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Il vibrato nel flauto traverso

di Marco Gaudino Prima della lettura di questo articolo si consiglia di leggere dello stesso autore, nel numero di Marzo 2022, “I Muscoli positivi e negativi coinvolti nella produzione del suono nel flauto e negli strumenti a fiato” Il vibrato nel flauto è un fenomeno acustico-espressivo nato da una variazione di altezza, intensità e timbro del suono su cui…

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The Flute Music of Reza Vali

by Laura Chislett This year marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of Reza Vali, a renowned Iranian-American composer, professor of composition at the School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University. In this article, Australian flutist Laura Chislett talks about his flute music. I met Reza Vali in Pittsburgh in 1992 where he teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. His name…

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Mindfulness e Psico-cinestesia al Flauto Traverso  

di Mirella Pantano         Non si raggiunge una bella esecuzione superando la resistenza dello strumento, ma eliminando le resistenze dentro di noi” Raymond Thiberge In questo nuovo articolo mi propongo di tornare su alcuni spunti di didattica applicata alla psicocinestesia e alla tecnica della mindfulness, è una occasione per me di ricapitolare i punti essenziali di quanto già esposto e…

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LES CONCERTS DE PAN – Présentation du projet

by Alexis Kossenko All photos © Alexis Kossenko, Philippe Kossenko and Colin Laurent En 2019, Alexis Kossenko posa la première pierre d’un projet ambitieux visant à enregistrer de très vastes pans du répertoire pour flûte solo.  Ces enregistrements poursuivent un but à la fois musical, encyclopédique, historique, organologique et éducatif. Ils dépassent la dimension du simple concert pour mettre…

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Overcoming the Starving Artist Mindset

by Anamarie Diaz, The Financial Flutist The starving artist mindset holds a lot of weight in our society. This ideal is known by artists and non-artists, but we aren’t born believing that artists struggle financially. This concept is learned and internalized by the way artists are portrayed in media and from comments that are said to us by individuals…

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VI Edition

Dear flutists, we would like to present the 6th edition of The Babel Flute. For a year and a half of the existence of our magazine and community, it became clear how many talented flutists in the world are ready to share their discoveries, projects, research, experience and unique pedagogical methods! We have 8 new authors and 2 more…

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Selecting the Best Pads for Your Flute

By Rachael Simon As a professional flute repair specialist, one of the most common questions I receive from flutists is, “What kind of pads should I get?”. I love getting asked this question, because pads are probably one of my favorite things to talk about. It’s for good reason–there are few components that are as crucial to the sound…

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Acerca de las obras de Astor Piazzolla

por Claudio Barile Haber abordado las obras de Astor Piazzolla y particularmente de sus Seis Estudios Tangusisticos es algo que no hice sino después de la sugerencia de  quien aquí en Buenos Aires fuera mi editor Ivan Cosentino para su sello discográfico IRCO consagrado exclusivamente a los compositores de música argentina. En realidad tenía yo preparado para grabar el…

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