by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 23, 2019 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
We all want beautiful phrase endings. It is really what separates the professional from the amateur. When I hear flutists play with a beautiful ending to a phrase, whether in the middle of a piece or at the end, I know I need to take a second listen. How does this...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 9, 2019 | FluteTips, Practice, Tone
We all want a bigger sound, a larger sound than what we think we can get with our current flute! Sometimes I think that if I just switched out to a gold headjoint, or I put platinum on the lip plate, that would just automatically give me a bigger sound! Gold Will...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 25, 2019 | Daily Routine, Embouchure, FluteTips, Harmonics, Tone
In a previous blog/video I’ve talked about practicing harmonics by playing Reveille and the very positive effect this can have on tone. Now, I’m revisiting harmonics with a new exercise that will help to increase resonance in your tone. Match Pitch to the...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 28, 2019 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tone, Trills
We all want faster trills! I always felt that I needed to work on making my trills go faster because my fingers were not naturally fast. But how can we learn to trill faster when some of our fingers move faster than others? Train All of Your Fingers to Move Faster You...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 3, 2019 | Breathing, FluteTips, Practice, Tone
What is your throat doing when you are playing flute? Have you analyzed it? We all know it should be relaxed and open. But is it really? I always thought that I played with an open throat because it wasn’t tight. But an open throat is more then just not being...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 4, 2018 | FluteTips, Practice, Tone
The Moyse Short Tones! Are you one of those people that bow in reverence when the name of Moyse is invoked? If so you are not alone. That man wrote so much that is extremely helpful to us flutists. Trevor Wye says that he was paid to write an exercise book every...
