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 | Jun 6, 2017 | Tone
Contrary to popular belief, there are two types of people in the world. Tone people Technique people Tone people are the ones that want to practice tone the first thing. I mean can you believe that they actually enjoy getting up in the morning and then playing long...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 25, 2017 | Tone
Did you work with your embouchure to improve your tone? How’s it going? It’s time to add another piece to that embouchure puzzle. Let’s talk teeth. So how do teeth add to the production of tone? They do, let me tell you! Teeth need to be apart when playing. The...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 4, 2017 | Tone
Tone! We all strive to improve our tone. But what can we do? I used to think that I had a good tone. But then I really learned what tone was all about. It was then that I realized that what I thought was a good tone was well, wrong. There are a number of techniques...