CROSSFLUTE PODs: 1 MONTH
SAMPLE POD 1
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 2
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 3
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 4
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 5
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 6
1) Joint Prep
10/05/2015
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 7
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 8
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 9
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 10
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 11
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 12
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 13
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 14
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 15
1) Joint Prep
SAMPLE POD 16
1) Joint Prep
-Bizet Carmen Entr'acte
-Chromatic Scale Breath Attacks through all registers
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from middle F#
-down to low B
-up to high D
-Arch Long Tones from low F#, both slurred and tongued
3) Warm Up (Snatch)
-Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
-Breath Attacks: 40%
-Single Tonguing: 40%
-Backwards Double Tonguing (ie, KT): 50%, 60%
-Double Tonguing: 60%, 75%, 85%, 95%, 105%
-Invent a New Exercise
4) Strength POD (Snatch)
-Tonguing Orchestral Excerpt or Section of Piece
-60%, 70%, 80%
-Then, 75%, 85%, 95%
-Then, 80%, 95%, 105%
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 17
1) Joint Prep
-Mozart Andante in C
-Chromatic Scale Breath Attacks through all registers
2) Mobility
-Arch Long Tones from middle G, both slurred and with breath attacks
3) Warm Up (Kettlebell)
-Pentatonic Scales
-moderate tempo for clarity of articulation through all registers
-piano dynamic
-Fast Scales, 60%, 85%, 105%
-4-note Long Tones
-quarter note=88
-forte dynamic, concentrating on vibrato control and breath capacity
4) Strength POD (Front Squat)
-Piece or Orchestral Part Sight-Reading
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 18
1) Joint Prep
-Melodic Improvisation on an orchestral excerpt (3-5 min)
-Chromatic Scale Breath Attacks through all registers
2) Mobility
-Arch Long Tones from middle G, both slurred and with breath attacks
3) Warm Up (Lunges/Squats)
-Scales in Modes
-60%, 85%, 105%, all slurred
-Bach C Major
-Breath Attacks, 50%
-Double Tonguing backwards (KT), 60%, 70%
-Double Tonguing (TK), 85%, 95%, 105%
-Bell Long Tones
4) Strength POD (Power Clean)
-Breath Control Excerpt (ie, Afternoon of a Faun)
-Fast Breaths Excerpt (ie, Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis)
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 19
1) Joint Prep
-Melodic Improvisation on a Melody from Current Repertoire (3-5 min)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued (different note each day)
3) Warm Up (Rowing/Running/Double Unders)
-Pentatonic Scales, 60%, 85%, 105%
-Sevenths, 60%, 85%, 105%
-Bell Long Tones
4) Strength POD (Skill Work)
-Technical Etude with articulation emphasis
-Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation
-3 different phrasings
-Work on dynamic range
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 20
1) Joint Prep
-Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation (3-5 min)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued (different note each day)
3) Warm Up (Snatch)
-Carnival of the Animals (not flutists: tonguing excerpt that covers all registers)
-60%, 75%, 90%, 105%
-Invent a New Exercise
4) Strength POD (Snatch+)
-Another Tonguing Orchestral Excerpt (covering your weakest register when articulating)
-60/70/80% of metronome max
-Then, 75/85/95%
-Then, 80/95/105%
-If possible, stop before mistakes
-If time, go back to Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation
-Pick 1 melody
-Create 2 different interpretations of melody
-Transpose each interpretation into 2 different keys
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 21
1) Joint Prep
-Melodic Section of Current Repertoire (3-5 min)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued (different note each day)
3) Warm Up (Squats/Pushups/Pull-Ups)
-Scales in Modes
-60%, 85%, 105%
-Bach C Major Allegro (for articulation)
-60%, 85%, 105%
-4-note Long Tones
-quarter note=80, 92
-for vibrato and breath control
4) Strength POD (Push Press and Bench Press)
-Moyse Scales and Arpeggios
-work on for set amount of time (ie, 20-30 min)
-add dotted rhythms
-Bach Cello Suite (or Bach Sonata/Partita, or Telemann Fantasie)
-again, for a set amount of time
-work on intelligent and creative phrasing
-create 2 completely different interpretations of each movement
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 22
1) Joint Prep
-Improvised melody (3-5 minutes)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued
3) Warm Up (Kettlebell+)
-Major Pentatonic Scales
-first 5 notes of scale up/down 4x, a la Taffanel and Gaubert #1/2
-whole range of flute, moderate tempo for clarity of articulation
-Fast Scales
-C Major, Flat keys, and chromatic
-up/down 2 octaves of each mode of every scale, starting on lowest note possible on the flute and ending on the highest note possible
-work up to as fast as possible
-with a metronome
-Bell Long Tones
4) Strength POD (Turkish Get-Ups)
-Whole Orchestral Part
-work on for a set amount of time (ie, 20-30 minutes)
-pick a piece that needs technique work (both with fingers and tonguing)
-suggestion: Mendelssohn Symphony #4
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 23
1) Joint Prep
-Bach slow movement
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued
3) Warm Up (Acrobatic Gymnastics)
-Scales in Modes
-Seventh Chords Broken and Straight, variety of articulations
4) Strength POD - (Press and Deadlift, with variations)
-Moyse Scales and Arpeggios
-as soft as possible
-as loud as possible
-Etude Sightreading
-as written, continuous pulse
-first 3 lines transposed up a half step
-first 3 lines transposed down a half step
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Repertoire as needed
*All Warm-ups and Strength exercises can be modified (scaled) to fit the flutist's level and needs.
