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Edition 9 - June 2023, Featured, Switzerland / June 20, 2023 by Stefan Keller Curiosity - Versatility - Authenticity The Swiss professor for flute, traverso, expert in didactics, specialist for dynamic integration (Dynintegra) Eva Amsler lives a fulfilled life as a musician in many facets for and with the flute: old music on modern instruments; new music with electronics; mental training and stage fright; music and art in a broader understanding;

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Associate Principal Flute – Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Tenure track position International auditions are scheduled for February 2-3, 2024. The 2023/2024 forty-three week season includes a weekly scale fee of $2,206.52. Five of these weeks are paid non-service weeks, with one additional vacation week. Master Agreement being negotiated for 2024/2025. Other benefits: Long-term disability insurance, sick leave, 10% CFM-Musicians Pension Fund of Canada contribution. To apply: Complete the online application When you submit, you will be prompted for a $100 (CDN) refundable application deposit by credit card. Application deadline: Monday December 11, 2023 Audition repertoire list coming soon.

Collector’s item: Marcel Moyse’s personal Couesnon flute he modified and played throughout his life. Stenciled with his signature and Couenon’s emblem & number 11980. Includes original case.

Marcel Moyse’s personal Couesnon flute is a unique opportunity for a collector to own a piece of flute history. It clearly demonstrates the many alterations my Grandfather made on the flute, which Couesnon then incorporated in the following models they made to sell to the public. This flute is the original modified personally by my Grandfather. The flute, housed in the original case, retains the patina of an instrument played over a lifetime.

4rd International Music Competition ‘Małopolska”2024 online

We invite all professional and amateur musicians to take part in the IV International Music Competition – Małopolska 4. The competition is for everyone who wants to show their passion. Our Jury is a panel of experts in various instruments. Applications are now open. More information can be found on our website. CATEGORIES Solo instruments: • Keyboards (piano, harpsichord, organ) • Strings (violin, viola, cello, ) • Woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, basson) • Solo singing (classical or entertainment) Chamber ensembles: • Any ensembles from 2024 to 2 musicians, including duos Details of the competition on the website of the...

General Manager: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

The General Manager (GM), in this new executive team role with the LPO, is tasked with providing strategic guidance and execution over the LPO’s organizational goals surrounding programming, performance operations, and learning initiatives. The GM provides leadership and strategic direction to the teams who manage the artistic, education, community engagement, production, and orchestra operations functions of the Orchestra as they collectively work to invigorate the art form and concert experience, broaden, and deepen community relationships, embrace social consciousness, and achieve fiscal and organizational strength. This individual will provide advice and support to the LPO’s Music Director, Executive Director, and Committees...

Flautist: Royal Air Force Musician

Royal Air Force Music Services is currently advertising for full-time flautists. Starting salary is £29,010 (after initial training is completed) and successful musicians can expect to be assigned to one of our three full-time military bands. Further information on the role of RAF musician can be found at https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/raf-music-services/https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/raf-music-services/. Our musicians are full-time members of the RAF, representing the RAF and the United Kingdom on the concert platform and the parade square, both at home and abroad. Our flautists also double on piccolo, notably when out on parade, so experience is helpful. Applications for the role of flautist can be...

Ascended by Steve Barta

ASCENDED – Steve Barta continues his collaboration with flutist Hubert Laws and guitarist Lee Trees, to record his latest Brazilian composition in a warm and simple trio setting. Download at https://stevebartamusic.com/ascended

Adjunct Faculty – Applied Flute (on campus lessons)

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor seeks qualified Christian adjunct faculty to teach in-person flute lessons for the Spring 2023 semester. Requirements: Master’s degree with at least 18 hours in music and a concentration in flute is required. Teaching experience is preferred. Must be an active, committed Christian. Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary. Benefits include free access to the university’s Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching (CELT) professional development support, adjunct resources room at CELT, campus library, campus exercise facility and many campus events; employee discount for meals and campus store purchases; free parking; and technology assistance. To Apply: Please click the...

Slovenska filharmonija (Slovenian Philharmonic)

Principal flute with the obligation to play 2nd, 3rd, and 4th flute with variants (piccolo, alto flute, and bass flute) (M/F) The audition will be held in Marjan Kozina Concert Hall at the Slovenian Philharmonic (Slovenska filharmonija, Kongresni trg 10, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia) on Friday, 16th of December 2022 at 11.00. About the position*: Employment on a temporary basis: full-time, 12-month contract with the possibility of extension. Job requirements: – bachelor’s degree (university level degree in music – previous program) or master’s degree (Bologna second level degree in music)* – Slovene language proficiency** – foreign language proficiency (English or German...

