Mrs. York's Flute Quiz

I play the...

• Guitar

• Tuba

• Flute

• Trumpet

Mrs. York uses a warm-up method that goes up and down in _______ steps.

• Whole steps

• Half steps

• Scales

• Minors

This warm-up is to be played...

• Slowly

• Quickly

• Change Speeds

• Differently each time

While playing this warm-up, I should be...

• Keeping my instrument perfectly still

• Rolling in and out to see where my sound is best

• Try to play as sharp as possible

• Try to play as flat as possible

Some tricks that help practicing are...

• Starting at the beginning and play straight through

• Play each time at the written tempo

• Start at the end and work backwards

• All of the above

Playing dotted rhythms helps to keep notes even when played as written.

• True

• False

Practicing without playing the style of the symbols written above and below the notes (staccato marks, dynamics, slurs, etc.) is a mistake.

• True

• False

It is better to have a long practice session than to do several short ones.

• True

• False

Good breath support comes from...

• The shoulders

• Filling your lungs

• Filling your diaphragm

• Breathing just through the nose

It is ok to have some air circulating in your mouth to have a better tone quality.

• True

• False