Flute Assembly and Hand Position

The Finer Points of Assembling and Holding Your Instrument

Stickers on the Flute

Stickers on the Flute

Lining Up Your Flute Head Joint

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Lining Up Your Flute Head joint

Alignment of Head Joint

Lining Up Your Flute Foot Joint

Alignment of Foot Joint

Playing View of Left Hand Position

Underside of Left Hand Position

Note how flute rests on first knuckle of left hand pointer and pointer curls over flute to its key.

Player’s View of Right Hand Position

Underside View of Right Hand Position

Front View of Right Hand Position

Middle finger goes in between two keys indicated by green arrows.

View of Flute from Players Perspective

Flute View from Above

The green arrows show where your fingers are to be placed.The red circles show keys your fingers are to skip over and not touch.