My Go-To Exercises and Tips for Getting Into Shape Quickly

After any amount of time away from practicing, these are the exercises and ideas I go for to ease back into playing!

They’re the things I like to focus on first, and they're all about getting air flowing, finding my best sound, and building on success and ease.

I really notice that all of these help me feel warmed-up especially quickly!

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Resources Mentioned

Vibrato Pulses

• Helen Blackburn’s Super-Duper Zen Yoga Warm-Up

• The Virtuosic Flutist by Nina Assimakopoulos

• Marcel Moyse: Etudes et Exercises Tecnhniques

A Little Bit of Everything Each Day

• Dr. Sánchez's Epic Flute Warm-Up

• The Aspiring Flutist’s Practice Companion by Terri Sánchez

  • Fun for technique!

Harmonics

• Wil Offermans For the Contemporary Flutist

• YouTube Samples

• Leone Buyse - How To Improve Your Flute Sound (Harmonics Demonstration)

  • (Magic Carpet Harmonics can be found in the Super-Duper Zen Yoga Warm-Up)

Singing + Playing

• P. Bernold - La Technique d´Embouchure

• Virtuous Vocals from The Self-Inspired Flutist

• Reichert Op. 5: Seven Daily Exercises

Etudes

• Hugues Op. 101

• Melodious and Progressive Studies by R. Cavally

• J. Andersen Op. 37: Twenty-Six Small Caprices

Change Your State

• Amy Porter Anatomy of Sound DVD

• Yoga with Adriene

• Practice Room Yoga by Claire Howard

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More Tips for Finding Your Sound:

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