Playing the flute is not only easy, but can also be fun and enjoyable. The lessons associated with learning how to play flute is quite easy to follow step by step guide. I have summarized a program that includes everything you should know in starting to know how to play flute.

Step 1 – Learn the proper way of producing sound.

Before going deeper in learning how to play flute, you should start first from the very beginning of it. The first lesson is to know how to blow properly on the flute to generate the desired sound. Initially, a beginner will take some time before he can bring out a really clean sound. To start with, blow on the embouchure hole with your lips shaped as if to say “toooooooooooooo”.

See how long you can maintain the tone by blowing continuously, until you have to stop for breath. Repeat this procedure over and over again to help you extend your skill in holding the long notes.

Proper Fiinger Positioning.

In playing the flute each finger in both hands will be in use. The proper way of holding the flute is by creating a “C” shape by your hand for the thumb to support the weight of the flute. This might be a little difficult to do at first, but will get easier as you practice. Once done, you will notice that you need to learn how to come up with a good posture to maintain the balance in holding the flute while playing it.

Good posture can be attained by focusing on balancing these three things: the flute embouchure, your left pinkey and your right thumb.

Step 3 – Learn to Read the Fingering Chart.

The fingering chart is a guide for the flutist to know which fingers are needed and where to place to in creating different pitches. There is a fingering chart, commonly used and accepted around the fluting world. The blackened circles are keys that need to be pressed down and the while circles are keys that need to be kept open. One example is playing the Middle Octave C. The fingering chart teaches that to play this note properly, the first finger of the right hand has to be pressed simultaneously with the pinkey of the left hand.

Step 4 – Be knowledgeable about the Different Types of Notes.

To know about the different kinds of notes and what they mean should have priority in learning any musical instrument. With the flute, only the very basic notes, like the whole note, half note, quarter note, eight note, and the sixteenth note, need to be memorized.

Step 5 – Reading the Music.

The final flute lesson in the introduction to playing the flute would be the lessons on reading the music. This lesson is normally comprised of the following sub-lessons: Learning the clefs, time signatures, types of rests and basic counting when playing the flute.