Using Reichert 3 to Get Back in Shape FluteTips 88

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If you’re like me, you’re out of shape because you didn’t practice enough over the holidays. I'm going to use Reichert's Seven Daily Exercises, number 3 to help me get back in shape.
I'm going to start at the beginning, play a little and tell you what I'm thinking about, and what I'm going to be working on as I'm trying to get the feel back into my lip, the way it should feel when I know I'm in shape. I'll talk to you about what I'm going to be looking for listening for and what I'm feeling for.
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Using Reichert 3 to Get Back in Shape FluteTips 88
What's important is feeling the muscles work, making them work, feeling them work, and realizing, okay, I can get back in shape and I can do it really quickly if I pay attention to what I'm doing.
So, when you're out of shape, go to your exercises. Do them slowly. Do them carefully. Think about what's happening. But most importantly of all, think about your embouchure, make it fluid and flexible, and you'll get back in shape faster than you think.
Have fun!
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@michaelschonauer7238 25 күн бұрын

Reichert are the best... on a good day when I have time I'll play through all of the exercises. Good for piccolo as well...

@DoctorFlute 17 күн бұрын

I love playing all the way through but it is work. Yes, playing on picc is fantastic.

@lenaflute571 4 жыл бұрын

I'm back to Reichert too. Today I played the first two exercises and in the evening i"ll play the other 5. Encouraging that many of us practice Reichert on the 2nd day after New Year's day!

@DoctorFlute 4 жыл бұрын

Way to go! Yes, I too love to play all the way through in a day!

@derycktrahair8108 4 жыл бұрын

Lip plate pressure? A big issue for me & it makes everything stressful. Solution = practice into the bathroom mirror. Have a string of the right length with a loop in it. Attach it to the L of the cabinet with the loop on the head joint. Watch your embouchure & back off feeling the string taking the pressure away. Come closer & feel the difference. This has made me conscious of that pressure. (Yrs on Clt made bottom lip accept that.. without biting of course, but now I'm letting the Reed vibrate properly. Funny how techniques from one instrument can help you on an another. Your talks on airstream direction have improved my playing. I played 1st Flt in a local Musical (South Pacific, easy part but I was terrified) Remembered about "airstream direction". Big in the solo passages but waved down in the underscore bits. But it was good to get that sound I heard in my mind. Sax gave me diaphragm support but Flute shows how to use air wisely. Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge. I put in my 2 cents worth if it helps. When everyone is playing well it makes going to work even more enjoyable. If only they paid us more....but that's another story. Thank You.

@DoctorFlute 4 жыл бұрын

That is such a fantastic solution to the tight problem. Being creative is a wonderful thing! All your woodwind training I'm sure helps you to play all of them. We all share some similarities but flute is the odd man out with nothing in the mouth. We do have to use the air judiciously or else we have problems. I was teaching a tuba player how to play the flute which he thought would be so easy after what was needed for tuba. When he almost passed out he had a new respect for this tiny instrument. I love your 2 cents feel free any time!