by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 29, 2022 | Brands, Extended Techniques, FluteTips
We all have intonation problems, and they can occur at the worst times where you feel like you’ve been playing in tune and then suddenly, you’re out of tune. And that might be because the people you’re playing with are different and you don’t...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 30, 2020 | Extended Techniques, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
Have you ever tried playing and singing at the same time? It is an extended flute technique that actually improves your tone when you learn to do it! Singing while playing is not just a 21st century extended flute technique. It’s an exercise that you can use to...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 12, 2019 | Embouchure, Extended Techniques, FluteTips
Have you ever practiced pitch bends? This is an extended technique that is utilized in contemporary music. Composers put pitch bends in their music for a particular effect. Pitch bends aren’t necessarily difficult to execute although bending up is...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 7, 2019 | Embouchure, Extended Techniques, FluteTips
There are a lot of pieces being composed today that use the extended technique of bending your pitch. Sometimes it’s bending down and other times you bend up. It’s very easy to bend down it’s more difficult to bend it up. Here’s some keys to think about...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 16, 2018 | Extended Techniques, FluteTips, Practice
A tongue ram is an interesting technique. And it does sound pretty cool when you do it. I’ve been working on the Tongue Ram for a piece that I played at the National Flute Convention in Orlando, Florida (#NFAFlute2018) called On a Poem, Harvard Square by Miho...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 21, 2018 | Extended Techniques, Flute Convention, FluteTips, Practice
Pizzicato Tonguing is really just tonguing without sound with your tongue making the sound in between your lips. It’s indicated in music like what you see on the left. This is from a piece of music I just performed at the NFA convention a couple weeks ago called...
