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After 19 years of music education, I have observed that even though students come from a variety of musical backgrounds, they often have the same issues. I have comprised a list of the most common issues that I have found in intermediate and advanced level flute players. While this certainly isn't the definitive list of issues that students face while playing the flute, I have captured those that are often the most prominent that get in the way of successful performances. This check list is designed to assist band and orchestra directors and anyone else that is working with young flute players, who are not flutists themselves, to quickly identify some of the common problems of student players not producing a characteristic clear and beautiful tone.