3 Tips for Changing Octaves and Making Jumps in Irish Flute Tunes (Video)

How do you change octaves and make jumps within Irish tunes—without cracking the sound, losing tone quality, or missing notes? I have three tips for playing with great tone quality, even as you're changing octaves and jumping around.

Here are a few of the links I mention in the video: The Kesh Jig and Cooley’s. Free sheet music for both tunes is also available here.

For more on Irish flute tone, check out my book, Playing Outside the Lines, Volume I.

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