
Join this flute masterclass to explore seven reasons to practice etudes, boosting technique, articulation, tone, phrasing, cadences, perfect practice, sight reading, and concentration for your solos.
Meet Dr. Angela McBurney, assistant flute professor at Houghton College, Eastman DMA in music education, who runs a large private studio teaching beginners through adults and pursues beginner flute pedagogy.
Explore how etudes build flute technique by chunking exercises into short sections, practicing articulations with a metronome, and gradually increasing tempo to master the tricky middle sections.
Master crisp flute articulation by perfecting tongue placement in etudes: keep the tongue forward on the roof of the mouth behind the teeth for clear articulation and easier double tonguing.
Use etudes to train tone by uncovering hidden melodies in Anderson etudes, turning melody notes into the focus while other notes recede. This approach emphasizes tone color and resonance.
Learn etudes phrasing through four-bar phrases and regular patterns in Anderson etudes, especially opus 33 no. 4, shaping melody notes like the body of a car.
Learn how cadences mark phrase endings, often ending on the one or five chord, and use this to shape musical phrases in flute etudes.
Discover how to practice etudes perfectly by identifying and fixing difficult measures with targeted slow practice, metronome use, and isolated repetitions, turning errors into learning and fluent performance.
Develop concentration by playing etudes from start to end without stopping, using a metronome to build tempo, fix mistakes on the go, and reset focus after slips.
Explore seven reasons to practice etudes and apply technique, articulation, tone, phrasing, and cadences to solos and ensembles, with progression through opus 41, opus 21, opus 33, and opus 60.
Are you an intermediate to advanced level flutist who wants to improve your technique and tone?
This course is designed for intermediate flutists through advanced flutists who are interested in learning how to get the most benefit out of practicing etudes.
If you’re a band director, or instrumental music teacher but flute is not your primary instrument, this course can help you identify 7 different aspects of etude practice to enhance every flutist’s practice time.
We’ll cover:
Improve Your Technique by the Practice Process
Improve Your Articulation with Proper Tongue Placement
Improve Your Tone by Practicing with a Purpose
Improve Your Musical Skills by Phrasing
Improve Your Musicality by Playing Through the Phrase to the Cadence
Improve Your Practice by Practicing Perfectly
Improve Your Concentration
This course is taught through video lessons where I take you step by step through each topic. I will demonstrate and give pointers along the way.
Come and join me and learn to use etudes to improve on the flute today!