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EDITORS' CHOICE

Music Classrooms as the Gateway to Access

Edition 8 - March 2023, Editors' Choice, Pedagogy, USA / March 20, 2023

The Road to Becoming a Flute Repair Tech

Career, Finance & Management, Edition 8 - March 2023, Editors' Choice, USA / March 20, 2023

Important lessons for flutists from Leonardo da Vinci

Edition 7 - December 2022, Editors' Choice, Pedagogy, USA / December 20, 2022

Selecting the Best Pads for Your Flute

Edition 6 - September 2022, Editors' Choice, Flute Making and Repair, USA / September 20, 2022

Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953)

Composers & Biographies, Edition 5 - June 2022, Editors' Choice, Italy / June 20, 2022

AMY BEACH (1867-1944) [pseudonimo di H.H.A. BEACH]

Composers & Biographies, Edition 4 - March 2022, Editors' Choice, Italy / March 20, 2022

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Interview with The Babel Flute Founders

Edition 4 - March 2022, Editors' Choice, Featured, Interviews, Italy, Switzerland, USA / March 20, 2022

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Иоганн Иоахим Кванц – придворный музыкант

Composers & Biographies, Edition 4 - March 2022, Editors' Choice, Flute History, Russia / March 20, 2022

Interview with András Adorján

Edition 3 - December 2021, Editors' Choice, Featured, Germany, Interviews / December 20, 2021

Elsa Jaqueline Barraine: Ritratto di una compositrice della Résistence francese

Composers & Biographies, Edition 3 - December 2021, Editors' Choice, Italy / December 20, 2021

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Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Una compositrice rivoluzionaria del XIX sec.

Composers & Biographies, Edition 2 - September 2021, Editors' Choice, Italy / September 20, 2021

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A 30-Year Anniversary of Emanuel Flutes

Anniversary, Edition 2 - September 2021, Editors' Choice, Flute Making and Repair, Interviews, North America, Switzerland / September 20, 2021

Anna Bon (1738 – dopo 1767) Una compositrice veneziana del XVIII secolo / Anna Bon – a Venetian composer of the XVIII century

Composers & Biographies, Edition 1 - June 2021, Editors' Choice, Italy / June 20, 2021

Итальянский солист российского императора / The Italian soloist of the Russian Emperor

Composers & Biographies, Edition 1 - June 2021, Editors' Choice, Russia / June 20, 2021

Interview with Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson

Edition 1 - June 2021, Editors' Choice, Interviews, North America / June 20, 2021

Флейта в творчестве трёх поколений Моцартов / Flute In The Works Of Three Generations of Mozarts

Edition Zero - March 2021, Editors' Choice, Europe, Flute History, Russia / March 20, 2021

The Structure of Music Language

Analysis & Interpretation, Edition Zero - March 2021, Editors' Choice, Europe / March 20, 2021

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Flutists Travel

Interview with flutist and composer Phoebe Bognár

Australia, Edition 9 - June 2023, Flutists Travel / June 20, 2023

by Laura Chislett In 2022 I had the opportunity to

Interview with Zacharias Tarpagkos

Australia, Edition 8 - March 2023, Flutists Travel / March 20, 2023

by Laura Chislett Have you ever sat on a plane

Interview with Keyna Wilkins

Australia, Edition 8 - March 2023, Flutists Travel / March 20, 2023

by Laura Chislett Keyna Wilkins is a British/Australian composer-musician who

Феерия Флейты

Edition 8 - March 2023, News and Events, Russia / March 20, 2023

Автор: Ирина Некипелова В Санкт-Петербурге родился и с успехом проходит

Kyiv Flute Days

Edition 8 - March 2023, News and Events, Ukraine / March 20, 2023

Березень 19-21, 2023 Дорогі друзі! Шановні колеги! Раді повідомити, що

ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

E…. se la magia della musica fosse nelle pause?

