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,…
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…
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…
Dear flutists, We are introducing a new holiday edition of The Babel Flute! We are pleased to announce that our magazine is now being read in 206 countries around the world! We have 4 new authors and 1 more country (Ecuador) in this edition, which makes it total of 61 authors from 24 countries! On November 21, we launched…
Texts by visitors of this flute event Boswil, place of the flute Boswil, place of music, place of the flute – not only because the gifted teacher Marcel Moyse taught his students from all over the world there. More and more, it is also thanks to the organisational talent and tireless commitment of Stefan Keller, who this year invited…
by Massimiliano Brescini Analisi di alcuni aspetti tecnici per conoscere ed ottenere il meglio dal nostro strumento Ogni flautista all’avvicinarsi di un importante evento, concerto, concorso o lezione che sia è preoccupato e concentrato sull’ottenere la migliore performance attraverso la perfezione tecnica, l’espressione del miglior suono possibile, della miglior intonazione e così via e perché questo avvenga è indispensabile…
Sevada Grigorian, Country of Pink Dreams Անուշ Նարոյան Ժամանակակից լայնակի ֆլեյտան սկսել են նվագել Հայաստանում XX դարի սկզբներից։Ուսումնասիրելով և հասկանալով գործիքի առավելությունները,տեխնիկան, դասավանդման մեթոդները, սկսեցին դասավանդել ֆլեյտան նաև երաժշտական տարբեր հաստատություններում։ Առաջին անգամ սիմֆոնիկ նվագախումբ կազմավորվել է Հայաստանում 1924 թ․ Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան կոնսերվատորիայի ուսանողների և դասախոսների ուժերով ։Այստեղից կարելի է ենթադրել ,որ ավելի պրոֆեսիոնալ ուշադրություն է դարձվել ֆլեյտա…
Précommandez les CD de Walckiers – sortie le 27 janvier 2023 by Alexis Kossenko Qu’est-ce qui détermine à choisir telle expression plutôt que telle autre ? Si on le demandait à un habile chanteur ou à un grand instrumentiste, ils seraient assez embarrassés d’y répondre ; bien plus, ils avoueraient, s’ils pouvaient s’observer, que les mêmes passages ne les…
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 celebration of Theobald Böhm’s 230th birthday in 2024. Theobald Böhm was born on 9th April 1794 in Munich as the eldest of 11 brothers and sisters. Already as a…
by Yulia Berry Leonardo da Vinci was not only a great artist, but also a great scientist, inventor and philosopher. Among his innumerable inventions are the machine gun, the mechanical knight, also called Leonardo’s robot, the parachute, the flying machine, the Ariel propeller, which outlines the idea of the modern helicopter, various musical instruments, a scuba gear, which also…
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