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 23, 2018 | Daily Routine, Performing, Practice
It is always fun to get a new solo. I love when an order comes from Flute World or Sheet Music Plus. I like to take the music out of the package and feel the newness of the pages. New music smells differently too. These sensory feelings are all part of the pleasure of...
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....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 4, 2018 | Finger Placements, FluteTips, Practice
Let’s talk about a couple of little issues with the left hand. First let’s clarify an aspect of the flute that will affect your left hand position [it’s not open/closed hole]: In-line G Offset G Half Offset G I don’t believe that open/closed hole...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 28, 2017 | Finger Placements, FluteTips, Practice
Do you know if your right hand is properly placed on your flute for optimal performance & health? The right hand should be comfortable when on your flute. When playing, you want your wrist to have no tension and in order to do that, you need to have a good hand...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 14, 2017 | FluteTips, Practice, Technique
If you’re not doing a steady diet of practicing your technique for a good part of your practice time, you need to start now. You need to add as much variety as you can in your technical practice, such as: Taffanel one, Taffanel two, four, and five. I like to...
