tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post1080145740699306631..comments2024-03-23T13:46:21.790-05:00Comments on Street Musician Daniel: Wednesday Night In The QuarterDaniel McKenna IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04157964564856145960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-42372605459555237122014-09-11T19:12:35.150-05:002014-09-11T19:12:35.150-05:00Flute is not a bad instrument, it takes a LOT of a...Flute is not a bad instrument, it takes a LOT of air. It actually takes a greater volume of air than the tuba. What it does not take is a lot of air-pressure, if it needed that too, I guess it'd be unplayable. But whereas you see little creeps like Max Karnofsky ("My Life In Jazz" online) and Chet Baker (98-lb heroin-addicted weakling) and myself able to play trumpet, good flutists tend to be big guys - it's just a matter of lung volume apparently. <br /><br />A flute player who can "beat box" is something the public just eats up. They love it, I'm kinda "eh, OK..." but the public just eats that shit up. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.com