by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 8, 2022 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
Have you ever lost your low notes during a recital, or solo festival, or even in an ensemble? It is very common for flutists to be able to get a really rich low register in the practice room right before a performance only to lose those bottom notes on stage. It is so...
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 11, 2022 | FluteTips, Tone
How are your middle register notes? Not the best? This is a very common problem. These pesky notes can be difficult to get a good tone quality. The tone on these middle notes is often thin at best. What is the reason for that and how do you fix it? The reason that the...
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...