*For explanations of any exercises, feel free to contact me. Everything is also explained in Mastering the Flute, One Exercise at a Time.
1) Joint Prep
- Pick your favorite scale; play it slowly, with as clear a sound as possible on every note.
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle Bb
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle Bb slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Carnival of the Animals
- 65% (KT), 75% (TK), 85% (KT and TK), 95% (TK)
- Invent a New Exercise
- Tonguing Orchestral Excerpt
- 60/70/80% of metronome
- Then, 75/85/95%
- Then, 80/95/105%
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 2
1) Joint Prep
- Melodic Orchestral Excerpt
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle C
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle C, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Mendelssohn Scherzo, 50% slur, 55% breath attack, 55% K, 75% KT, 85% TK, 95%TK
- Invent a New Exercise
- 5 Orchestral Excerpts (at least 3/5 are different than Saturday's excerpts!)
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 3
1) Joint Prep
- Melodic Orchestral Excerpt
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle D
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle D, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in Modes
- Seventh Chords Straight and Broken
- variety of articulations
- 5 Orchestral Excerpts
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 4
1) Joint Prep
- Bach Sonata Slow Movement
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle F
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle F, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Pentatonic Scales, 60%, 85%, 105% - slurred
- Sevenths, 60%, 85%, 105% - slurred
- Bell Long Tones
- Moyse Scales and Arpeggios
- Bach Sonata
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 5
1) Joint Prep
- Improvise on 'Happy Birthday' for 3-5 min
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from low B
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from low B, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Pentatonic Scales, moderate tempo for clarity of articulation
- Fast Scales, 60%, 75%, 85%, 95%, 105%
- Melodic Orchestral Excerpt
- Technical Etude
- Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation
- 3 different phrasings
- Work on dynamic range
- Transpose into 2 different keys
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 6
1) Joint Prep
- Prokofiev Classical Symphony 4th movement excerpts - slurred, slow
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle C
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle C, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in Modes, moderate tempo, alternating between p and f dynamic
- Seventh Chords Straight and Broken
- variety of articulations
- Mendelssohn Scherzo
- 50% slur, 50% breath attack, 60% T, 55% K, 75% KT, 85% TK, 95% TK
- Prokofiev Classical Symphony 4th mvmt excerpts
- 60/70/80% of metronome
- Then, 75/85/95%
- Then, 80/95/105%
- Current Repertoire
10/05/2015
1) Joint Prep
- Stravinsky Firebird Excerpt - slurred, slow
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle C#
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle C#, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in Modes, 60%, 85%, 105% - all slurred
- Bach C Major, 50% slurred, 50% breath attacks, 60% T, 55% K, 75% KT, 85% TK, 95% TK
- Bell Long Tones
- Stravinsky Firebird Excerpt
- 60/70/80% of metronome
- Then, 75/85/95%
- Then, 80/95/105%
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 7
1) Joint Prep
- Mendelssohn Scherzo - slurred, slow
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from middle Eb
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle Eb, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Carnival of the Animals
- 50% - slurred, 50% - breath attacks, 65% - T, 65% - K, 75% - KT, 85% - TK
- Mendelssohn Scherzo
- 50% - breath attacks, 65% - T, 65% - K, 75% - KT, 85% - TK
- Invent a New Exercise
- Tonguing/Technical Orchestral Excerpt (ie, Mendelssohn Symphony 4, 4th mvmt)
- 60/70/80% of metronome
- Then, 75/85/95%
- Then, 80/95/105%
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 8
1) Joint Prep
- Carnival of the Animals - slurred, slow
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from high D
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle D, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Mendelssohn Scherzo
- 50% - slurred, 50% - breath attacks, 60% - T, 60% - K, 70% - KT, 80% - TK
- Carnival of the Animals
- 50% - breath attacks, 60% - T, 60% - K, 70% - KT, 80% - TK
- Invent a New Exercise
- Technical Orchestral Excerpt (ie, Prokofiev Classical Symphony)
- 60/70/80% of metronome
- Then, 75/85/95%
- Then, 80/95/105%
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 9
1) Joint Prep
- Telemann Fantasie No. 1 - first movement, as though it were a slow movement
