Start researching! Make a list of your most important and useful links and find something new to try in your flute study on each site. Everything you ever wanted to know about the flute can be found on the web. Simply Google the word “Flute.” The World Wide Web is truly an amazing resource! For a fun exercise, simply google the word “flute.” You will be inundated with resources, videos, blogs, newsletters, tips, tricks, instruments, etc. YouTube truly opens the doors to music that was only available to the few in the past. You may also find clips taken from masterclasses held by top flute professionals. Explore different approaches and interpretations to the same music by numerous professionals with the simple, and free, click of a mouse. If you are searching for a recording of a piece that you are working on, peruse YouTube for multiple recordings of the same piece. YouTube is filled with clips from performances of nearly any piece by all levels of performers. Done are the days when excellent performances are only available on CD (for a price). For more information about SmartMusic, see. Let’s be honest: How much of the time spent with your accompanist is simply figuring out how your part meshes with the piano part? SmartMusic helps you learn much of this long before you meet with your accompanist. Using a microphone, the program listens to your tempi and follows you based on your own predetermined settings. SmartMusic is a piano accompanying program that allows you to play along with the piano part to numerous solo works in the standard flute canon. Ouch… A yearly SmartMusic subscription costs $40 and will help you cut down on necessary rehearsals with your accompanist. If your accompanist charges $40/hour, you may find yourself shelling out at least $200 to put on a single, 1-hour recital. Just like your flute teacher, an accompanist typically charges an hourly rate for rehearsals and performances. An important performance expense that can add up very quickly is regular rehearsals with your accompanist. Swapping music helps keep music costs low, builds constructive relationships with fellow flutists, and increases your access to new and exciting music. Maybe you are interested in learning the Liebermann Sonata and somebody else in your group would really like to borrow your copy of the Copland Duo. Keep an excel spreadsheet listing all the pieces you already own and compare lists with other flutists in your group. You may also swap scores already in your collection. This turns a $30 investment into a $60, $90, or $120 learning opportunity (depending on how many other flutists are in your swap group). You may choose to perform any of the pieces and when you are done, pass the score on to another who may want to perform the same piece later. For example, each person may be limited to a $30 budget to purchase new music and may have 2 weeks to practice each score. Agree on a fixed price with your friends when purchasing new music and set up an exchange schedule. This is a great way to learn new pieces or sharpen your sight-reading skills without having to shell out an enormous amount of money on brand new scores that you may or may not like.
#FLUT ETUNES METRONOM FREE#
Just remember that the most important part about being a musician will always be free and that is the power that exists in our own minds.Ĭreate a Music Swap with your Friends or Collogues. Learning does not always have to come with a price tag. In today’s blog, I will be sharing some of these resources with those of you who may also be on a budget. I used the limited tools that were available to me to create learning and performance opportunities and, using new advancements in technology, found low-cost and free resources to help support my ongoing growth as a musician. We found ways to limit purchases on accessories and invest in music and recordings on an at-needed basis. Being a musician is expensive! My family did not have a lot of money when I was younger, so when I decided at age 12 that I wanted to learn the flute, instead of dropping money they did not have on a shiny new instrument, my parents purchased a used flute from the local Pawn Shop for $100.
#FLUT ETUNES METRONOM SERIES#
Today we will be taking a break from the Practice Blueprints series to discuss ways to develop your flute playing on a budget. Welcome to another Flute Friday/Sunday!!! I hope everybody’s holiday season is off to a great start.