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 | Oct 8, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
Have you ever lost your low notes during a recital, or solo festival, or even in an ensemble? It is very common for flutists to be able to get a really rich low register in the practice room right before a performance only to lose those bottom notes on stage. It is so...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Sep 17, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Middle Register, Practice
I really detest cracking notes. It is one of those pet peeves that drives me crazy. Really, I do not ever want to crack again. But you know what? It happens! One of the areas where it happens a lot is in the middle register: C, C#, D and Eb. Those notes can often be...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Sep 3, 2022 | FluteTips, Performing, Practice
We all have pesky problems in our music that are difficult to solve. We work on them and then that same problem comes back to haunt us again the next day. Do you have a method to fix these spots and more importantly, how is your method working? Sometimes you can go...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 18, 2022 | Etudes, FluteTips, Performing, Practice
Concentration and stamina are two areas of flute playing that we all need to work on. These are skills that you can learn. I know that I can work on those too. These are things that I’ve learned later in my performing and teaching career. They’re not...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 4, 2022 | FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tone
The notes of high D (D6) to high E (E6) is often a really bad spot for creating glitches. We have to put down fingers and lift up others at the same time. It’s a tricky spot. Try it yourself and listen to the problems that are created by going back and forth between...
