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The Electric Flute: An Introduction to Playing with Effects

By Melissa Keeling INTRODUCTION I will never forget the first time I heard my flute through effects pedals (the “electric flute”). Though I didn’t realize it at the time, that day was the beginning of a beautiful journey of creativity, exploration, and finding joy in my music-making. Without effects, I’m not sure I would still be playing the flute…

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La performance del flautista

by Mirella Pantano L’atto esecutivo nella performance musicale-strumentale costituisce l’argomento di questo mio nuovo articolo, questo perché mi sono resa conto, nei miei anni di insegnamento e professionali, che nel percorso dello studente esso è un aspetto ignorato, si lavora sulla tecnica, sull’interpretazione, su tutto ciò che concerne la musica, ma non su come si suona in pubblico e…

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2nd International Student Essay Contest

by The Babel Flute Congratulations to the Colegio Santa Maria Marinistas (Peru) students for participating in and winning the Best Critical Essay Contest, organized, sponsored and held in November of 2022 by The Babel Flute, International Flute Magazine & Community. The article of this contest was “The transverse flute in Afro-Peruvian music” by Manuel Domingo Carranza Cueto The aim…

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