by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 1, 2017 | Daily Routine, Practice, Technique, Tone
As I have written about before, bad days come. They are unwanted, unlooked for and, lets face it, depressing. I have never gotten a “get out of jail free card” when it comes to bad days. Believe me, I’ve had my share. The worst is when I put my flute...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 25, 2017 | Daily Routine, Etudes, Practice, Technique, Tonguing
Just like there are those people in the world who enjoy practicing tone, there are people in the world who don’t enjoy practicing etudes. Now who can imagine that? I love my etude practice time, and there are many-a-day where I have skipped my solo practice time...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 18, 2017 | Practice, Tone
In our first third of our practice routine there is this pesky little thing I like to call TONE that needs to be practiced daily. So let me give you some suggestions of material to cover when working on this part of your practice routine. There are 3 books I use for...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 11, 2017 | Daily Routine, Practice, Technique, Tone
You have read about breaking your practice time into thirds, and you’re good with doing that. Right? So, now lets talk about how to fill up your time in each section. If you’re a flute major in college, you already have a better idea about all the myriad...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 5, 2017 | Daily Routine, Practice
What is your practice routine? You know what I find? That so many students actually do practice. They honestly do. But they just cover the material and then they are done. I’ve found that so many of my students all through the years haven’t the foggiest...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 16, 2017 | Extended Techniques, Performing, Practice
So have you tried extended techniques? Or…are you afraid? Sometimes extended techniques can be quite intimidating to the uninitiated. But, you know what? If you just try, you might actually have a lot of fun playing them. I went through a good deal of my...