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from low E
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle E, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Pentatonic Scales, 60%, 85%, 105%, all slurred
- Sevenths, 60%, 85%, 105%, all slurred
- Bell Long Tones
- Telemann Fantasie No. 1
- Vibrato Exercises
- Triplet vibrato pulses at 92, 100, 112
- start on middle E, down to low B, up to high D
- 4 beats of triplets on each note at each speed
- Air attacks on Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, 4th mvmt excerpt
- Triplet vibrato pulses at 92, 100, 112
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 10
1) Joint Prep
- Melodic Improvisation (3-5 min)
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, fast/easy - from high G
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from low G, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in 3rds and 6ths
- with a metronome, at 60%, 85%, 105%
- as much as possible in one breath
- and/or, can be used to practice circular breathing
- High Note Long Tones
- quarter note = 80, 88, 96 -- alternate p/f dynamic with each starting pitch
- Melodic Orchestral Excerpt
- Bach Sonata/Partita/Cello Suite
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 11
1) Joint Prep
- Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation - 1 melody
- Chromatic Scale - breath attack on every note
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from middle F
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from low F, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in Modes, 60%, 85%, 105%
- Bach C Major, 40% (breath) 60% (T, KT, TK), 85% (KT, TK), 105% (TK)
- Bell Long Tones
- Piece/Orchestral Part Sight-reading
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 12
1) Joint Prep
- Mozart Concerto in G Major, 2nd movement
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from high E
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle E, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Pentatonic Scales, moderate tempo for clarity of articulation
- Fast Scales, 60%, 85%, 105%
- Mozart Concerto in G Major - work through all 3 movements
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 13
1) Joint Prep
- Moyse Tone Development - 1 melody
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from middle C
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from low C, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in Modes
- dotted rhythms
- Seventh Chords Straight and Broken
- articulations 1-12
- Bell Long Tones
- Moyse Scales and Arpeggios - dotted rhythms, p and f dynamic
- Technical Etude
- Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation
- 3 different phrasings
- Transpose to 2 different keys
- Work on dynamic range
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 14
1) Joint Prep
- Improvise on Bach Sonata in E Minor, first movement (3-5 minutes)
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from high Ab
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from middle Ab, slurred, with breath attacks, and tongued
- Scales in Modes, slurred at mf and mp (work on the difference between the two)
- Seventh Chords Broken and Straight
- articulations 1-12, plus breath attacks
- Bell Long Tones
- Etude Sight-Reading (on flute)
- Breath Control Excerpt on Alto Flute
- Fast Breaths Excerpt on Piccolo
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 15
1) Joint Prep
- Bach Sonata in E Minor, first movement
- Harmonics
- Pentatonic Scales with diminuendo and crescendo
- from starting note of low B-->low Eb
- Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from middle E
- down to low B, up to high D
- Arch Long Tones from high E, both slurred and tongued
- Scales in 3rds and 6ths
- with a metronome, at 60%, 85%, 105%
- as much as possible in one breath (aim for 1 breath for entire key)
- and/or, can be used to practice circular breathing
- High Note Long Tones
- with a metronome and tuner
- quarter note = 80, 88, 96
- Technical Etude on Piccolo
- Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation on Alto Flute
- 3 different phrasings
- Work on dynamic range
- Current Repertoire
SAMPLE POD 16
1) Joint Prep
-Bizet Carmen Entr'acte
-Chromatic Scale Breath Attacks through all registers
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, as fast as possible starting from middle F#
-down to low B
-up to high D
-Arch Long Tones from low F#, both slurred and tongued
3) Warm Up (Snatch)
-Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
-Breath Attacks: 40%
-Single Tonguing: 40%
-Backwards Double Tonguing (ie, KT): 50%, 60%
-Double Tonguing: 60%, 75%, 85%, 95%, 105%
-Invent a New Exercise
4) Strength POD (Snatch)
-Tonguing Orchestral Excerpt or Section of Piece
-60%, 70%, 80%
-Then, 75%, 85%, 95%
-Then, 80%, 95%, 105%
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 17
