by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 26, 2020 | Etudes, FluteTips, Practice, Technique
If you’ve never looked at Köhler’s Virtuosic Etudes Opus 75, you should. But, let me tell you what you’re getting into. First, they are a lot of fun to play! Second, they are not for the faint of heart! I really enjoy them because they do work a lot of...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 9, 2020 | Daily Routine, Etudes, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
I’ve just come off the holidays as it’s been Christmas vacation. It’s been so massively busy that I haven’t gotten much good solid practice. I feel like even when I’ve played a lot of flute for various Christmas gigs, I still can get out...
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 | Oct 17, 2019 | Etudes, FluteTips, Practice, Tone, Tonguing
When I’m out of shape or taken some time off from practicing, I do a lot of single tonguing to get back into shape fast! It is truly amazing how single tonguing can get you back on the path to tone. Single tonguing does a couple of things. It forces your sound to come...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 13, 2019 | Etudes, Practice, Practice with Me
Do you practice Köhler’s 25 Romantic Etudes? If not, you need to get these little gems and start practicing them today! You can download a free copy from me at the DOWNLOADS link in the menu above. These etudes are a wonderful addition to our already full and...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Sep 25, 2018 | Etudes, Practice, Technique
That’s no joke. When my teacher had finally and fully impressed upon me the importance of etudes in my development as a flutist, I decided to treat them like solos. I worked hard and quickly began to learn much more about music, including concentration, phrasing,...
