Another "power of the mind" trick I mentioned to my students in flute class last night: this is so much easier the SECOND time you play it. Often in masterclasses I'll have students play it, then say: play it again, right now. It's so much easier for everyone the second time around! We always do better. So while it's a hard mind trick to manage.... tell yourself "I've already played this. I'm going to play it now for a SECOND time." See if you can take some pressure off of yourself that way.
@ramon1vicent
3 жыл бұрын
Great job 👏🏻
@NadiaViolin
3 жыл бұрын
great! watching!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers! 🥂
@kylenchristensen8311
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! These are all such great tricks
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@MichaelWHull
3 жыл бұрын
Great great great content!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@CarolruizNlpiano
3 жыл бұрын
This piece is amazing! You sound really amazing too
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! It's a great and crazy piece... who would think to write for a wind section like this?? 😃
@CarolruizNlpiano
3 жыл бұрын
@@AprilClaytonflute great and crazy! Perfect 👌
@kayaviola
3 жыл бұрын
I love this piece and you sound amazing!!! Bravo!!!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes, Firebird has received many hours of both listening and playing time from me, especially in high school 😊
@NadiaViolin
3 жыл бұрын
very nice!
@ViolinLessons
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing performance!!!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@hadleyholman8210
3 жыл бұрын
Loving the grace note trick! Those mental shifts work MAGIC.
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Amazing how much easier things can be just changing how we see them.
@NadiaViolin
3 жыл бұрын
amazing!
@rhiannabrunson1415
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Terraced metronome practice has saves me so much time and wrist agony this semester!
@CM-go5nh
3 жыл бұрын
That low E to middle E trick you shared is LIFE CHANGING. Thank you so much 😭
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome, glad it was helpful!
@dianadesaiflutestudio7958
3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@ashleybest3638
3 жыл бұрын
I'm kicking myself for not watching this earlier! I've been so frustrated with Firebird and your tips and tricks--especially using the power of my mind--definitely eases the practicing burden. Thank you!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
It can definitely be frustrating to learn a trick or two and then realize everything could have been easier in practice sessions.... glad this is helpful!
@oliviatobler4234
3 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! I cannot wait to use this to help me learn it. Thanks!! :)
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
It's always good to find a few tricks... 😊
@paigelayton4134
3 жыл бұрын
awesome tricks. Even though I am not currently practicing this, I can use these tricks on other pieces as well!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Yep! And you'll be working on this one day!
@katehunt8029
3 жыл бұрын
I doubt I'll ever be called on to play this but it's so useful to hear about the finger tricks. I'll certainly try them out with my other pieces. Thanks again for the lively and lovely videos.
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! It's always good to learn more tricks, but who knows... maybe there's some Firebird Variation in your future! 🔥 🦅
@danielwoodfield8772
3 жыл бұрын
I know this is a small thing, but it was really nice to hear you play the excerpt at the end at full tempo. You demonstrated beyond a doubt that playing music fast but polished never sounds "rushed."
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
How nice, thanks for the comment!
@NadiaViolin
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing 🤩 enjoying your channel today 💞
@ViolinHobby
3 жыл бұрын
Wow April, what a tough piece to play on the flute I love the firebird. It's so cool that you made it sound easy and fun to play.👍👍👍🤩
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Violinna
3 жыл бұрын
Goodness I haven't seen Dr. Beat in so long! That is a monstrous excerpt. One thing that translates for string players as well is to not be obsessed over the same difficult fingerings year after year. It's so great to discover little "hacks"
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Haha yes, I like to keep old friends like Dr. Beat around! 😆
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Cool to hear the similarities in approach between different instruments - thanks for commenting!
@ashleytingey27
3 жыл бұрын
These tricks really have made this feel attainable. Especially RH4 and the 2nd trill key. Thank you for reminding me about paradigm shifts!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
YES! Totally attainable!!
@sarahjohnson6783
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting all these helpful hacks in one place! The 2nd trill key on E octaves is very helpful as well as the intonation trick for the last trill. And the terraced metronome reminder is always great!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I do alternate fingerings for pitch in other places, as well. Depends on the context where I'm playing it too, of course. Have fun!
@_luisestevam
3 жыл бұрын
April, thanks a lot for all the information and great content that you're sharing with us! Greetings from Brazil!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jillianrawlins8334
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great video! I love all the tips and tricks and I'm definitely using them in this excerpt!! Our brains are so powerful!
@AprilClaytonflute
3 жыл бұрын
It's true - so much of what we do is using our brains for problem solving, not just training muscles. Glad it's helpful!
@camrynporter2903
2 жыл бұрын
I haven't played the Firebird excerpt yet, but I'll come back to this video when I do! In the meantime, I'm going to invest more time into finding tricks before I start so I don't get frustrated with difficult passages.
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