Extended techniques for flute
Keep the spirits up with this happy song. I feel good! The famous motive can be played easily with tone bending. The funny sound of the tongue stops will add even more fun to it. A little rest with the key clicks and the harmonics help you to increase the support. You will feel good after playing this warming up exercise.
You can make this warming up exercise as exciting as you like. Choose your own order of letters and make this exercise different every time you play it.
Another energetic exercise to start your studies well. The tone bending in this piece challenges you to work on intonation. The pizzicato and tongue stops make your tongue stronger and increases the co-ordination between tongue, fingers and abdomen. And the harmonics will help you get a better sound.
This warming up will help you start you studies with a smile. Can’t stop the feeling and can’t stop playing. The techniques used in this exercise are good for everything: articulation, sound, coordination, dynamics, support en technique.
You can use this arrangement if you really want to surprise a birthday boy or girl. The tone bending is also good for flexibility and improving your aural skills. The wind sounds will help you increase your support.
This piece makes me smile because it is very vibrant. The key clicks and tone bending make it even more exciting. Make sure you get the intonation right of the bended notes.
Through history many composers used this song to make variations. Now we have variations containing extended techniques! So find yourself a piano player and get started.
Warming up with your favorite popsong. Tone bending exercises make you aware of the flute angle and support. The harmonics will help you increase the support and the exercise with inflating and deflating the cheeks makes your embouchure flexible and is one of the steps to circular breathing.
This catchy song will help you warm up in no time! The tone bending and wind sounds make your embouchure flexible, The harmonics help you to improve the intonation and the ‘cha’ will activate your abdomen. After this warming up you’re ready to go.
Learn more from your study with this Flute Colors arrangement. Tone bending is very useful for training intonation. The flutter tongue and harmonics will increase your support and therefore improve your sound.
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