Analysis & Interpretation, Edition 9 - June 2023, Italy / June 20, 2023 di Mirella Pantano L'importanza del silenzio nella musica Si dice che se non ci fosse il buio non apprezzeremmo la luce, che l’amore non sarebbe così bello senza l’indifferenza, che la pioggia ci fa godere

PLAYING IN CONCERT

Passione… Amore… Odio e nel flauto traverso

di Mirella Pantano Ben trovati,

Posted: Edition 8 - March 2023, Italy, Playing In Concert / March 20, 2023

PEDAGOGY

Flute timbre and its artistic characteristics

Edition 9 - June 2023, Pedagogy, USA / June 20, 2023 Emanuel Flute. Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson by Yulia Berry The voice of the flute, like the voice of the human who created it, can

Cultivating the 21st Century Garden

Edition 9 - June 2023, Pedagogy, USA / June 20, 2023 Nurturing resilient, pain-free, and confident musicians by Lea Pearson INTRODUCTION It’s no secret that we are in a time of rapid change. The Covid pandemic, along with social movements empowering

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CAREER, FINANCE & MANAGEMENT

The Road to Becoming a Flute Repair Tech

Career, Finance & Management, Edition 8 - March 2023, Editors' Choice, USA / March 20, 2023 by Rachael Simon Are you interested in becoming a flute repair technician? Are you wondering how to get started in this field? Well, pull up a chair! I am a

Professional Development for Teachers

Career, Finance & Management, Edition 7 - December 2022, USA / December 20, 2022 By Lea Pearson, DMA, LBME N.B. This article is a beginning discussion about professional development. Given the worldwide nature of this publication, it is an open invitation for you, the

MULTIMEDIA

Who doesn’t love a good flute story

Edition 9 - June 2023, Multimedia, USA / June 20, 2023

By Karen Kevra My flute has been a constant companion since I was 9 years old. It’s introduced me to some of the most important people in my life, seen me through every major life

ENSEMBLES & REPERTOIRE

La musica della mia terra

Edition 9 - June 2023, Ensembles & Repertoire, Italy / June 20, 2023

di Onorio Zaralli Ognuno nasce in un determinato territorio, fatto

ՖԼԵՅՏԱՅԻ ՀՆՉՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԸ ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ԺՈՎՈՐԴԱԿԱՆ ԵՐԱԺՇՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՄԵՋ

Armenia, Edition 9 - June 2023, Ensembles & Repertoire / June 20, 2023

Painting by Sevada Grigoryan (Սևադա Գրիգորյան) by Anush Naroyan Հայկական

Flute Teachers’ Survey Results: Skills and Habits from Band

Edition 8 - March 2023, Ensembles & Repertoire, USA / March 20, 2023

by Jocelyn Crosby Preface: 2001: Middle school band. I can

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COMPOSERS & BIOGRAPHIES

PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS (1912-1990)

Composers & Biographies, Edition 9 - June 2023, Italy / June 20, 2023 Una compositrice australiana alla ricerca del tempo libero e del silenzio di Vilma Campitelli Abstract Compositrice e critica musicale di Melbourne (Australia). Ha vissuto parte della sua vita in diverse

Петер фон Винтер – на грани двух эпох

Composers & Biographies, Edition 9 - June 2023, Russia / June 20, 2023 Автор: Марина Вологдина Это имя Peter von Winter впервые попалось на глаза несколько лет назад при чтении биографических материалов о Теобальде Бёме и очень заинтересовало. Нашлось небольшое количество записей произведений

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Coastline Project

Australia, Contemporary Music, Edition 9 - June 2023 / June 20, 2023

Tracing a flutist’s unfolding practices and transitions By Dr Jean Penny Winding down through the Otway Ranges in southern Victoria, Australia, through steep hills and lush rainforest, the first glimpse of the sea, whether azure

FLUTE HISTORY

History of the flute

Edition 9 - June 2023, Flute History, The Netherlands / June 20, 2023 by Katja Pitelina As flutists, we have a repertoire of compositions spanning over 300 years, from the first publication of Michel de la Barre suites for flute and BC (1710)

Theobald Böhm as a composer

Composers & Biographies, Edition 9 - June 2023, Flute History, Germany / June 20, 2023 by Ludwig Böhm, great-great-grandson ***We continue the publication of a series of articles by Ludwig Böhm from“Commemorative Writing on the occasion of Theobald Böhm’s 200th Birthday, Munich 1994”, gradually approaching the

ETHNIC FLUTES

The Origin Of Oja Flute

Edition 9 - June 2023, Ethnic Flutes, Nigeria / June 20, 2023

By Ebele The Flutist The Oja is as old as

El Moceño: La Flauta Traversa Del Altiplano

Edition 8 - March 2023, Ethnic Flutes, Peru / March 20, 2023

Por: Manuel Carranza Cueto En América del Sur hay una

I flauti di tradizione cinese

Edition 6 - September 2022, Ethnic Flutes, Italy / September 20, 2022

di Marco Felicioni Nell’estremo oriente si concentra maggiormente la presenza

Storia del flauto jazz – Parte 3. Buddy Collette e Frank Wess

Edition 3 - December 2021, Italy, Jazz Flute / December 20, 2021 Di Nicola Rizzo Eccoci qui ad un nuovo appuntamento con la storia del flauto jazz. Protagonisti di oggi Buddy Collette e Frank Wess. Buddy Collette Buddy Collette, polistrumentista poliedrico, nacque

