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Monday, August 31, 2009
Balancing the FluteIn your practice today,
try to think of "balancing" the flute, rather than "holding" the flute.
Patricia George
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
StaccatoAsk a student what "staccato"
means and 9 times out of 10 he will say "short." Actually staccato means "detached." It will be detached from
the proceeding note to the following note. To execute this, the note before the staccato note must be shortened
in length. Patricia George
Friday, August 7, 2009
BreathingWhen I first began to study with
William Kincaid, I asked him about breathing. His answer: YES, I DO IT!
What wonderful advice. Most of us think of the breathing cycle as IN and OUT; however, if you reverse
the process, OUT and then IN, you will find that you have a much more organizad breath. The breath is the
key to wonderful flute playing. Patricia George
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Learning music quicklyIf you want to learn a passage really quickly, practice the passage in one inch
chunks with a rest in between each chunk, three times a day at six hour intervals for a week. Then put the chunks together.
Each chunk should be practiced in performance tempo. This method is rather like making a quilt. If each quilt
piece (chunk) is perfect, then the whole quilt will be square. Patricia George
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