by lisaflutevt | Apr 16, 2011 | Tone |
(I recommend starting from the beginning – click here for the first entry on Tone Tips if you’re just starting with this series) Consistent, daily tone exercise is an important step in tone development and maintenance. This doesn’t have to mean...
by lisaflutevt | Mar 27, 2011 | Practice Tips, Tone |
The diaphragm is a muscle at the base of your rib cage, essentially underneath your lungs. To play the flute with full, clear tone, you need to use this muscle effectively. With a full breath, your lungs will expand in such a way that your diaphragm expands downward,...
by lisaflutevt | Mar 24, 2011 | Tone |
This is the third entry on tone. If you’d like to start from the beginning, please click here for the first entry! You’ve been working on basic posture, as recommended in entry 2, and you’ll continue to check back in with those suggestions...
by lisaflutevt | Mar 23, 2011 | Tone |
You’re beginning on the adventure of refining your tone – congratulations! (If you haven’t yet read introductory comments, please click here). The first step, and one you’ll keep coming back to over and over, is about the basic set-up of both...
by lisaflutevt | Mar 22, 2011 | Tone |
It’s been said that flute is the most difficult instrument to teach because so much of what produces the tone is neither visible nor clear. This is the first in a series of blog entries regarding tone production and intonation on flute. My hope is to provide...
