George Gilbertin 53 ohjetta huilistille

As air moves slower a low note will result.
Practice the slow movement of J.S. Bach 'a' minor sonata. Make use of this to play descending intervals for the mysterious sound.
Use dark sound over MF.
Don't tune by using dynamics.
Don't push lips foreword for high notes unless they are soft.
Don't advertise a breath.
Use the lips more than the chin for flexibility.
Practice with no vibrato to hear true sound.
"Parade of Knowledge" (not a compliment).
Don't cover up a problem - expose it & fix.
Look like you are sharing with the audience.
Soft is short.
The tongue causes the pitch to rise.
Don't confuse endings with diminuendos.
Keep head up to slacken the jaw.
No change in lips past G3.
Forte = longer note length. Piano = shorter note length.
Forte & Piano are different tone colors.
Try various vowel sounds for throat relaxing.
Practice effects on abstract works not pieces.
After a long faded ending due to long phrase begin again at the same strength you left off.
Vocalize before playing.
Don't accentuate the obvious.
Don't learn through pieces.
Don't edit on the basis of poor technique.
Tenuto lines - push with blowing & vibrato.
Use the effect of addition of vibrato to a note sparingly.
Sound must stay the same when using the tongue.
High G# needs the correct amount of air to play easily.
Keep enough breath support to keep tongue moving.
Top lip too tight will cause a whistle in the sound.
Open teeth more for fast tongue.
Every note has a life of it's own.
Pitch up for G#2 - add bottom hand + C# key.
A short note is always preceded by a shortened note.
Use Unfinished Sym. for develpoing tone color.
Reach for the flute and then bring it to you.
Players duty is to present what the composer has written - not what you think he has written.
Lock teeth and move lips to demonstrate flexibility.
Intonation is 90% knowledge of instrument.
Look for tension in fingers.
Rules of music are independent of the instrument.
Muscles on side of nose can be used to pull up corners of mouth.
Practice by eliminating that which you don't do well.
Don't use the cheek muscles to tighten lips.
Fix one little thing each day.
Please solve your problems in advance so I can help you more.
Anger = shaking of voice : Emotion = vibrato.
Always investigate how the vibrato whould be applied to each piece.
Move tongue more slowly when tonguing between lips on low notes.
How will a piece affect other people?
Play on the inside of lips for a mysterious sound.
Anything that you can't do is important.