Wayman Carver e Harry Klee

Edition 2 - September 2021, Italy, Jazz Flute / September 20, 2021 Storia del flauto jazz - Parte seconda di Nicola Rizzo Ed eccoci ad un nuovo appuntamento del nostro viaggio alla scoperta della storia del flauto jazz, questa volta con Wayman

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The B-Toe

Edition 9 - June 2023, Flute Making and Repair, The Netherlands / June 20, 2023 by Jan Karman How it started One of my most favorite melodies of Bach, that I play on my flute, is his Alto Aria from Cantate BWV 170, "Vergnügte Ruh,

Flute Engraving – Everything You Need to Know

Edition 8 - March 2023, Flute Making and Repair, USA / March 20, 2023 By Lindsey McChord As a professional hand engraver and flute repair specialist, my customers often ask me about engraving their flute. They want to know where engravings can be added

MULTIMEDIA

Who doesn’t love a good flute story

Edition 9 - June 2023, Multimedia, USA / June 20, 2023

By Karen Kevra My flute has been a constant companion since I was 9 years old. It’s introduced me to

The Electric Flute: An Introduction to Playing with Effects

Edition 7 - December 2022, Multimedia, USA / December 20, 2022

By Melissa Keeling INTRODUCTION I will never forget the first time I heard my flute through effects pedals (the “electric

El desafío de las clases online

Argentina, Edition 5 - June 2022, Multimedia / June 20, 2022

Valentina Galaz La metodología para desarrollar una clase online es evidentemente muy diferente a la clase presencial. En lo que

RealStage: un nuovo compagno di studi

Edition 5 - June 2022, Ensembles & Repertoire, Italy, Multimedia / June 20, 2022

di Gian Marco Verdone Studio solitario? Abbiamo un “piano”! Durante la mia esperienza come Maestro Collaboratore presso l’Accademia del Flauto

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Flute Methods for Intermediate Students

Children's Corner, China, Edition 5 - June 2022, Italy, Pedagogy / June 20, 2022 by Enrico Sartori When I talk about intermediate flute students I refer to those who had regular flute lessons for a semester or one year, learned all the positions of

Speed Up Your Brain for Efficient Practice

Children's Corner, Edition 5 - June 2022, Pedagogy, USA / June 20, 2022 by Kathy Blocki Do you ever feel a brain fog when trying to conquer a passage? Or maybe you feel like one of your students is in a brain fog. Sometimes you

Aktive SchülerInnen, ein Wunschtraum jeder Lehrperson?

Children's Corner, Edition 4 - March 2022, Germany / March 20, 2022 Ein Plädoyer für schüleraktivierenden Instrumentalunterricht Von lic. phil. Renate Lemmer Schönenberger Kennen Sie diese drei Situationen? Die SchülerIn ist wortkarg und antriebslos … Sie als Lehrperson sind überaktiv und versuchen

Основы игры на флейте. Часть 1.

Children's Corner, Edition 4 - March 2022, Pedagogy, Russia / March 20, 2022 Автор - Илья Дворецкий Всю свою жизнь, как и большинство профессиональных флейтистов, я посвятил игре на флейте. 38 лет постоянного опыта игры на этом прекрасном инструменте сподвигли меня задуматься о

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Flute in the history of advertising

Edition 8 - March 2023, Featured, Flute in Art, USA / March 20, 2023

Pink Rose and Flute, Lion Coffee, Woolson Spice Co, Toledo, Ohio by Yulia Berry Advertising is a global phenomenon that

Пан и Сиринга в мифологии и искусстве

Edition 7 - December 2022, Flute in Art, Russia / December 20, 2022

Pan and Syrinx, Pierre Mignard, c.1686-1690. Автор: Марина Вологдина Древнегреческая легенда повествует о происхождении флейты Пана - одной из старейших

The mystery of the flutist’s portrait

Edition 6 - September 2022, Flute in Art / September 20, 2022

by Yulia Berry In May 2022, at the sale of old paintings, one lot exceeded all expectations and became the

Flute in the art of Japan

Edition 4 - March 2022, Flute in Art, USA / March 20, 2022

by Yulia Berry The most exquisite form of art in Japan besides music is painting. It was inseparable from calligraphy,

