by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 22, 2021 | Embouchure, FluteTips
Is a side embouchure okay? Meaning, when you look in the mirror is the embouchure hole centered between your lips? Or is the embouchure hole moved to one side or another? The bottom line to that question is: Yes, it is okay! Our lips are formed differently...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 15, 2021 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
How to form the right flute embouchure for you is a question that you need to answer! A great embouchure is the way that you can sound your best. It is the only way to get a good tone. We can work on technique and get our fingers to move as fast as they can move. But...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 1, 2021 | Embouchure, Flute Purchase, FluteTips, Teachers, Tone
Have you thought about upgrading your flute? If so, this is an exciting time! But are you asking yourself whether it is necessary? Are you unsure as to whether you should invest in the step-up instrument? So, you have been playing flute for a while, and...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 6, 2021 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, High Register, Support
What really is faster air? Isn’t blowing hard the same thing? The answer to that is a resounding maybe! Or perhaps a weak it depends. Should they be the same thing? I can definitively say no they should not be the same thing. But sometimes they are the same, based on...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 3, 2020 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Tone, Tonguing
Let’s talk about tension! Tension is one of those areas that we all need to work on. Tension in the embouchure can prevent you from getting the sound you would really like to have. The problem is we don’t work on this. It is oft times ignored in our practice sessions....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 8, 2020 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
Do you have trouble trying to make your tone bigger? Would you describe your tone as thin and small or tight? You tone doesn’t have to be that way forever. There is help. You are not alone in both the desire for a richer more resonant tone nor in the desire to change...
