Flute

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NAME:__________________________

SCHOOL:________________________

Richardson Area Bands

Petronome A metronome with animal sounds for the beats.

Tonal Energy Tuner A tuner, a metronome, and a pitch matching miracle.

Tenuto It’s musictheory.net in app form! Great for note reading skills and getting ahead in your musical education.

Blob Chorus It’s a pitch matching game with blobs. Just do it.

iBone A pocket trombone that teaches you songs.

Percussives Free A marimba that you can play with hard and soft mallets – and it has the notes written on the keys – bonus.

In Tune Think you can tell if something is sharp or flat? Good luck.

Music Theory Pro Awesome ear training, theory, and note naming exercises.

Chromebook Apps/Extensions

Waves A tuner for your chrome book. Soundtrap Create your own music using loops. Chromatik

Sheet music for tons of popular songs AND play-along tracks. Karaoke for your instrument.

Help! What should I do?Help! What should I do?

My instrument is broken/won’t play/my case is broken

1.! See#a#band#director#first.(Sometime(we(can(fix(little(things.((

2.! Take#your#instrument(to(the(store(that(you(are(renting(it(from(•! These(stores(usually(have(a(repair(shop((

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4.! Before#you#leave(the(store(•! Ask(how(long(it(will(take(to(fix(your(instrument(•! Ask(for(a(loaner(instrument(if(they(have(one(to(give(•! Take#your#personal#items#(swab,#mouthpiece,#reeds,#ligature)#out#

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Posture Guide !

!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!WRONG!' ' ''WRONG!' ' '''''Right!!

! -Sit up straight at the edge of your chair

-Both feet flat on the floor

-Shoulders relaxed

-Keep head on top of your shoulders

-Bring the instrument to your face; don’t bring your face to the instrument

!REMEMBER:'

REST2! Sitting! silently! with! back! against! chair,! feet! flat! on! the! floor,! both!hands!on!instrument!READY2'Get! to! this! position! in! one! quick!motion.! ! Sit! up! straight,! back! not!touching! the! chair,! feet! flat! on! the! floor,! hands! and! instrument! as! close! to!playing!position!as!possible.!PLAY2'Feet!flat!on!the!floor,!sitting!still!and!silent,!horn!in!playing!position,!eyes!on!the!director.!

Parts of the Flute

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Flute ! Check!for!loose!screws!on!the!rods!

!! Check!that!the!crown!is!firmly!screwed!onto!the!head!joint!

! Swab!out!!

! With!a!dollar!bill!or!cleaning!paper,!clean!the!pads!so!they!aren’t!sticky!!

! Wipe!down!exterior!of!flute!with!a!soft!cloth,!especially!the!lip!plate!!

! Using!a!dry!paintbrush,!clean!the!dust!from!underneath!the!rods!and!keys!!

! Using!cleaning!rod,!check!the!cork!in!the!head!joint!!

! No!more!than!once!per!month,!use!a!polishing!cloth!to!shine!the!outside!of!your!flute!

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Amy Icossipentarhos 2007

Fabulous Flute Stretches

HANDS Do#the#shake#dance—shake#hands#from#wrists##Start#the#fire—rub#the#palms#of#your#hands#together#briskly##With#your#left#hand,#gently#bend#fingers#of#the#right#hand#back#toward#right#forearm.#Hold#for#fifteen#seconds.#Switch#hands#and#repeat.##Gather#fingertips#of#each#hand#together#and#flick#them#out,#as#if#flicking#water#at#someone.##Flick#ten#times.##Then#flick#each#individual#finger#off#of#the#thumb#twice.## FACE #Horse#FaceBBBwith#your#lips#together,#pretend#you’re#a#horse#or#cow#and#chew#REALLY#big,#stretching#your#jaw#down#and#side#to#side.####Quiet#Motorboat—flutter#lips#together#to#make#a#quiet#engine#sound BREATHING EXERCISES Flip#the#Paper—hold#a#piece#of#paper#by#the#top#straight#out#in#front#of#you,#arm#completely#extended.##Use#your#flute#embouchure#and#blow,#flipping#the#paper#up.##Try#and#hold#it#there#for#two#counts,#four#counts,#a#million#counts!##TwoBFace—close#the#fingers#of#your#right#hand#together#and#bring#the#side#of#your#index#finger#against#your#nose,#so#that#your#hand#is#straight#out#in#front#of#your#face,#splitting#it#in#half.##Take#a#big#deep#breath#in.##Hear#the#sound?##Make#it#as#low#as#you#can,#breathing#deep#down#into#your#belly.#!Counting#and#Breathing—In#your#flute#embouchure,#breathe#in#for#four#counts#and#out#for#four#counts,#nice#and#steady.##The#breathe#in#for#four,#out#for#eight,#then#ten,#and#keep#going#until#you#can’t#anymore.##Then#breathe#in#for#one#and#out#for#as#many#as#you#can.#

