Category Archives: Flute Effects

Vibrato – when do I use it?

Look at vibrato as either on or off. Like a switch. Either play with vibrato and waver all notes in the piece of music (unless certain notes are stated otherwise in the music), or alternatively don’t use vibrato. The worst … Continue reading

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Vibrato – should it be flat or sharp?

Tha answer is both. When you waver the sound the correct tone should be changing from slightly sharp to slightly flat over the note. Getting this correct is a skill and there are various vibrato exercises that can be done … Continue reading

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Flute Effects – The Baroque Trill

The flute trill sounds truely fantastic, however the most impressive and hardest of these is not the jazz trill or Classical, but the Baroque. Baroque composers such as Haydn and J.S. Bach made music that was intended to sound intricate … Continue reading

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