by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 2, 2023 | FluteTips, Intonation, Teachers
Have you ever really thought about your arms when playing flute? What do your arms do? Some people let their arms hang, some bring the left elbow up some look like their arms are barely holding the flute up and some keep them rigidly out marching band style. Did you...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 29, 2023 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Intonation, Support, Tone
Sometimes I have bad tone days! Don’t you? Even when I am in good shape from a steady diet of practice, rehearsals, and performances, I can still have a bad tone day. So what can we do to pull out of the doldrums and make it a good tone day? I remember during my...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Nov 12, 2022 | Breathing, FluteTips, Intonation, Support, Tone
Do you find that you go flat at the end of a long phrase? It’s quite common when you run out of air or lose your support. But you can keep those notes on pitch even when you’re running out of air by working on tapers, keeping the airstream up, and keeping up the...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 30, 2021 | FluteTips, Intonation, Practice, Support, Tone
People ask many different types of questions about the flute. They ask about types and posture and performing and many other areas for flute interest. I decided to answer some commonly asked questions. What questions do you have about the flute? Send them to me or put...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 7, 2021 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Intonation
Intonation issues are the bane of our existence. No matter what innovations that flute makers come up with to make the flute better in tune, we still have problems. One of those problems is that the scale a flute is based on is not perfect. Plus, the different metals...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Sep 16, 2021 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, Intonation, Practice, Support, Tone
Do you want a good sound? Who doesn’t! However, it is often difficult to figure out how to get that great sound. There could be things that you are doing right now that inhibit your ability to get a great tone. In this blog I will teach you 5 things that you...
