by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 10, 2018 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tone
Did you know that practicing technique isn’t just about the fingers? I talk to my students with frequency about their practice time. I suggest that their technique practice should be tone practice at the same time. It’s what I do too. But I came to this...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 3, 2018 | Embouchure, FluteTips, Low Register, Tone
How many of you have trouble in a solo when you have to play a low to high note leap really fast? I can think of etudes, Mozart Concerto in G, Prokofiev Sonata, to name just a few that have this issue in the solo. When moving fast, the easy part is playing the high...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jun 12, 2018 | Breathing, Embouchure, Practice, Tone, Vibrato
You can improve your tone by practicing long tones if you know what to listen for! When you’re doing any tonal practice, you need to concentrate on what your tone sounds like. However, that’s easier said then done. Because, well, what are you listening...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 29, 2018 | FluteTips, Practice, Tone
We as flute players go through a journey that takes our tone up and down. I remember going through periods of time where one day my tone was good and I started riding high but the very next day it was bad. Then the next day it was good again and so on. I really...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 15, 2018 | Extended Techniques, FluteTips, Harmonics, Practice, Tone
Practice harmonics! They’re a fantastic addition to your tonal practice. They’ll add resonance to your tone, and open up your sound, adding the colors and the resonance that a tone needs. What are Harmonics? If you haven’t practiced harmonics before here...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 8, 2018 | Breathing, Embouchure, Practice, Tone
Be Flexible! No, I’m not talking about being limber in the gym. I’m not flexible at all! But, my lip is amazingly limber. Your lip is the entrance to fantastic control over your tone. By working on embouchure flexibility, you learn so-much-more about tone....
