Have you ever been playing the flute, reading music, and can’t catch up to the metronome, the piano accompaniment, or to who we may be “dueting” with at the time without mistakes? Then, you think to yourself, “I know I can play better than this!” or “Why can’t I play this faster?” Sometimes, our brains need to think smarter – not just by playing the notes in front of our eyes… Learning to read ahead […]
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Since I teach flute students of all ages I felt it important to point out how practicing the flute can ward of dementia in the later days of life. It may not cure dementia, but it can definitely help. Many people across the world are suffering from dementia, and even Alzheimer’s disease. Doctors and Researchers are doing their best on trying to find a cure for these diseases. Many of the researchers are figuring out,
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How to Get Clearer Flute Tone in the Mornings As far as a subject I often teach at flute lessons, this is one you may never have actually thought about. But, after reading this you’ll be glad I chose to write about it. It makes me frustrated and wonder what happened. Sometimes when I wake up in the mornings it takes me a while to actually get the rest of my body going. I have
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We flutists have a different job to do in the world of music. We have to inhale and exhale like an elephant! While it can appear easy, once you try it you’ll have a whole new respect for the flute-learner/player/performer. Within the walls of this website are many, many strategies and tips that are very valuable. This page is going to give you a visual. Visualization is AWESOME for musicians because many times we can’t
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Do you or another flutist you know have braces? It’s becoming very common nowadays. I get questioned often about how to play flute with braces and keep good tone when you have mouth full of metal. Well, this used to be something I thought was hard to deal with. But, after teaching for 24 years and successfully helping kids and adults with braces play well, I have the system down-pat. If you have braces and
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I have heard so many interesting flute maintenance over the years, but this one keeps recurring. I think it’s high-time I help the world put a stop to spreading this “poor” flute cleaning information. Do NOT clean your flute pads with a dollar bill! Band teachers in certain areas seem to think that a dirty old dollar bill is the best thing to clean a sticky pad with. Um. Does this seem strange to
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The 3 P’s to improving your flute practice session: We all wish we could push a magic button (insert sparkly music here) and suddenly know how to play the flute music we desire perfectly. Well, we wish it happened this way, but I’m here today to tell you that it CAN happen more quickly than you think by following my 3 P’s of practicing. It’s totally impossible to go somewhere if you don’t get on
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