1) Joint Prep
-Mozart Andante in C
-Chromatic Scale Breath Attacks through all registers
2) Mobility
-Arch Long Tones from middle G, both slurred and with breath attacks
3) Warm Up (Kettlebell)
-Pentatonic Scales
-moderate tempo for clarity of articulation through all registers
-piano dynamic
-Fast Scales, 60%, 85%, 105%
-4-note Long Tones
-quarter note=88
-forte dynamic, concentrating on vibrato control and breath capacity
4) Strength POD (Front Squat)
-Piece or Orchestral Part Sight-Reading
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 18
1) Joint Prep
-Melodic Improvisation on an orchestral excerpt (3-5 min)
-Chromatic Scale Breath Attacks through all registers
2) Mobility
-Arch Long Tones from middle G, both slurred and with breath attacks
3) Warm Up (Lunges/Squats)
-Scales in Modes
-60%, 85%, 105%, all slurred
-Bach C Major
-Breath Attacks, 50%
-Double Tonguing backwards (KT), 60%, 70%
-Double Tonguing (TK), 85%, 95%, 105%
-Bell Long Tones
4) Strength POD (Power Clean)
-Breath Control Excerpt (ie, Afternoon of a Faun)
-Fast Breaths Excerpt (ie, Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis)
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 19
1) Joint Prep
-Melodic Improvisation on a Melody from Current Repertoire (3-5 min)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued (different note each day)
3) Warm Up (Rowing/Running/Double Unders)
-Pentatonic Scales, 60%, 85%, 105%
-Sevenths, 60%, 85%, 105%
-Bell Long Tones
4) Strength POD (Skill Work)
-Technical Etude with articulation emphasis
-Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation
-3 different phrasings
-Work on dynamic range
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 20
1) Joint Prep
-Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation (3-5 min)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued (different note each day)
3) Warm Up (Snatch)
-Carnival of the Animals (not flutists: tonguing excerpt that covers all registers)
-60%, 75%, 90%, 105%
-Invent a New Exercise
4) Strength POD (Snatch+)
-Another Tonguing Orchestral Excerpt (covering your weakest register when articulating)
-60/70/80% of metronome max
-Then, 75/85/95%
-Then, 80/95/105%
-If possible, stop before mistakes
-If time, go back to Moyse Tone Development and Interpretation
-Pick 1 melody
-Create 2 different interpretations of melody
-Transpose each interpretation into 2 different keys
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 21
1) Joint Prep
-Melodic Section of Current Repertoire (3-5 min)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued (different note each day)
3) Warm Up (Squats/Pushups/Pull-Ups)
-Scales in Modes
-60%, 85%, 105%
-Bach C Major Allegro (for articulation)
-60%, 85%, 105%
-4-note Long Tones
-quarter note=80, 92
-for vibrato and breath control
4) Strength POD (Push Press and Bench Press)
-Moyse Scales and Arpeggios
-work on for set amount of time (ie, 20-30 min)
-add dotted rhythms
-Bach Cello Suite (or Bach Sonata/Partita, or Telemann Fantasie)
-again, for a set amount of time
-work on intelligent and creative phrasing
-create 2 completely different interpretations of each movement
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Current Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 22
1) Joint Prep
-Improvised melody (3-5 minutes)
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued
3) Warm Up (Kettlebell+)
-Major Pentatonic Scales
-first 5 notes of scale up/down 4x, a la Taffanel and Gaubert #1/2
-whole range of flute, moderate tempo for clarity of articulation
-Fast Scales
-C Major, Flat keys, and chromatic
-up/down 2 octaves of each mode of every scale, starting on lowest note possible on the flute and ending on the highest note possible
-work up to as fast as possible
-with a metronome
-Bell Long Tones
4) Strength POD (Turkish Get-Ups)
-Whole Orchestral Part
-work on for a set amount of time (ie, 20-30 minutes)
-pick a piece that needs technique work (both with fingers and tonguing)
-suggestion: Mendelssohn Symphony #4
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Repertoire as needed
SAMPLE POD 23
1) Joint Prep
-Bach slow movement
-Harmonics
2) Mobility
-Chromatic Scale, both slow and fast
-Arch Long Tones, both slurred and tongued
3) Warm Up (Acrobatic Gymnastics)
-Scales in Modes
-Seventh Chords Broken and Straight, variety of articulations
4) Strength POD - (Press and Deadlift, with variations)
-Moyse Scales and Arpeggios
-as soft as possible
-as loud as possible
-Etude Sightreading
-as written, continuous pulse
-first 3 lines transposed up a half step
-first 3 lines transposed down a half step
5) Conditioning POD
-Practice Repertoire as needed
*All Warm-ups and Strength exercises can be modified (scaled) to fit the flutist's level and needs.
*For explanations of any exercises, feel free to contact me. Everything is also explained in Mastering the Flute, One Exercise at a Time.