Amy Icossipentarhos 2007

Fabulous Flute Tone Tricks

FIRST -makesureyourembouchureisfabulous -poutlikeamodel

-checkyourvaportrail(fogonheadjoint)inamirrorandmakesureit’satriangle

-Makesureyourjawisslightlyopen,teethslightlyapart -rememberourspacers(erasers,grapes) -Moveyourairstreamupanddownuntilyoufindthe“sweetspot”-makesureyourpostureisfabulous -Chinlifted,airwaysopenandrelaxed -righthandwriststraight,likeabridgefortheantstocrawlup

THEN -tryfluttertonguing -say“ARRRRRRIBA!”androllyourtongue -thenplaywhileyourtongueisstillfluttering-trysingingandplaying -singalow“laaaaa” -changethe“laaaaa”toan“ooooo”,droppingthejaw -getyourembouchuresetwhilesinging“ooooo” -placelipplateonthelipandkeepsinging -articulateyour“ooooo”(soyou’resaying“tooo”) -blowairthroughthefluteandkeepthethroatvibrating/keepsinging -youshouldhearadoubletone,anditshouldticklealittle

REMEMBER -tokeepyourairsteady;rememberthepinwheels,makethemspinfast!-tousejustthetip,onetastebud,ofyourtongue -tonguedoesn’tstoptheair,itBARELYinterruptsit -tipoftongueshouldtouchroofofmouthbehindtopteeth-Keeppracticing;don’tgiveup!YouCANmakeabeautifulsound!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lines:!Every!! ! !!!!!Spaces:!FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fine!!

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%%%%%%Ledger%LinesC!the!lines!above!and!below!the!staff!

9lines!and!spaces!above!the!staff,!!go!forward!in!the!alphabet!

9lines!and!spaces!below!the!staff,!go!backwards!in!the!alphabet!

Accidentals+and+Key+Signatures!++

+ + + + + + ++++++++++++++++++Sharp:+raises&the&pitch& &&&&&&Natural:+cancels&out&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Flat:+lowers&the&pitch&

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&Order+of+Flats:+BEADGCF+

Remember:&BEAD9Greatest&Common&Factor&&&

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Order+of+Sharps:+FCGDAEB+Remember:&Fat&Country&Girls&Dance&And&Eat&Biscuits&

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&7 ˙ ˙ w ! ˙# ˙# w# !

&13 ˙ ˙ w ! ˙b ˙b wb !

&19 ˙ ˙ w ! ˙ ˙ w !

Octave Slurs for Full BandFlute

Steady sound

Sound like one

Keep face relaxed

No tension

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& bb w w ! wb w ! w w ! wn w

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& bb ˙b ˙b ˙b ˙b wb ! ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w !

& bb ˙b ˙b ˙b ˙b wb

Lip SlursFlute

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& bb 42 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙

Wiggles!

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Region 3 MS Flute All-Region ScalesScales must be performed by memory at the auditions

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Region 3 MS Flute Scale Sheet Page 2

Playing Test Reflection

NAME:_____________________ SCHOOL:_____

Date The test was on: Things I did well Things I can do better next time

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