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...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 14, 2022 | Flute Purchase, FluteTips
Have you read the term “gold springs” in a flute description and wondered what it meant? Me too! My professional model Haynes flute has a gold riser. This gold changes my sound in a way that appeals to me. So, I always thought that any gold on your flute should also...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 23, 2022 | Flute Purchase, FluteTips, Headjoint, Tone
If you have recently purchased or flute or are having a flute trial, you will be trying out a couple of different flutes and on these flutes, you will need to find your own tone. Each new headjoint will have a different color for tone and it is your job to find that...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 9, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
When we’re trying to get a fantastic tone, we often don’t think about the throat and how that is involved with getting a good tone. We mostly concentrate on our embouchure – and rightly so. We look at what our lips are doing, where we are on the embouchure...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 19, 2022 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Performing, Practice
When in a flurry of business how do you handle your practice time? Are you the type who runs through your solos hoping that it will keep you in shape and not lose ground? Hopefully you have watched some of my videos on a fast-but-thorough-warm-up. We always need to...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 12, 2022 | FluteTips, Low Register, Practice, Support, Tone
We often think that getting a better tone is all about practicing long tones or flexibility exercises or practicing De la Sonorité or any tone book. Those will help. Don’t get me wrong! You need to practice those books as well. But sometimes there are other...
