up all my time. I like the flute, but I recently took up Irish flute because I love the sound and the Irish music -- I have a keyless Tony Dixon, and I really love the reedy tone. I think the keyless is more difficult -- requires more air, wider finger spread, and the ornamentation in Irish music is really tough, not to mention the timing, and the quick rhythms! You can't bend tones easily on a Boehm, and taps and cuts are different and yield a clickety aspect to the song. <BR/><BR/>But, its hard for me to drop the silver entirely. Playing the Irish flute improves my embouchure for Boehm, and when I come across a lovely air that needs an F natural, I can always play it on my Boehm. And some music is just better suited to one or the other. For church, Amazing Grace sounds great on the Irish flute, but other hymns or worship songs can't be played on my Dixon because of the accidentals or key changes in the songs.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097963018525991941noreply@blogger.com