How is playing an alto flute different from a C-flute?
Answer Hey Joel, When playing an alto flute, the biggest difference (besides the larger size) is the fact that when you finger a C, the pitch that sounds is actually a G. That’s because most alto flutes are in G, not concert pitch like C flutes, so every note will sound a fourth lower than the printed note/fingering. But that shouldn’t be a problem. If you have very good pitch, what you hear as opposed to what you’re fingering might take some adjusting, but it’s not hard to get used to. If you play it with other people, just be sure that your music is transposed properly for a G instrument. (E.g. if you’re playing with a piano and the piece is in the key of C, your music would have to be written in the key of F for it to match with the piano.) As for actually playing the alto, it’s really not that different from a C flute. I played alto for the first time recently, and I and another student were sharing the same instrument, which meant that I couldn’t practice on it every day, or befor
