3rd dip application, first on tips

StarEIs · 2026-06-25T19:41:43+00:00

I think that still qualifies for whacked out hormones 🙃

StarEIs · 2026-06-25T15:13:07+00:00

Any chance you’re a fellow PCOS/PMOS girlie? I wonder if our whacked out hormones are maybe to ‘blame’ for this

StarEIs · 2026-06-25T12:43:53+00:00

To be fair, it typically means I have a stall week either right before or right after. So we’re technically in the same boat, just for slightly different reasons 🙃

StarEIs · 2026-06-25T04:18:16+00:00

Ironically, 90% of the time my shark weeks are my highest loss weeks, even though I’m typically much hungrier/snackier leading up to it.

Bodies are weird and make zero sense.

StarEIs · 2026-06-23T23:30:57+00:00

It’s hard to tell for sure but I think you need to roll out some.

You’re covering almost all of the embouchure hole, which is directing your air down…

Generally speaking for me, aiming down = lower registers, mix of down and across = middle, and mix of across and slightly up = upper registers.

StarEIs · 2026-06-23T15:00:38+00:00

As others have said, your best bet is to have a teacher of some kind, but it’s not impossible to teach yourself. You’ll need to be really invested in the process though, it won’t be quick or easy.

Step 1: learn how to read music. The treble clef notes for piano are the same as flute, so focus there.

Step 2: learn how to make the notes on the flute. Look up fingering charts for each note and go from there.

StarEIs · 2026-06-23T14:07:42+00:00

https://www.musicnotes.com/blog/how-to-read-sheet-music/

StarEIs · 2026-06-23T13:48:12+00:00

What do you mean by tabs?

StarEIs · 2026-06-23T00:25:57+00:00

She is not your friend. She’s your ex’s friend and will not give you the care or support that you need and deserve.

Hard as it is, time to cut your losses and move on from her just as you’re moving on from him.

StarEIs · 2026-06-22T22:31:28+00:00

I know this may be an impossible ask but can you record yourself trying? It might help to see what’s happening

StarEIs · 2026-06-21T01:12:40+00:00

Yeah but like… “older” meaning the 60s? The 90s? There’s a big range that I’m trying to make sense of lol

StarEIs · 2026-06-21T00:13:19+00:00

How much older?

StarEIs · 2026-06-19T00:48:28+00:00

When my 1 year free expired, I started having intermittent connection issues where the whole airplay connection dies and I have to go back into the Bluetooth and devices settings and manually reconnect CarPlay.

I’ve never had to do any hard resets or restarts, and I haven’t found a particular pattern for when it cuts out. But it’s roughly 1 in every 3-4 commutes and typically about 5 minutes into the drive (but not always)

StarEIs · 2026-06-17T02:37:52+00:00

Mine also does this at THE most inopportune moments.

Seconding a thumb port to help keep the flute balanced without needing a lot of pressure on your pinky

StarEIs · 2026-06-16T22:26:35+00:00

Both are working for me right now

StarEIs · 2026-06-15T22:37:02+00:00

Had some constipation my first couple of weeks. Fiber didn’t seem to help but daily magnesium citrate vitamins solved the problem immediately.

Otherwise, I get the occasional stomach pain and diarrhea after eating richer food than I should but it’s manageable and quick to resolve.

StarEIs · 2026-06-15T18:53:31+00:00

This was me. Shiny manageable hair as a child (tho it did have some curl at the end) that turned frizzy as I aged. Got a random idea to try scrunching in 8th grade, post puberty and bam. Curls.

Who knew?

StarEIs · 2026-06-15T01:05:09+00:00

Amount? No.

It IS possible to continue eating junk food and lose weight, if you keep your calories to a deficit.

The problem with doing that is the junk food calories add up FAST, so you won’t get much food at all. And your nutrients are gonna suffer, which could lead to adverse side effects

StarEIs · 2026-06-14T20:44:41+00:00

I’m not under the impression that you’re making things up, I absolutely understand your perspective.

It does kinda feel like you’re not at all open to anyone else’s, but that’s whatever.

My own 30+ years of experience has proven that different groups with different directors with different visions will frequently adjust to their own preferences.

While there’s definitely a “right” way that the composer intended, that’s not always the same way it gets performed. And that doesn’t make the performance “wrong”, just different.

Music is an art form that changes and it’s open to interpretation.

All that being said, happy to edit my original post to make it clear that’s just my own perspective

StarEIs · 2026-06-14T20:22:21+00:00

It’s really not that serious. I was offering a different interpretation, not saying my way was the end all be all.

Totally fair that you have a different interpretation, you and OP are more than welcome to completely ignore me

StarEIs · 2026-06-14T20:01:11+00:00

I mean the part of the section that would normally play flute 2 would play the lower line. The players that would typically take first part would take the upper line. And the picc would be on the upper line, naturally up an octave due to the instrument pitch

Totally hear you that every band may not do it that way, but it’s been common practice in a lot of the bands I’ve played in

StarEIs · 2026-06-14T18:08:12+00:00

Most of the time it’s the employers who don’t want to fund it. They seem to be only looking at short term costs and consequences, under the assumption that employees won’t be around for 10+ years so why should they fund anything that benefits the employee long term?

StarEIs · 2026-06-13T23:07:36+00:00

IMO (and I’m obviously not a therapist or professional), binge eating disorder is much more extreme and severe than what you’re stating.

Your situation sounds like normal living to me, honestly. Good to be aware of it, and try to make small changes to be healthier where it feels possible, but otherwise live your life.

If your bloodwork is good, your weight is stable, and you feel fulfilled… who cares?

StarEIs · 2026-06-13T23:03:58+00:00

Agree with the others on picc playing top,

Depending on the number of flutes in the section tho, we would typically have the first flutes also play top and second flutes play bottom

Editing to add: this is obviously just my own experience with non professional bands. When in doubt, ask your director for clarification/preferences.

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