Old Irish Tune:
I did not improve on this piece as much as I'd hoped because I focused on the other one more, but after watching the first post, this one seems much better. I am really happy about the way that my tone improved, as well as the intonation. The sectional really helped me with this and I was able to change my embouchure to make it sound much better. I also was much more confident about my accuracy and did not need to pause like in the first blog. Because I became better with my air and embouchure, I was able to have more dynamic changes as well, but I still need to work on phrasing and breathing. I think that this piece shows that I have come a long way with the technical aspects of the flute, but I need to work on the musical aspects to improve up till the end of this year.
Isabeau s'y promène (Movement 2):
I really liked the amount of improvements I made on this piece, and there is a noticeable difference since the first blog post. Looking back at it, I realize that I did a much better job at connecting the notes, and one note ended when the next one began. I could do this because I can breathe at the right places and take deeper breaths. There were specific areas in the piece where I wrote "Don't Breath" and I initially had difficulties following my own directions and need to breathe much earlier, but now I can control my air better. My tone sounds much better and I am more in tune than before. I think that my phrasing is much better than the Old Irish Tune excerpt, but there still are some aspects that I need to work on. Earlier in the year, my vibrato was too fast, so I tried making it slower; now I believe it is not exaggerated enough.
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