by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 28, 2019 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Piccolo, Support
If you’ve ever played piccolo, and sometimes in the high register on the flute, you know what I’m talking about. When you’re playing in that upper octave, the third octave of the flute and the third octave on the piccolo and your lips buzz. It is a...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 23, 2019 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
We all want beautiful phrase endings. It is really what separates the professional from the amateur. When I hear flutists play with a beautiful ending to a phrase, whether in the middle of a piece or at the end, I know I need to take a second listen. How does this...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 16, 2019 | Embouchure, FluteTips, High Register, Piccolo
When we choose to play piccolo it’s often because we enjoy the high tessitura. Let’s face it, we all like playing that 3rd octave. It’s pretty cool. But those high notes come with a price tag. That price tag is learning to get those notes without...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 9, 2019 | FluteTips, Practice, Tone
We all want a bigger sound, a larger sound than what we think we can get with our current flute! Sometimes I think that if I just switched out to a gold headjoint, or I put platinum on the lip plate, that would just automatically give me a bigger sound! Gold Will...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 4, 2019 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice, Practice with Me, Technique
Have you started practicing your triplet scales yet? If you haven’t, you absolutely must add this technical scale exercise to your regular practice session. When I practice triplet scales I play through all of them. I begin with C, and travel the circle of 5ths....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 25, 2019 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, FluteTips, Harmonics, Tone
In a previous blog/video I’ve talked about practicing harmonics by playing Reveille and the very positive effect this can have on tone. Now, I’m revisiting harmonics with a new exercise that will help to increase resonance in your tone. Match Pitch to the...
