by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 27, 2022 | Brands, Gear, Tone
Woodify Ring for Flute Review by DoctorFlute The Woodify Sound Ring is a clever invention by Alessandro Baticci – flautist, composer, and CEO of Woodify. Aptly named, the Woodify Ring is a ring of precision cut and shaped wood which encircles the headjoint, close to...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 4, 2022 | FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tone
The notes of high D (D6) to high E (E6) is often a really bad spot for creating glitches. We have to put down fingers and lift up others at the same time. It’s a tricky spot. Try it yourself and listen to the problems that are created by going back and forth between...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 23, 2022 | Flute Purchase, FluteTips, Headjoint, Tone
If you have recently purchased or flute or are having a flute trial, you will be trying out a couple of different flutes and on these flutes, you will need to find your own tone. Each new headjoint will have a different color for tone and it is your job to find that...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 9, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
When we’re trying to get a fantastic tone, we often don’t think about the throat and how that is involved with getting a good tone. We mostly concentrate on our embouchure – and rightly so. We look at what our lips are doing, where we are on the embouchure...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 12, 2022 | FluteTips, Low Register, Practice, Support, Tone
We often think that getting a better tone is all about practicing long tones or flexibility exercises or practicing De la Sonorité or any tone book. Those will help. Don’t get me wrong! You need to practice those books as well. But sometimes there are other...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 21, 2022 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Harmonics, Practice, Tone, Tonguing
Today is a busy day and I don’t have a lot of time to practice. But I need to stay in shape. Because of my schedule I can only allot 15 to 20 minutes to get myself warmed up to today. That’s all I have time for. I don’t have the ability to practice...
