You rule! Thank you so much, you are the reason I won my chair challenge! Eighth notes at 166 bpm, and I didn’t make a mistake once because of YOUR AWESOME TIPS! Thanks you so so much! You are so helpful. Keep making great videos!
So I’ve worked out why I can’t play fast pieces. Two reasons. One is, I do get very tense. I think it’s fear of making mistakes. The second reason is, I still can’t double tongue properly. I can double tongue without the flute and while doing exercises like scales but I just can’t when playing a piece. It’s so frustrating.
Maria Davis totally agree with one of these responses! It takes time. I always think of 3 layers: 1. Practicing a technique on its own 2. Applying it to pieces 3. Performing it in a concert. It takes time for the technique to deep through to layer 2 and 3! Nearly a year later but how is it going?
Thinking lifting and light is helping me so much. I have 73 year old fingers that are back at the flute after 50 years and I've thought they'd never speed up, but with these terrific tips I think there's a chance. Thank you!
i play piano and i dont know if thats one of the reasons why my fingers are sometimes switching to fast before i tongue the next note so sometimes the time between two notes sound weird
I have a band placement audition and I'm playing the A minor etude, and I'm not very experienced with the flute when it comes to fast and exotic pieces. This helped me a lot, thank you!
My right hand little finger locks when naturally bent on the keys. I have to take it off my flute and knock it on my leg to unlock it. It could be arthritis as I’m 60, but now I think it’s not. Have you any specific exercise to loosen that little finger
Nicola Harvey hey there, I have not filmed anything yet but it is a good idea. It sounds like you are putting too much pressure on that finger. I would play a D and practicing trilling or tapping it to Eb and trying in that to just keep the finger released and free. Then start trying other finger combinations and keep it free. I would also check what your right hand thumb is doing. Very often he is the culprit too! Hope that helps a bit.
If nothing else you've tried has worked for you, there's always aversion therapy: as most of us know from experience, no finger enjoys being hit with a hammer. Next time your little finger jambs, give it a convincing whomp at the affected joint with a framing hammer jusy before freeing it. Then always keep the framing hammer on your music stand where your finger can see it.
Another great video. It takes more work to overcome a bad habit than it does to get it get it right in the 1st place. You really know your stuff. Thank you.
hey Tatiana, i think you just beat your record for the your longest video ! good job ! As far as i am concern speed is not my main concern but the coordination between the embouchure work and the fingers. When i need to go fast my finger are doing a note but my lips arent syncronized...That's my concern. But i guess it all comes with practice...and watching you videos Thanks again !
I used to play flute as a young girl and weed addiction took over along with abusive relationships and much more. I just put together my flute again for the first time in years and although my brain is so much slower and my breathing sucks from smoking, I wanna teach myself to play really well again. I hope this helps me find myself again.
Thank you for these! The T&G exercises are in public domain in Europe, but not in the US. Not really sure when they will be. It's confusing. These are also expensive! I just bought the Wye Practice Books for Flute Omnibus edition (1-6) with gift cards I got for Christmas. If only I had an unlimited Amazon or FluteWorld budget.
it’s the next level up. you have to be more careful about how you place your fingers, how hard you press down, how you’re breathing, etc. but you get such a beautiful, full, rich sound
I've got real shaky hands when playing so my flute is never in the right position. It makes switching notes really difficult. Will regular practice make this go away or is there more I can be doing?
Having two partly paralized fingers on my left hand, I am worried I'll never be able to play as quickly as I would like to.. but this is helpful anyway! Thanks a lot for new practice material!
Els VdW I’m sorry to hear that. Releasing excessive tension will be your best friend, but also remember that it isn’t all about speed. The most beautiful and moving music is slow. So always do the most you can an accept what you can’t change. It doesn’t make you any lesson of an important flute voice in this world! Good luck 🎶
@@TheFlutePractice thank you so much for your reaction! you are absolutely right about the tension, the fingers tend to bend inwards on their own so there is definetely work to do there 🙂 You have a new suscriber, I really like the relaxed, detailed and funny way you explain everything. Keep up the good work! 🤘🏽
Pleasure and thank you for the sub ☺️ the finger pressing is a big one. I caught myself doing it at one point! And stopping really helped my technique and finer speed and accuracy. Good luck and let me know how it goes 🎶🌸
I'm only in 5th Grade and I just started this year and I'm working on Declaration and dance. But I was working on Appalachian folk dance before and I found out I have to have move my fingers faster for Declaration so thank you for this video I think it's really going to help. 😆
