by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 30, 2020 | Double Tongue, FluteTips, Practice, Repertoire, Tonguing
Double tonguing is a double edged sword. It can sound fantastic or it can sound like a bunch of hens came out to peck for bugs. But there is hope for your double tonguing. There are ways to get your double tonguing in top form, and they don’t take forever to...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 17, 2019 | Etudes, FluteTips, Practice, Tone, Tonguing
When I’m out of shape or taken some time off from practicing, I do a lot of single tonguing to get back into shape fast! It is truly amazing how single tonguing can get you back on the path to tone. Single tonguing does a couple of things. It forces your sound to come...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 24, 2018 | FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tonguing
Do any of you have trouble getting a triple tongued passage steady and even on all syllables? It’s quite an interesting conundrum that using the TKT KTK form of triple tonguing can be unsteady or uneven. However, using TK TK for double tonguing can be totally even....
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jul 17, 2018 | FluteTips, Low Register, Practice, Tonguing
If you have watched my flute tips or read my blog you will know that I like to practice low register short tones. They are invaluable to improving your tone in the low register and, dare I say, even better then long tones! I’m sure that I’ve learned more...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | May 22, 2018 | Daily Routine, FluteTips, Practice, Technique, Tonguing
Do you practice articulation? I mean all sorts of different kinds of articulation? If not you should. Articulation is done by using the tongue, which is a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to work properly when called upon. If you are needing a fast tongue no...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 30, 2018 | Low Register, Practice, Practice with Me, Tonguing
Today’s practice with me is Low Register Tonguing. We all have trouble getting our low notes to come out with a very short tongue. If you have to triple tongue or double tongue in your low register, it often comes out as big puffs of air. Even when you use a...
