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 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 | Apr 18, 2019 | FluteTips, Intonation, Piccolo, Practice
Piccolos are a bear to get in tune regardless of whether you’re playing in a band, in an orchestra, or playing with a piano. Even if you have the most expensive piccolo money can buy, it still will have intonation problems. If you have a piccolo you are...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 4, 2019 | FluteTips, Piccolo, Practice
Do you have a piccolo? Maybe you have just gotten one for a gift and finally your heart is cured of it’s ache? Are you asking yourself now what to do I do with it? Do you put to your lip and blow? If you haven’t gotten one yet but plan on purchasing stop...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 21, 2019 | FluteTips, Piccolo
If I got a dollar for every time I’ve that before I’d have ….well… some money. But I have received this question on numerous occasions. The question more specifically, is whether you must learn to play the flute first, or can you just jump into...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Feb 14, 2019 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Piccolo, Practice
It’s can be harder to get in piccolo shape than just getting in shape on the flute. But not for the reasons you think. Much of the time we are caught up on building our flute skills. When we were college students we worked on audition or recital...
