Extended techniques for flute
Practicing long notes is a good way to warm up. Adding flutter tongue to the note improves your support. This song is also perfect for practicing this multiphonic. What a wonderful feeling when you let those two notes sound at the same time.
This cheerful Christmas song is even more fun with pitch bending. Try to lower the A until you hear the G sharp. A very good exercise for flexibility and intonation.
Harmonics are good for practicing support and flexibility. That’s why your sound gets bigger. Practice this song first with the regular notes, then with the harmonics, and the third time with the regular notes again. Compare the first and third time and notice the difference in sound.
The sound of a bell is strong at the beginning of the note and then soft immediately. That reminded me of tongue stops, so I made this Carol of the Bells a bit like Carol of the Tongsstops.
In this Flute Colors arrangement we give the melody a little rhythm by adding the wind sounds. Find yourself a pianist and start having
fun!
Not only angels sing this piece but now we can also play it on the flute the Flute Colors way! The pizzicato notes form a second (and sometimes fourth) part. A very nice coordination exercise.
This joyful melody must make you smile. The singing and playing, wind tones and tongue stops suit this song very well.
Jingle bells, flutter tongue, pizzicato and tone bending. This combined with the very energetic Glee version is perfect to use as a warming up exercise. Work on sound, co-ordination between the tongue, fingers and abdomen while playing this famous christmas song.
Leise rieselt der Schnee (the snow trickles softly). A nice melody to practise whistle tones. You can also play this arrangement as a trio. Not only the snow will trickle softly, the sound of the flutes should be very softly too. Whistle tones are very useful to relax the embouchure and work an a good and steady breath control.
Twelve days of Christmas and six extended techniques. As the days go by more extended techniques are added. Very challenging especially when performed with three flutes.
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