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 Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:52 am
Use lots of air !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 6:52 am
That's an important one. I'm still working on doing that. sweatdrop
My teacher tells me that consistent, fast air stream is the difference between the intermediate and professional flautist.
So, I'm sure you can guess which one I am. *coughs*
Anyways, I'm getting better at it since I changed my embouchure.
Other tips (which I'm continually posting in the guild....I'm not going to stop, so get used to it. xD ) :
Support (push the diaphragm upward)
Relaxed jaw/ dropped jaw (can be the difference between a great sound or a cracked note)
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 8:45 am
Breath every four measures
Start new music slow, then go faster
Check your fingering in front of a mirror
Dont get too over confident
Make sure you know your flats and sharps
Have fun!
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:27 pm
Gah..I'm pretty good at breathing - but when I have to perform solo...my air...just....SUCKS. I can't play strong notes, but I can do my articulation and whatnot just fine....GAHHHHHHHH!!! Happened just today when I played Harry Potter...I did the solo at the beginning....and....my highs were all....disgusting! I felt like such a n00b who couldn't play. crying HOW do I get over this "stage fright"? Don't say, practice, because I practice everyday and I also have a concert coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I need some other advice before I ruin this upcoming concert...
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:45 pm
breathing every four measures is very if port I'm good at that!!
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:57 am
Kathulu93 Breath every four measures Start new music slow, then go faster Check your fingering in front of a mirror Dont get too over confident Make sure you know your flats and sharps Have fun! Actually, my teacher says to be very confident while playing.
She says that even though I'm not an aggressive person personality wise, I should be very aggressive while I play. So, obviously, don't be conceited and disrespectful to people, but you need to play like you are the best flautist there is.
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:48 am
MissMetallica Gah..I'm pretty good at breathing - but when I have to perform solo...my air...just....SUCKS. I can't play strong notes, but I can do my articulation and whatnot just fine....GAHHHHHHHH!!! Happened just today when I played Harry Potter...I did the solo at the beginning....and....my highs were all....disgusting! I felt like such a n00b who couldn't play. crying HOW do I get over this "stage fright"? Don't say, practice, because I practice everyday and I also have a concert coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I need some other advice before I ruin this upcoming concert... Sit up straight and just keep practicing the solo. Not much else you can do... You could ask your teacher to drop out like 2-4 measures before your solo, then you could get a big breath of air.
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:50 am
[ s u k i ~ s h i n e ] Kathulu93 Breath every four measures Start new music slow, then go faster Check your fingering in front of a mirror Dont get too over confident Make sure you know your flats and sharps Have fun! Actually, my teacher says to be very confident while playing.
She says that even though I'm not an aggressive person personality wise, I should be very aggressive while I play. So, obviously, don't be conceited and disrespectful to people, but you need to play like you are the best flautist there is. Yeah, it's just you cant be like, "I'm better than the experts who have been playing longer than i've been alive."
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:06 am
Of course. Every one should show other people respect, no matter how long they have been playing, but all of our aggressiveness should go into our playing.
If you knew my personality, you would know that I'd be the last one to show disrespect to someone who knows more than I do. But that's why my teacher tells me to be confident on the flute......it's like an alter ego. Ya know?
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:32 pm
Kathulu93 MissMetallica Gah..I'm pretty good at breathing - but when I have to perform solo...my air...just....SUCKS. I can't play strong notes, but I can do my articulation and whatnot just fine....GAHHHHHHHH!!! Happened just today when I played Harry Potter...I did the solo at the beginning....and....my highs were all....disgusting! I felt like such a n00b who couldn't play. crying HOW do I get over this "stage fright"? Don't say, practice, because I practice everyday and I also have a concert coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I need some other advice before I ruin this upcoming concert... Sit up straight and just keep practicing the solo. Not much else you can do... You could ask your teacher to drop out like 2-4 measures before your solo, then you could get a big breath of air. Its more of a nervous thing.......I'm just fine before a concert but right when I'm about to play, I lose all concentration...concert in this Tuesday BTW.........
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:51 am
MissMetallica Kathulu93 MissMetallica Gah..I'm pretty good at breathing - but when I have to perform solo...my air...just....SUCKS. I can't play strong notes, but I can do my articulation and whatnot just fine....GAHHHHHHHH!!! Happened just today when I played Harry Potter...I did the solo at the beginning....and....my highs were all....disgusting! I felt like such a n00b who couldn't play. crying HOW do I get over this "stage fright"? Don't say, practice, because I practice everyday and I also have a concert coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I need some other advice before I ruin this upcoming concert... Sit up straight and just keep practicing the solo. Not much else you can do... You could ask your teacher to drop out like 2-4 measures before your solo, then you could get a big breath of air. Its more of a nervous thing.......I'm just fine before a concert but right when I'm about to play, I lose all concentration...concert in this Tuesday BTW......... uh... in june or yesterday? and by any chance, do u go to RHS?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 7:50 pm
Kathulu93 MissMetallica Kathulu93 MissMetallica Gah..I'm pretty good at breathing - but when I have to perform solo...my air...just....SUCKS. I can't play strong notes, but I can do my articulation and whatnot just fine....GAHHHHHHHH!!! Happened just today when I played Harry Potter...I did the solo at the beginning....and....my highs were all....disgusting! I felt like such a n00b who couldn't play. crying HOW do I get over this "stage fright"? Don't say, practice, because I practice everyday and I also have a concert coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I need some other advice before I ruin this upcoming concert... Sit up straight and just keep practicing the solo. Not much else you can do... You could ask your teacher to drop out like 2-4 measures before your solo, then you could get a big breath of air. Its more of a nervous thing.......I'm just fine before a concert but right when I'm about to play, I lose all concentration...concert in this Tuesday BTW......... uh... in june or yesterday? and by any chance, do u go to RHS? Me? No....why? I go to a small hish school in southern Orgeon. The band sucks...but I take music outside of school and have been doing very well....right now I'm still looking for a good professional flute...*sighs* Not much luck at the moment..
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:02 am
MissMetallica Kathulu93 MissMetallica Kathulu93 MissMetallica Gah..I'm pretty good at breathing - but when I have to perform solo...my air...just....SUCKS. I can't play strong notes, but I can do my articulation and whatnot just fine....GAHHHHHHHH!!! Happened just today when I played Harry Potter...I did the solo at the beginning....and....my highs were all....disgusting! I felt like such a n00b who couldn't play. crying HOW do I get over this "stage fright"? Don't say, practice, because I practice everyday and I also have a concert coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I need some other advice before I ruin this upcoming concert... Sit up straight and just keep practicing the solo. Not much else you can do... You could ask your teacher to drop out like 2-4 measures before your solo, then you could get a big breath of air. Its more of a nervous thing.......I'm just fine before a concert but right when I'm about to play, I lose all concentration...concert in this Tuesday BTW......... uh... in june or yesterday? and by any chance, do u go to RHS? Me? No....why? I go to a small hish school in southern Orgeon. The band sucks...but I take music outside of school and have been doing very well....right now I'm still looking for a good professional flute...*sighs* Not much luck at the moment.. ok, i was only curious because they had a concert tuesday. as for the solo, dont get nervous, and if you mess up, keep going. i only had a three note solo, but i was nervous. it was at festival. (if anyone knows what it is)
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:59 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:54 pm
so... how did the concert go that was like 4 weeks ago go?
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