Hello! Thanks for your comment. Firstly, this is simply an incredible alto flute, which made things much easier for me. To practice low note articulation, I created a simple little exercise. It’s based on the “a short note is just a shorter version of a long note” philosophy that Vernon Hill, one of my former teachers used to love saying. The idea is that if you can produce a decent long note, then you should be able to transfer that quality over to short notes as well. Of course, the technique required for playing a short note and a long note is not entirely the same, but a major obstacle is the mind, which we can reprogram. Start by playing a bottom E over two beats (at 60 bps, or slower if you wish) then followed by two crotchets/quarter notes of the same E, but tongued (using the double tongued “tu-ku”). The purpose of the longer note is to help establish good tone, and the two shorter ones then need to emulate the quality of the longer note. Repeat this over and over until you are satisfied with the quality of the shorter notes. Next step, play the same low E over two beats, but follow that with a single triplet played across the remaining two beats (using a very slow triple tonguing). Once you are satisfied with the quality, move on to the next step, which is using quavers/8th notes on those last two beats. And after, play triplets on each of the last two beats (still start with the long E). And then semiquavers/16th notes on each of the last beats. Once you are satisfied with the low E, move on to E flat, and then D, and then if you’re really brave, try low C# and C also. It takes time, patience and not being afraid to face frustration (when the notes don’t speak), but you’ll notice an improvement over your low register articulation within a few days.
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I am sure this fabulous player would sound good playing a drainpipe
I doubt it but we can try and see!
I want one now....
It can be your's: flutesandflutists.com/product/eva-kingma-brannen-alto-flute/
Awesome sound and a great way to show of the alto flute.
Thank you so much for your comment, we are glad you liked it!
How da hel do you do staccatos on such low notes that clean???
Hello! Thanks for your comment. Firstly, this is simply an incredible alto flute, which made things much easier for me.
To practice low note articulation, I created a simple little exercise.
It’s based on the “a short note is just a shorter version of a long note” philosophy that Vernon Hill, one of my former teachers used to love saying. The idea is that if you can produce a decent long note, then you should be able to transfer that quality over to short notes as well. Of course, the technique required for playing a short note and a long note is not entirely the same, but a major obstacle is the mind, which we can reprogram.
Start by playing a bottom E over two beats (at 60 bps, or slower if you wish) then followed by two crotchets/quarter notes of the same E, but tongued (using the double tongued “tu-ku”). The purpose of the longer note is to help establish good tone, and the two shorter ones then need to emulate the quality of the longer note.
Repeat this over and over until you are satisfied with the quality of the shorter notes.
Next step, play the same low E over two beats, but follow that with a single triplet played across the remaining two beats (using a very slow triple tonguing).
Once you are satisfied with the quality, move on to the next step, which is using quavers/8th notes on those last two beats.
And after, play triplets on each of the last two beats (still start with the long E).
And then semiquavers/16th notes on each of the last beats.
Once you are satisfied with the low E, move on to E flat, and then D, and then if you’re really brave, try low C# and C also.
It takes time, patience and not being afraid to face frustration (when the notes don’t speak), but you’ll notice an improvement over your low register articulation within a few days.
Hello ! What is the name of the piece ? Greetings from Brazil !
Flute solo excerpt from midsummers night dream by Mendelssohn