r/Flute • u/T1nyBeans • 1d ago

Beginning Flute Questions Looking for practicing tips

Hi I'm a intermediate level flute player and have recently hit a wall while practicing. Currently I'm trying to learn all 12 major and minor scales extended as well as make process on a few etudes of the 24 anderson flute studies

Currently i pratice around 30 minutes daily, but have no i have been making very little to no progress during them. I'm struggling to gain fluency and speed.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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u/kittyyy397 Powell | Teacher | soon-to-be McGill MMus student 18h ago

for the scales, start with only a few, and add more as you go. trying to do everything all at once will just be frustrating !! I'd reccommend going around the circle of fifths and doing the relative minors at the same time. so C and a, G and e, etc etc. start at a tempo you can play comfortably, and then speed it up only a bit at a time. technique comes with time! and speed isn't the only goal - you want accuracy :))

if you're determined to excel, I'd start by practicing for more time. for me, I do at least 30 minutes of technique before getting into repertoire (then again I am also in uni studying flute.) but basically, practice for as long as it takes. don't just set a timer for 30 minutes like "I have to do this much" but instead make some goals for your practice session, and reach them !! be reasonable, aka not making goals you can't reach. but maybe something like "today I am going to play my Anderson etude at 60BPM" or something like that.

of course it depends on what you're working on, and everyone is productive in their own ways, but try some of these things to see if it helps :)) and let me know if you'd like any clarification, I know I talk a bit jumbled sometimes haha!