by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 2, 2020 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice
I have been on holiday because it’s been Christmas vacation and there’s been so many activities in the entire month of December that I have felt like I have not gotten enough practice time. I’ve played flute with gigs. But we know that practicing and...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 5, 2019 | Daily Routine, Etudes, FluteTips, Practice
If you don’t have the practice book Seven Daily Exercises Op 5 by M.A. Reichert, you need to go out and purchase it. Mine has this nice yellow cover. True to its title, it contains 7 scale exercises – and they are great exercises. If you’re getting a...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 30, 2019 | Breathing, Daily Routine, FluteTips, Low Register
When we play our low register, we want it to be rich and full! We want to be able to play softly and loudly. The exercise that I like best to work on in the low register is found in De la Sonorite by Marcel Moyse. I’ve have used this book so much that it’s tattered...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 23, 2019 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
We all want beautiful phrase endings. It is really what separates the professional from the amateur. When I hear flutists play with a beautiful ending to a phrase, whether in the middle of a piece or at the end, I know I need to take a second listen. How does this...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 4, 2019 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice, Practice with Me, Technique
Have you started practicing your triplet scales yet? If you haven’t, you absolutely must add this technical scale exercise to your regular practice session. When I practice triplet scales I play through all of them. I begin with C, and travel the circle of 5ths....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 25, 2019 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, FluteTips, Harmonics, Tone
In a previous blog/video I’ve talked about practicing harmonics by playing Reveille and the very positive effect this can have on tone. Now, I’m revisiting harmonics with a new exercise that will help to increase resonance in your tone. Match Pitch to the...
