Flute Myths Exploded! Like every other field of human endeavour, the flute world is liberally sprinkled with myths, misconceptions and, shame to say, some downright mistruths. Some of these stem from folklore, some from promotional spin and some, well, who knows where. But whatever their source or nature, our task here is to debunk them where they need debunking. Who to trust? Inevitably, from time to time, I'll be in disagreement with other sources in books, on the internet, or at your local session.
So why trust me and not your other source? Answer, no good reason! And, if there are questions that are bothering you that are not answered below, feel free to spring them on me. Our topics I've broken them down into several categories, each including a number of topics: About flutes About flute care About flute-making methods and materials Go for it! About flutes Pick a flute that is played by a professional you admire Nice idea, but, like most things , it's not that simple. Good flutes should be hard to play. Music Theory on 8notes.com. Galway's Texas Masterclass 2007 on video. Jennifer Cluff. Great Flute Links: For a very complete explanation of "How to Practice the Flute" for college flute majors, including musical samples of how to redesign and rethink the flute skills you're working on: Leonard Garrison's 'How to Practice' articles How many hours a day should you practice?
An amazingly good article on improving fastest in less hours with more focus. James Galway's teaching on MP3 Galway plays samples of scales and Taffanel-Gaubert exercises, and explains how and why he practises in the manner he's developed. Headjoint exercises, tone, scales, handouts, mp3s for further study How to practice the Flute at Advanced level Flutekeys-wetpaint site Thoughts on Practicing by Schuring Excellent oboe article on what practicing really and truly *is*; and why the 'right way to practice' saves time and focuses performance. Great piccolo articles by Nicola Mazzanti Jen's advice on how to practice flute. Basic Flute Technique Book (free) Go to: Music Theory. Extended Flute techniques for New beginners. Extended Flute Techniques for New Beginners We wish to extend an enormous "Thank You! " to Dean Stallard, from Norway, for kicking off the Get Creative " resources with a most thought-provoking article.
Dean teaches 'extended' flute techniques to 5 and 6 year olds!! Read all about it, here: A presentation of the use of contemporary flute technique at the beginner level by Dean N. Stallard ARCM I have taught players of all levels from new beginner to advanced since moving to Oslo in 1990. I consider the beginner level as the first 2-3 years of playing, as this is where the foundational skills are put into place. Introduction Traditionally we look at flute technique in 3 levels, primary, secondary and advanced. In 1986 the flutist Robert Dick released the book "Tone Development through Extended Techniques" (pub. I found that as time went on I was more likely to be introducing some advanced techniques long before other more traditional secondary techniques.
Motivation-fun and variety. Jennifer Cluff ~ Flute Technique with a Purpose. Technique with a Purpose By Jen Cluff July 2004 Question: I'm an older flutist (47) a former flute performance major <snip> For 24 years, I continued to play, but have not seriously practiced as I did when I was younger. <snip> For the past year, I have been practicing daily, with the last three months practicing about 4 hours a day. My practice focuses on 1 hour of tonal exercise (Wye Practice Book 1), 2 hours Technique (different books, Wye, Taffanel etc.), 1 hour Etudes and Orchestral selections. I have Wye's Practice Books 1-6 and Complete Daily Exercises, as well as many other books. I have a plan pretty laid out for the tone and etudes and orchestral selections.
Dear L, This is a simply gargantuan topic, so I’ll do my best to cover the main features of such a noble quest. :>) Firstly, the warnings we all learn from years of experience of practicing technique (take heed; these things were all learned the hard way! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Technique with a Purpose 1. Stages: 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3.