Had a really great time at the O’Lacy’s session in Batavia, NY last Thursday night: the music was flowing BIG time. It was one of those nights that you don’t want to end, when it all just gels, and the music carries you.
This put me in mind of an earlier entry where I talked about [...]
Archive for February, 2006
Session Thoughts
Posted in Early Entries, Ego, Sessions on February 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Bowing & Breathing
Posted in Early Entries, Practice, Style on February 4, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The pressure used in fiddle bowing technique roughly corresponds to the use of the diaphragm in breath control in flute playing. So…just as a fiddle player will use varying amounts of pressure when bowing to put a lift into his/her playing, so a flute player would use his/her diaphragm to this same end.
The important point, [...]
Embouchure & Lung Capacity
Posted in Early Entries, Embouchure, Practice on February 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
A discussion between flute players:
“Two questions right off the bat for you:
A) How can I build up my lung capacity? I can’t ever seem to make it through just one phrase without taking a breath in a too obvious spot!
B) I am still have problems with that buzzing sound in the high range. Is that [...]