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Who doesn’t love a good flute story

Edition 9 - June 2023, Multimedia, USA / June 20, 2023

By Karen Kevra My flute has been a constant companion since I was 9 years old. It’s introduced me to

The Electric Flute: An Introduction to Playing with Effects

Edition 7 - December 2022, Multimedia, USA / December 20, 2022

By Melissa Keeling INTRODUCTION I will never forget the first time I heard my flute through effects pedals (the “electric

El desafío de las clases online

Argentina, Edition 5 - June 2022, Multimedia / June 20, 2022

Valentina Galaz La metodología para desarrollar una clase online es evidentemente muy diferente a la clase presencial. En lo que

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Флейта – просто о сложном: вибрато

Edition 9 - June 2023, Flute Technique, Russia / June 20, 2023 Автор - Илья Дворецкий Читайте в предыдущих статьях: Основы игры на флейте. Часть 1. Постановка Основы игры на флейте. Часть 2. Дыхание. Основы игры на флейте. Часть 3. Постановка губ.

Waarom je niet altijd mooi zou moeten spelen

Edition 8 - March 2023, Flute Technique, The Netherlands / March 20, 2023 by Rogier de Pijper Vanaf het moment dat we voor de eerste keer het lokaal van onze fluitdocent inlopen is het punt gestart waarop we op zoek gaan naar perfectie.

Zijn ghost harmonics eng of redden ze hoge noten?

Edition 6 - September 2022, Flute Technique, The Netherlands / September 20, 2022 Rogier de Pijper Het derde register van de fluit zorgt vaak voor stress bij fluitisten die ik tegenkom. Het wordt soms geassocieerd met moeilijk, hard en lelijk. Vooral leerlingen die

Getting More Out of Tone Development

Australia, Edition 5 - June 2022, Flute Technique / June 20, 2022 By Eileen Gilligan Tone Development Through Interpretation by Marcel Moyse is an amazing resource he has given flute players. Not only is it full of inspirational extracts and exercises that

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CLASSIFIEDS

Associate Principal Flute – Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Collector’s item: Marcel Moyse’s personal Couesnon flute he modified and played throughout his life. Stenciled with his signature and Couenon’s emblem & number 11980. Includes original case.

4rd International Music Competition ‘Małopolska”2024 online

General Manager: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Flautist: Royal Air Force Musician

Ascended by Steve Barta

Adjunct Faculty – Applied Flute (on campus lessons)

Slovenska filharmonija (Slovenian Philharmonic)

EDITORS' CHOICE

Music Classrooms as the Gateway to Access

The Road to Becoming a Flute Repair Tech

Important lessons for flutists from Leonardo da Vinci

Selecting the Best Pads for Your Flute

Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953)

AMY BEACH (1867-1944) [pseudonimo di H.H.A. BEACH]

Interview with The Babel Flute Founders

Иоганн Иоахим Кванц – придворный музыкант

Interview with András Adorján

Elsa Jaqueline Barraine: Ritratto di una compositrice della Résistence francese

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Una compositrice rivoluzionaria del XIX sec.

A 30-Year Anniversary of Emanuel Flutes

Anna Bon (1738 – dopo 1767) Una compositrice veneziana del XVIII secolo / Anna Bon – a Venetian composer of the XVIII century

Итальянский солист российского императора / The Italian soloist of the Russian Emperor

Interview with Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson

Флейта в творчестве трёх поколений Моцартов / Flute In The Works Of Three Generations of Mozarts

The Structure of Music Language

Crescendo Forum for Teachers

Flutists Travel

NEWS & EVENTS

ONLINE COURSES IN 100 LANGUAGES

ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

E…. se la magia della musica fosse nelle pause?

PLAYING IN CONCERT

Passione… Amore… Odio e nel flauto traverso

PEDAGOGY

Flute timbre and its artistic characteristics

Cultivating the 21st Century Garden

COMPREHENSIVE FLUTE COURSE

CAREER, FINANCE & MANAGEMENT

The Road to Becoming a Flute Repair Tech

Professional Development for Teachers

MULTIMEDIA

Who doesn’t love a good flute story

ENSEMBLES & REPERTOIRE

COMPOSERS & BIOGRAPHIES

PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS (1912-1990)

Петер фон Винтер – на грани двух эпох

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Coastline Project

FLUTE HISTORY

History of the flute

Theobald Böhm as a composer

ETHNIC FLUTES

JAZZ FLUTE

Storia del flauto jazz – Parte 3. Buddy Collette e Frank Wess

Wayman Carver e Harry Klee

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