[Keith Ridenhour]

That happened for me. I started out with flute for 10 minutes and sax for an hour. and now its flute for an hour and sax for an hour. flute always first. I just like playing flute that much since I got back into it 5 years ago K

 

[Nefertiti]

That happened for me. I started out with flute for 10 minutes and sax for an hour. and now its flute for an hour and sax for an hour. flute always first. I just like playing flute that much since I got back into it 5 years ago K

I love playing flute but it was always hard for me. To sound really good wasn't easy and I'm not sure I ever got there. I got to the point where I was playing wedding ceremonies on it but I always felt like a hack inside. I ended up selling it years ago after I stopped doing weddings but I do miss it.........

 

[KeithL]

I started playing flute in the early '90s but only got really serious about it maybe 10 years after that. Can't say it really has taken over my practicing as I've been gigging on sax for over 20 years so I'm always practicing sax (mostly tenor & bari these days) to prep or stay in shape for those gigs.

When I first became serious I would practice flute for an hour or more and then play sax or I'd practice them on different days if I didn't have time to play both. Now I tend to warm up with 15-20 minutes of flute while I'm taking a sax out and then spend about 2 hours alternating between the two.

 

[adamk]

I started on flute then sax.
I practice more sax.

 

[rcpayne]

Flute was my first love. I can't imagine not playing the flute. Typically I try to divide my time equally between sax and flute. Or if I feel there is an aspect of my playing on either sax or flute that needs extra work I might concentrate on one instrument for however long it takes to fix a problem. After my house burned to the ground I was unable to play for close to eight months since I lost all my horns and was dealing with a lot of BS. Once I replaced my instruments and started practicing again I had to spend more time on the flute to get my chops back than the saxophone. My fingers were fine but my embouchure was not, all those fine adjustments you have to make just sort of wasn't happening. It's taken me several months to get back to where I was and though I'm almost there I'm still working on it! I love both instruments equally. I never want to stop playing. This is why I was here before as Rob Payne as I lost my email account after the fire and was unable to retrieve it so I just signed up again as rcpayne. It seemed easier than trying to get my old account back. Having your house burn down can really screw your life up, LOL.

 

[Keith Ridenhour]

sorry about your house. That would really be an adjustment to get back to normal. Good luck. K

 

[StanVI]

My flute teacher (local big name recording artis) told me to practice 10-15 minutes at a time....so I start on flute, then alto or tenor (depending gigs coming up) for 45 to an hour, alto flute for about 10 minutes, another 30 on sax, then 10 more on flute. The new embouchure and way to hold the flute made a massive difference in tone...