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I promessi sposi: ritratti musicali

Edition 11 - March 2024, Ensembles & Repertoire, Italy / March 20, 2024

di Onorio Zaralli NOTA. In questa mia recentissima composizione la

Il flautista e la forza trasformatrice della musica d’insieme

Edition 11 - March 2024, Ensembles & Repertoire, Italy / March 20, 2024

Come dirti tutto senza parlare di Mirella Pantano Il flautista

KING MIDAS in a New Genre: Storytelling Flute Theater

Edition 10 - December 2023, Ensembles & Repertoire, Italy, USA / December 20, 2023

by Yulia Berry and Onorio Zaralli THE STORY OF KING

“The Magic Flute” of Mikael Tariverdiev

Composers & Biographies, Edition 11 - March 2024, USA / March 20, 2024 by Yulia Berry Composer Mikael Tariverdiev's talent emerged early: he wrote his first ballet at the age of 13, and his student works were performed at the same concert as

Principessa Anna Amalia di Prussia (1723-1787): Compositrice e Mecenate

Composers & Biographies, Edition 11 - March 2024, Italy / March 20, 2024 di Vilma Campitelli Abstract Principessa, compositrice e badessa. Sorella minore del Re Federico II di Prussia, fin da piccola amava la musica ma la sua istruzione fu possibile solo dopo

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Das Pars-pro-Toto-Spiel | Neue Klänge auf Teilen der Flöte

Contemporary Music, Edition 10 - December 2023, Germany / December 20, 2023

von Andreas Mazur Im Jahr 2003 erschien mein Lehrbuch mit CD „Das Pars-pro-Toto-Spiel: Neue Klänge auf Teilen der Flöte“ beim Musikverlag Zimmermann und ich konnte es auf der Frankfurter Musikmesse im selben Jahr einer internationalen

FLUTE HISTORY

Τhe medieval transverse flute between Western Europe and Byzantium

Edition 11 - March 2024, Flute History, Greece / March 20, 2024

Dimitris Kountouras, Dr, M.Music Very few things are known to

Voices of the Masters: Bridging Baroque and Modern Flute Practice

Edition 11 - March 2024, Flute History, Italy / March 20, 2024

by Francesco Belfiore BACKGROUND In the vibrant world of flute

Open Questions in the Theobald Böhm Research

Edition 10 - December 2023, Flute History, Germany / December 20, 2023

by Ludwig Böhm (1.12.2023) ***We continue the publication of a

Communicate with confidence

Edition 11 - March 2024, Playing In Concert, USA / March 20, 2024 by Rik Noyce, D.M.A. As a University professor and life coach, I often find both students and clients searching for the seemingly illusive state of confidence – wanting to know how to summon it, maximize

ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

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

di Mirella Pantano L'importanza del

Posted: Analysis & Interpretation, Edition 9 - June 2023, Italy / June 20, 2023

NEWS & EVENTS

УКРАЇНСЬКЕ ФЛЕЙТОВЕ ТОВАРИСТВО: ВІД ФЕСТИВАЛЮ ДО ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ СПІЛЬНОТИ

Edition 11 - March 2024, National Flute Schools, News and Events, Ukraine / March 20, 2024

Антон Кушнiр Національні об’єднання флейтистів існують багато десятиліть – «DEUTSCHE

In Two Minds: Duo Menurida

Australia, Edition 11 - March 2024, News and Events / March 20, 2024

New album by Australian flautist Laura Chislett and composer Edward

NATIONAL FLUTE SCHOOLS

Fuvolás sorsok a 20. századi Magyarországon

Edition 11 - March 2024, Hungary, National Flute Schools / March 20, 2024 Viktória Ozsvárt - Gyula Czeloth-Csetényi A vizsgálódásom súlypontja az 1945 és 1970 közötti két és fél évtized, amely sokoldalúan feltérképezett időszaka a 20. század magyar zenetörténetének. Számos zenetörténeti munka foglalkozott

Flöten Eindrücken in Usbekistan

Edition 11 - March 2024, National Flute Schools, Turkey / March 20, 2024 Lelya Bayramoğulları Die an der Seidenstraße gelegene Hauptstadt Usbekistans Taschkent ist eine alte historische Stadt mit einer Bevölkerung von ca. 3 Millionen, eine der größten und mystischsten Städte Zentralasiens. Sowohl

УКРАЇНСЬКЕ ФЛЕЙТОВЕ ТОВАРИСТВО: ВІД ФЕСТИВАЛЮ ДО ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ СПІЛЬНОТИ

Edition 11 - March 2024, National Flute Schools, News and Events, Ukraine / March 20, 2024 Антон Кушнiр Національні об’єднання флейтистів існують багато десятиліть – «DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR FLÖTE e.V. (DGF)», «BRITISH FLUTE SOCIETY (BFS)» та ін. Вони започатковують фестивалі та конкурси, мають власні видання, співпрацюють

