by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Nov 14, 2017 | Daily Routine, Etudes, Practice, Technique, Tone
On a scale from 1-10 with 10 being the best, how would rate your practice time? Do you feel you get a lot accomplished with real quality time? Maybe? Maybe you are thinking “I wonder if my practice time is a 3?” Anyone right there? I believe you are not...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Nov 7, 2017 | Daily Routine, Practice
Are you a two-timer? My professor at Eastman told me about her time at college and how her teacher once called her two-timing Bonnie. That means you begin a piece then stop because you made a mistake. Then you begin again and finish flawlessly. I heard Trevor Wye...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 31, 2017 | Daily Routine, Etudes, Practice, Technique
Slow gets you fast faster. Say it again. Slow gets you fast faster. That will cure every technical ill you have. Do it! I’m doing it too! Doctor Flute
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 24, 2017 | Daily Routine, Low Register, Practice, Support, Technique, Tone, Tonguing
Who has difficulty tonguing short articulations in the low register? Do you? Or you? Tonguing in the low register is a bear. It takes a lot of work to get that low register working at optimal levels, especially if it’s short articulations. Hello Cantabile et...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 3, 2017 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, Tone
How is your tone? Do you feel like it is always improving or are you stuck in a rut? Are you unsure of where to go next for tonal improvement? Tone, it is an unsung hero in our flute lives. At some point in our career, usually our college and grad school days, we work...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Sep 19, 2017 | Daily Routine, Practice, Technique, Tone, Vibrato
The proverbial stage is now set. Vibrato can begin. Frankly, when I teach vibrato for the first time, I give a demonstration of what vibrato sounds like in tone and then tell the student to go home and see if they can figure it out. I would say that more then 50% of...
