We recently had a sectional with a professional flute player, and that was what really got me into practicing what I did during this section. I decided not to post the videos because they are literally of me playing long tones and scales and practicing taking deeper breaths before playing, etc.. The main thing that we talked about during the session was air and how it affects every other aspect of our playing. I thought it would be especially helpful information to use for the connected style of music that I chose.
After practicing these simple technical activities, noticed that many of the aspects of my playing got much better. For example, my tone is much, much clearer because I've practiced pushing most of the air into the flute instead of letting it escape out. This reduces the fuzzy sound that I keep hearing. Also, I am better at changing dynamics and octaves without completely going out of tune by just slightly changing my embouchure.
I played the pieces one more time, and I noticed that I am much better with the aspects that I described. I am also much faster while staying playing accurately. I still have problems with trying not to breathe in between phrases. This one problem is what causes many others to occur. Because of it, the end of some notes sound really strained, quiet or out of tune and my tone is unclear again. If I can fix this, then I will be able to sound much better for the next concert cycle.
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