by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 17, 2020 | Daily Routine, Etudes, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
No time? No problem? I’m talking about how to get a full practice session done in just 30 minutes. Life is rarely ideal by giving us all as much time as we want to practice. Instead, life is crazy busy. Whether it’s the job, family, too many classes and papers, or a...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 3, 2020 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Tone, Tonguing
Let’s talk about tension! Tension is one of those areas that we all need to work on. Tension in the embouchure can prevent you from getting the sound you would really like to have. The problem is we don’t work on this. It is oft times ignored in our practice sessions....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Nov 5, 2020 | Breathing, FluteTips, Support, Tone
How is your soft playing? Can you hang out there on a piano and not crack or go flat? Most people practice their tone with a forte sound. It is very rewarding to have a large resonant sound. However, the professionals know that they need to practice their pianos too....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 22, 2020 | FluteTips, Tone, Vibrato
Could you name some of the aspects of tone that separate the amateur flutist from the professional? What is it that makes their sound so special? I can help you with one of the aspects. It’s: liveliness! A lively sound is what’s going to make people stand up and...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 8, 2020 | Breathing, Embouchure, FluteTips, Tone
Do you have trouble trying to make your tone bigger? Would you describe your tone as thin and small or tight? You tone doesn’t have to be that way forever. There is help. You are not alone in both the desire for a richer more resonant tone nor in the desire to change...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 9, 2020 | Embouchure, Performing, Practice, Teachers, Tone
What is tone color? Tone color is one of those things that’s just a little bit ethereal. What really is tone color? And how do we do it? What does it mean when we play the flute? I remember when I was in college, thinking, “All right, so what’s this...
