"I have to say I'm LOVING your tone right now! Ready to have some more fun?! Below you will find a progressive set of exercises that you can apply your new knowledge of tone and intonation to. Our flute expert is here with us as well so you can listen to her play each exercise first, or even play along with her! Ready? Set? Let's gooooo!"
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First 3 Notes are B, A, G
*** You should recognize these notes from your B-A-G of notes! Keep actively listening to your tone and intonation as you play. ***
Catching the Light of the Moon
*** A phrase is a musical sentence. In this exercise, try to keep your air and sound going until you get to each rest. Then you will be playing 4-measure phrases! It may be a challenge at first, but through correct practice and repetition, it can be achieved! ***
Mary Had a B-A-G of Notes
*** Mary has the same B-A-G of notes you do! You may notice the little 'comma' at the end of the 4th measure. In music, this is known as a breath mark. In addition to long rests, breath marks show where to breath so that you don't interrupt the phrases. ***
Mary's Reaching Higher Now
*** You will notice that the first 5 notes from the beginning method book are being used here. If you recall your knowledge on flute pitch tendencies, you will notice that you are playing D and F which are naturally flat on the instrument. Keep this in mind as you are practicing this exercise. Time to reach higher! ***
Holidays with ExTon!
*** Whew, this is going to be a workout! Some things to focus on with this longer exercise are the 4-measure phrases, the natural pitch tendencies of D, E-flat, and F (flat on the flute), and of course great tone! ***
Flying Along! ...
Wasn't that fun?! Well we're not done yet! Before we bring things back down to earth, there are some clips of master flutists for your Listening pleasure we would like to make available so you can continue to train your ear in the pursuit of the perfect tone!