Intonation is an integral part of your flute tone. If a flutist has an unfocused sound with bad tone quality they will generally be out of tune. On the flip side, a flute player with a focused tone quality will most likely be secure in pitch control as well. This is why before trying to … Read more
We’ve all been there, we’ve had a stunning practice session the day before where our sound just seems perfect! And then we get up the next day to practice and our sound is to put it frankly.. awful! You feel as if you have lost control of your lips, support and just about everything. But … Read more
Being able to breathe freely and easily is the foundations of all flute playing, but can be quite a confusing subject to understand. We all know that breathing for flute players is vital for creating a sound on the flute but sometimes the technical descriptions and awkward references to the diaphragm can leave us feeling … Read more
Learning how to warm up the flute is a vital aspect of any flute players practice routine! It should be incorporated whether you have 60 minutes to practice or 15 minutes to practice. A warm up routine can include long tones, scales, technical exercises, articulation exercises, breathing exercises or even simple tunes you enjoy. Even … Read more
I have spent quite a bit of this week talking to students about their sound quality and in particular their vibrato! Vibrato has an interesting history as it is only since the invention of the Boehm flute that vibrato has become something we expect to hear in every flautists sounds. Prior to this, vibrato was … Read more