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5 Things That You Do That Can Ruin Your Flute Tone

5 Things That You Do That Can Ruin Your Flute Tone

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...
30-Minute Practice Session Using Mozart Concerto in G

30-Minute Practice Session Using Mozart Concerto in G

by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 5, 2021 | Etudes, FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tone

You are busy. You don’t have all the time in the world to practice – especially if you’re working a full-time job, and perhaps it’s not even in music. But you still want to improve, you want to get better. You come home and you have dinner to...
Controlled Air Stream

Controlled Air Stream

by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 20, 2021 | Breathing, FluteTips, Practice, Support, Tone, Vibrato

Do you feel like you control you air? Are you in total control of how it comes out of your embouchure and hits the strike edge? A controlled airstream is something that allows you to weave a story. It allows you to have mystery and dynamic resonance. It allows you to...
Playing Through Your Double Tonguing

Playing Through Your Double Tonguing

by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 29, 2021 | Breathing, Double Tongue, FluteTips, Practice, Support

Double tonguing can be the best thing to happen to your technique, or it can be the hindrance that keeps you from succeeding. It seems like an easy thing to do, but when done incorrectly, the fingers and tongue do not sync together. One of the ways to clean up your...
Octave Slurs for Better High Notes

Octave Slurs for Better High Notes

by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 25, 2021 | FluteTips, High Register, Octave Slurs, Practice

A great tone in the high register is often elusive. The high tessitura often creates an embouchure that is tight and small. You can use octave slurs as a technique to conquer this range. Learning how to play in the higher registers without getting tight and small is a...
Varying Your Vibrato with Speed

Varying Your Vibrato with Speed

by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 11, 2021 | FluteTips, Practice, Support, Vibrato

Vibrato is something that all flute players use in their flute tone. But too many have one vibrato and use it for every piece they play. In reality, vibrato is a tool to be used to create color for each piece you play. Vibrato speed is one way to create different...
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