How to Play the 3rd Note in a D Flat Major Flute Scale

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Part of the video series: Playing Flute Scales in D Flat Major

Summary: Learn how to play the third note in a D flat major scale on the flute from an expert flutist in this free video on musical instruments and music theory.

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Kiely Griffin Kiely Griffin is a third-year music management and jazz flute student at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT. She has previously served as vice pre... read more

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How to Play the 3rd Note in a D Flat Major Flute Scale

The 3rd of D flat major scale is the note F. Let's look at F on the staff. To play the note F you use the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and thumb key for the left hand and the 1st and pinkie key of the right hand. This is what it sounds like. Let's review our scale from the beginning we have D flat to E flat as a whole step and E flat to F as a whole step. It is good to keep your fingers nice and even and close to the keys when you are playing these so you can have good facility. Let's hear how it sounds. F was our last note.

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