Yesterday during my lesson with @Sheri Hudgins I had a revelation about a metaphor for how chromatic scale segments should sound: They should have a certain momentum to them like, a haybale being thrown into a truck. Not robotic and all the same. There should be a crescendo that creates momentum to the note you're headed to... like the momentum you need to lift something heavy over a fence! Hold in your mind the note you're aiming for and gain momentum towards it!

Has anyone tried improv against any traditional Irish or Scottish tunes? I do this with the cello sometimes but haven't tried it on flute. Curious if anyone's found any tunes that sound particularly nice on flute.

Piccolo (one octave higher than concert flute) Concert Flute (standard) Alto Flute (one fourth lower than concert flute) Bass Flute (one octave lower than concert flute) Anybody played Contrabass Flute??

If you don't have one yet, pick one!

Did you know that you can play "Amazing Grace" with just 3 chords? For this reason I love this familiar tune. We'll play along with it in the second half of Improv Games today. (Will you join us?) In the meantime, want to try this "hole-y" version, where you fill in the blanks with your own improv? PS - Remember to share your progress recordings in the 🌊Improv Waterfall category!