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Summary: Learn how to play the second note in an E 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
The 2nd note in the E flat major scale is the note F. Let's look at F on the staff. To play F on the flute you use 1st, 2nd, 3rd and thumb from the left hand. The 1st finger and the pinkie from the right hand this how it sounds. Let's review the fingers on the flute. You have the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and thumb in the left hand. The 1st and pinkie on the right hand. Learning our scale from the beginning we start on E flat and transition to F this is a whole step. Notice the difference between playing from E flat to F. In this range all you do is pick up these 2 fingers let's review. F was our last note.