Hey all you Practicing Flutists! Hope you are practicing well! Just wanted to let you all know that the Practicing Flutist site will be going through a thorough revamping and upgrade. There will be more posting, more practicing, more of everything flute, so hope you are on board with that! For more Practicing Fllutist goodness,Continue reading “Practicing Flutist is Getting an Upgrade!”
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Perfection or Progress, Which Should We Strive For?
Musicians spend endless hours practicing, but what are we practicing for? In the constant drive to be better, faster, more musical, more in tune, more accurate, more correct, is perfection or progress what we should be striving for? Of course I believe in rigorous technique practice. I do the usual scales, arpeggios, and all mannerContinue reading “Perfection or Progress, Which Should We Strive For?”
Language is important
Whether we are talking with teachers or students, fellow musicians, conductors, etc. we are constantly talking about playing. The language that we use is extremely important to how we think and feel about playing. I’m not talking about terminology here; what I’m talking about is much more subjective. The words we use when talking aboutContinue reading “Language is important”
Practice What You Don’t Know First
Practice what you don’t know first and most. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? It is all too easy to start our practice with what is most familiar and comfortable. But that does not help us conquer what is difficult and uncomfortable. Especially when we have limited practice time and are overwhelmed by what we feel weContinue reading “Practice What You Don’t Know First”
Intonation in Action Coming Up!
It has been forever since my last post, but I have been productive in the meantime and more will be appearing here. I’m conducting two flute choirs now and the orchestra I play in has started up again, so I’ve been trying to balance all that while not overextending myself TOO much. So, the FloridaContinue reading “Intonation in Action Coming Up!”
Explanatory notes about Practice Diary
In the Practice Diary, I’ve made some references to exercise books that I use. In the posts I’ve referred to them using mostly commonly known abbreviations, at least for people who had experience with them, but not everyone may know what they mean, so this is a short post explaining what the are. In aContinue reading “Explanatory notes about Practice Diary”
Getting Back in Shape: Intro to My Practice Diary
It is time to get back in shape for the fall performance season! I want to maximize my results while minimizing the wear and tear on my body. Sounds like I’m getting ready to run a marathon, doesn’t it? Playing an instrument for life is like running a marathon, you practice now so you canContinue reading “Getting Back in Shape: Intro to My Practice Diary”
Music camp musings
I’m sitting in a camper near Fargo, ND listening to the sound of rain falling on the roof and on the field outside the window. I am attending my husband’s family reunion and the setting is a lot like most people’s images of summer camp. Except maybe for the whooping sounds of ‘Laughter Yoga’ driftingContinue reading “Music camp musings”
Don’t Practice Bad Tone, or Everything is a Tone Exercise
Everyone wants to play with a terrific tone, right? We spend hours on ‘tone exercises,’ contorting our embouchures, trying to wrap our heads around the concept of breath support and how to make it happen, and agonizing over whether what we are doing is having any effect. Then we finish the tone exercise portion ofContinue reading “Don’t Practice Bad Tone, or Everything is a Tone Exercise”
A Little Birthday Inspiration
One of the really nice things about FaceBook is that when it’s your birthday, you get all kinds of fun birthday greetings. One of the best I received is this musical birthday greeting from flutist Mina Ghobrial. It is amazing! I was not only touched because it was my birthday, I was very impressed byContinue reading “A Little Birthday Inspiration”
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