by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 28, 2021 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Practice with Me
Who says that? We all need and want to have our scales going at a good clip. Scales are meant to help your fingers move faster so that you can play those fast passages in Mozart and Bach. They all use fast scale passages somewhere along the way. What I am talking...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 27, 2019 | Practice, Practice with Me, Repertoire
Have you ever studied Cécile Chaminade’s Concertino in D Major Opus 107? Learn with me as I teach through the Concertino in 6 parts, highlighting areas that might be technically and rhythmically difficult. In this first video I will cover only the first 15...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 13, 2019 | Etudes, Practice, Practice with Me
Do you practice Köhler’s 25 Romantic Etudes? If not, you need to get these little gems and start practicing them today! You can download a free copy from me at the DOWNLOADS link in the menu above. These etudes are a wonderful addition to our already full and...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 4, 2019 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice, Practice with Me, Technique
Have you started practicing your triplet scales yet? If you haven’t, you absolutely must add this technical scale exercise to your regular practice session. When I practice triplet scales I play through all of them. I begin with C, and travel the circle of 5ths....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 30, 2018 | Low Register, Practice, Practice with Me, Tonguing
Today’s practice with me is Low Register Tonguing. We all have trouble getting our low notes to come out with a very short tongue. If you have to triple tongue or double tongue in your low register, it often comes out as big puffs of air. Even when you use a...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 16, 2018 | Practice, Practice with Me
Technique practice is one of the most fun parts of practicing for me. I could practice technique all day. It really suits me to work on agility and speed. One of the best methods for scale practice is triplet scales. Let me teach you how to practice triplet scales....
