Secrets of Blues Soloing on the Flute in F Major

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Part of the video series: Playing Blues on a Flute in F Major

Summary: Learn blues music secrets about playing solos on the flute in the key of F major from a professional flutist in this free music lesson video about musical instruments and music theory.

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Kiely Griffin Kiely Griffin is a third-year music management and jazz flute student at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT. She has previously served as vice pre... read more

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Secrets of Blues Soloing on the Flute in F Major

We have now played through a solo and understand what it means. One of the big secrets to soloing is always think about a story and to know where you're going. It is good to plan out your solos. Know how many times of the form you're going to take. I have been consistently just taking one form, but you can take as many forms as you want or as necessary for what you're playing, when you're playing through the blues. So, know how many courses you're taking. Know what you're going to do and then also plan an idea that you're going to implement. So, for example I'm going to plan an idea to start in the ninth measure where it goes to the five chord. I'm going to use this idea. So, when I'm playing through my solo I am going to play through, create a story so it has a line to follow through and then implement that idea in the fifth measure. That was it has interesting. Also remember to keep an ending. Here is a solo. Notice how I used the idea. I went through and my solo had a, went through and followed through a story and ended with a nice ending. This is a good way to start soloing in the key of F.

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