Try to produce a sound from your flute. Try with the head joint only, at first. Place the lip plate just below your lower lip, purse your lips, take a deep breath, and blow as if you were saying "too". It will not happen straight away so be patient. Try moving your embouchure hole around. Practice in front of a mirror and look at the shape of your lips. Your embouchure should be about the size of a drinking straw and shaped like a circle or teardrop.

Here's a neat way to work on producing sound:

1. Press your lips together. Roll the lips inward, so that there is no pink showing.
2. Kiss your flute--place the embouchure hole completely against your pressed lips, so that you can feel the full circle around your mouth.
3. Roll the flute away from your lips approximately 90 degrees, so that the embouchure hole is now level with the ceiling.
4. Pretend to spit out a watermelon seed!(Try not to spit into the bottle or flute if you are using it) This may assist you in finding a good embouchure shape. If you achieve a sound using this method, try adding a stream of air after your initial "spit".

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Learn how to hold the flute. Hold the flute with the your mouth on the lip plate and the remainder of the instrument pointing to the right. Your left hand should be nearest the mouthpiece and should be facing towards you from the other side of the flute. Your left thumb should rest on a key. Your right hand should be further down on the flute to the right and should be facing away from you. There is no key for your right thumb. Balance your flute with your right thumb and left index knuckle and not with both thumbs.