by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 6, 2019 | FluteTips, Low Register, Support, Tone
We all want to get our low register notes to respond right away. But oftentimes they don’t. They come out as a big puff of air, or there is a delay before the sound responds. This is especially a problem for the low C. The best way that I found to work on...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 30, 2019 | Breathing, Daily Routine, FluteTips, Low Register
When we play our low register, we want it to be rich and full! We want to be able to play softly and loudly. The exercise that I like best to work on in the low register is found in De la Sonorite by Marcel Moyse. I’ve have used this book so much that it’s tattered...
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...
