by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 9, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
When we’re trying to get a fantastic tone, we often don’t think about the throat and how that is involved with getting a good tone. We mostly concentrate on our embouchure – and rightly so. We look at what our lips are doing, where we are on the embouchure...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 5, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips
If you’ve been reading any of my blogs (or watching my videos) you will know that I think a relaxed embouchure is the best way to get a good tone. I don’t think that is controversial either. The embouchure is the gateway to tone of course since that is where it...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Feb 10, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
Do you change your tone color when you practice solos? Do you even think about it as you play? For that matter what is tone color? Using tone color in a solo or performance is something that separates the professional from the amateur. Knowing how and when to use tone...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 28, 2021 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Practice with Me
Who says that? We all need and want to have our scales going at a good clip. Scales are meant to help your fingers move faster so that you can play those fast passages in Mozart and Bach. They all use fast scale passages somewhere along the way. What I am talking...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 7, 2021 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Intonation
Intonation issues are the bane of our existence. No matter what innovations that flute makers come up with to make the flute better in tune, we still have problems. One of those problems is that the scale a flute is based on is not perfect. Plus, the different metals...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Sep 16, 2021 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, Intonation, Practice, Support, Tone
Do you want a good sound? Who doesn’t! However, it is often difficult to figure out how to get that great sound. There could be things that you are doing right now that inhibit your ability to get a great tone. In this blog I will teach you 5 things that you...
