Travel and holidays can make practice challenging. We hope these ideas inspire a lot of great fluting over the break.
Give harmonics a festive twist
The Jingle Bell Harmonics and Sleigh Ride Harmonics PDFs are designed to improve tone and flexibility using tunes students already love.
The first pages are easy, while the last pages are quite difficult. Intermediate students should not be attempting the last few pages of either set. Before playing the most difficult pages, students need good breath support, so that they are not tempted to tighten the embouchure or over-blow to reach the highest notes.
Our gift to you: a free easy page of Jingle Bell Harmonics
Watch the Sleigh Ride Harmonics video on YouTube
Play carols for a real audience
Have students play Christmas songs for their family or at a nursing home. Audiences love these well-known carols, and playing for real listeners is worth a dozen practice sessions alone.
Our gift to you: Christmas songs for holiday practice
The ultimate travel hack
The Pneumo Pro is a fantastic way for students and professionals to practice on the road. It makes no sound, it's portable, and it keeps the face muscles in shape. You can even use the Pneumo Pro alone and hold it like a piccolo. Turn that long plane ride into a productive practice session as you prepare for your next gig.
A magical practice motivator
Luna's Magic Flute by Blaz Pucihar is a musical fairytale that features both the story of Luna's train ride and her musical journey through eleven captivating and expressive solos. The drama peaks when the dragon throws her beloved flute into the sea — poor Luna!
Students finishing Blocki Flute Book 1 could play the first song, while most of the pieces are at the same level as Blocki Flute Book 2.
Don't forget listening
Part of practicing is listening. Suggest great music for students to listen to during winter break, either recorded or live. Or have students share their favorite flute recordings and build a playlist that includes everyone's picks.
Gift ideas at Blocki Flute
- Step-up flutes
- Alto flute
- Our favorite piccolo
- Beginning flute with curved head joint kit
- Flute Zoo Teacher's Package
- Blocki Flute Teacher's Package
- The Pneumo Pro and the Flute Flex Pro
- Pneumo Pro Classroom Pack
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