Flute Review

This flashcard is for a general flute methods class. It discusses embouchure, air support, the flute family, flute posture/finger position, and other areas of flute pedagogy. 

28 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
List the "Check List" for sound production.
1-Set-up
2-Support
3-Speed
4-Direction
What simple gesture can you use for a student to feel where the muscles are for support?
Coughing
Give two good ways to have a student feel how to support
Finger in mouth, hang loose
Two-word definition for support
Pressure and resistance
The four physical attributes
Body Size, Bite, Teeth, Lips
In the low register what is the main thing that students tend to do?
Pull their head down
Describe a tear drop embouchure, and what are two ways to correct it?
When the center of the upper lip hangs down to create two air columns.
Either close one hole of move the embouchure hole to one side.
List the check list for articulation
1. Set-Up
2. Support
3. Open "More"
4. Focus "More"
List the syllable choices for single tongue articulation, list the syllables that you should avoid and why.
Doo- Best for beginners because it's less explosive, Too- Best for advanced students; it has a more opinted articulation.
Ta, Da- They cause chomping
List the syllable choices for double tongue articulation.
Doo, Goo
What are the two important reference books?
A Modern Guide To Fingerings for the Flute- Pellerite
A Handbook of Literature for the Flute- Pellerite
What is vibrato? What are its two aspects?
Air fluctuation
Speed and Amplitude
What syllable choice is used for Vibrato?
Haw-aw-aw
What is the good mechanical exercise given in class to help learn vibrato?
Play a G Major scale (it's best to start in the middle octave) using increasing vibrato rhythmic pulses.
Name the four common members of the flute family and the keys in which they are written
Piccolo- C (8va)
Flute- C
Alto Flute- G
Bass Flute- C (8vb)