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VIII Edition

Dear flutists, The new VIII Edition of The Babel Flute marks the two year anniversary of The Babel Flute since we announced a new platform and project on March 20, 2021. The global flute community immediately supported it! Thank you so much to all our contributors, readers, and followers! In a sense, this has become a powerful unifying and…

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Flute in the history of advertising

Pink Rose and Flute, Lion Coffee, Woolson Spice Co, Toledo, Ohio by Yulia Berry Advertising is a global phenomenon that has influenced how people perceive the things around them for centuries. ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT HISTORY Earliest: China, 11th-7th centuries BC. Did you know that the earliest advertisement in history, recorded in the Classic of Poetry (11th-7th centuries BC), used bamboo…

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Music Classrooms as the Gateway to Access

by Katherine Lewis Every musician deserves to make music in spaces designed for them to thrive. As the music industry is becoming increasingly aware of the need for accessibility for patrons and the talented musicians and staff that create, there’s one group uniquely positioned to usher in an age of accessible music-making: Teachers. This article explores the ways music classrooms…

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The Quarter Tone Concert Flute

invented by Eva Kingma with the collaboration of Bickford Brannen By Stefan Keller – What is so special about the quarter-tone flute? – Do I have to relearn everything to play this instrument? – What are the advantages of this instrument? The quarter tone flute, invented by Eva Kingma, developed and built in collaboration with Bickford Brannen & Brannen…

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My Life As A Musician

Preparation for a performance by Jennifer Stinton I am writing this article from my farmhouse in rural Normandie in France. A wonderful setting steeped in history and surrounded by nature and wildlife. It feels that my hectic professional life as a musician has found a quiet sanctuary to reflect, not only on the wonderful opportunities that I have experienced,…

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Violet Archer (1913-2000)

Antesignana della musica moderna in Canada di Vilma Campitelli Abstract Pianista, compositrice, organista, percussionista, didatta di Montréal (Quebec  Canada). Nata col nome di Violetta Balestreri, la sua famiglia anglicizzò il cognome in Archer nel 1940. Figura fondamentale della composizione canadese, la sua musica è stata eseguita in tutto il mondo e le è valsa riconoscimenti e premi internazionali.  Nel…

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Myth-Conceptions about Breathing

By Lea Pearson, DMA As a flute teacher and singer, I’ve heard many descriptions about the processes of breathing.  When people come to me for help with pain or tension, they often have strange ideas about breathing that have no basis in the reality of actual anatomical structures and movements. I’ ve met: It’s a confusing and frustrating playing…

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ԱԼԱՆ ՀՈՎՀԱՆՆԵՍ / Alan Hovhaness

Անուշ Նարոյան Ալան Հովհաննեսը ամերիկահայ անվանի կոմպոզիտոր է,որը իր ինքնատիպությամբ  մեծ հռչակ է ձեոք բերել  XX դ․ Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներում՝ իր կոմպոզիցիոն նորամուծություններով։Լինելով բազմակողմանի զարգացած երաժիշտ,դաշնակահար,երգեհոնահար,ջութակահար,դիրիժոր՝ ողջ կյանքի ընթացքում որոնումների մեջ էր,ուսումնասիրելով տարբեր ազգերի երաժշտական ոճեր։Նա ազդեցիկ է եղել ալեատորիայի (պատահականության տարր երաժշտության մեջ) զարգացման գործում,գտնվելով  Արևմտյան և Արևելյան մշակույթների երաժշտական խաչմերուկներում ՝ սինթեզել է այդ մշակութները նորովի ։Քրիստեն…

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Феерия Флейты

Автор: Ирина Некипелова В Санкт-Петербурге родился и с успехом проходит новый проект, посвящённый флейте. Проект социально значимый, объединяющий музыкантов разного возраста – от маленьких детей, ещё только начинающих путь в Музыке, до взрослых – профессионалов, преподающих и играющих.  Автор проекта – Ирина Некипелова, преподаватель Детской школы искусств имени Е. А. Мравинского.  О проекте рассказывает Ирина Некипелова:  «Феерия Флейты» –…

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Musica per l’Anima

Flauto e benessere: effetti e benefici della musica a 432 hz  di Paola Andreoli In seguito agli studi effettuati da un po’ di anni ad oggi, si è compresa e sperimentata l’importanza di accordature differenti dal 440 Hz, di cui il 432 è la più diffusa. Si è anche appreso come ogni nostro aspetto psico/fisico sia “intonato” ad una…

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