MUSIC AND SCIENCE

Sound, Movement and Expression in Music

Edition 11 - March 2024, Music and Science, USA / March 20, 2024

by Tim Lane When a musician asks for help in developing their musicianship, they are most often directed to listen to renowned performers and performances. I remember hearing an interview with William Bennett who commented that

PEDAGOGY

Solving Breathing Issues: the Power of Self Concept

Edition 11 - March 2024, Pedagogy, USA / March 20, 2024 by Lea Pearson This lesson took place in the context of a group, the Transformational Teacher Training Program. While the program is centered around pedagogy, we also offer master class

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

PHYSIOLOGY

Considerazioni ed Ipotesi fisio-acustiche nell’interazione tra il flautista ed il suo strumento

Edition 11 - March 2024, Italy, Physiology / March 20, 2024

di Marco Gaudino Per una più semplice comprensione del seguente articolo si consiglia di leggere gli articoli di Marco pubblicati nei numeri precedenti. Vedi articoli Marco Gaudino: Lo staccato nel flauto traverso e negli strumenti

CHILDREN’S CORNER

Suzuki Flute School

Children's Corner, Edition 10 - December 2023, Italy / December 20, 2023 by Marco Messina La storia di successo del fondatore del metodo Suzuki Shinichi Suzuki, violinista ed insegnante giapponese, iniziò a sviluppare il suo sistema educativo negli anni '30. Egli ha

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

VIDEO LESSONS

Il vibrato

di Claudio Montafia In questi

Posted: Edition 10 - December 2023, Italy, Video Lessons / December 20, 2023

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CAREER PATHS IN MUSIC

Η ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΗ ΜΟΥ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗ ΚΟΥΝΤΟΥΡΑ

Career Paths in Music, Edition 11 - March 2024, Greece / March 20, 2024

Anush Naroyan Ο Δημήτρης Κούντουρας είναι ένας από τους πιο

The Case for Flute as a Hobby

Career Paths in Music, Edition 11 - March 2024, USA / March 20, 2024

by Alexandra Petropoulos Since when did hobbies fall out of

Interview with flutist Carolin Ralser

Australia, Career Paths in Music, Edition 10 - December 2023 / December 20, 2023

by Laura Chislett I came across Carolin Ralser’s intriguing compositions

Key Clicks: why you should hear the keys while playing

Edition 10 - December 2023, Flute Technique, The Netherlands / December 20, 2023 by Rogier de Pijper When I was sixteen years old, my flute teacher gave me 'Density 21.5' by Varèse. In this piece, there is a technique that I had never

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.

FLUTIST DIARY

Вернер Роттлер. Памяти друга.

Edition 11 - March 2024, Flutist Diary, Russia / March 20, 2024

Автор - Марина Вологдина 14 апреля исполнилось бы 85 лет со дня рождения немецкого композитора Вернера Роттлера. Мне посчастливилось познакомиться с ним в далёком 1985 году в Москве, где он находился в качестве туриста. А

FLUTE MAKING & REPAIR

When It Hurts to Play Flute

Edition 11 - March 2024, Flute Making and Repair, USA / March 20, 2024 Ergonomic Aids That Can Help the Pain By Erik Nugent Everyone’s hands are different. We all have different length fingers, thumbs, span of the reach from thumb to pinky, width

Theobald Böhm as a Flute Maker

Edition 11 - March 2024, Flute Making and Repair, Germany / March 20, 2024 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

Can I Fix My Own Flute?

Edition 11 - March 2024, Flute Making and Repair, USA / March 20, 2024 By Rachael Simon, with contributions from Kimberley Jurens Whenever anyone asks about fixing their flute themselves, their question is typically met with at least these two different types of replies:

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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MULTIMEDIA

Crafting Musical Narratives: A Flutist’s Journey into Podcasting Wisdom

Edition 11 - March 2024, Multimedia, USA / March 20, 2024

By Dr. Heidi Kay Begay In the ever-evolving world of music, finding new avenues to enhance our artistry becomes both

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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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

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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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Crafting Musical Narratives: A Flutist’s Journey into Podcasting Wisdom

Edition 11 - March 2024, Multimedia, USA / March 20, 2024

By Dr. Heidi Kay Begay In the ever-evolving world of music, finding new avenues to enhance our artistry becomes both

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

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Флейта – просто о сложном: вибрато

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

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Fuvolás sorsok a 20. századi Magyarországon

Flöten Eindrücken in Usbekistan

УКРАЇНСЬКЕ ФЛЕЙТОВЕ ТОВАРИСТВО: ВІД ФЕСТИВАЛЮ ДО ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ СПІЛЬНОТИ

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Sound, Movement and Expression in Music

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Solving Breathing Issues: the Power of Self Concept

Flute timbre and its artistic characteristics

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Flute Methods for Intermediate Students

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Theobald Böhm as a Flute Maker

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