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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PRISMA, o una luz que se desdobla en colores andinos

por Daniel Cueto “Prisma” fue mi primera composición para flauta sola, un proyecto íntimo que se dio en un momento coyuntural dentro de mi carrera como flautista y compositor peruano. Este proyecto empezó en el año 2010, momento en el cual me encontraba estudiando la especialidad de flauta en el Conservatorio Robert Schumann en Düsseldorf, Alemania. A mis 22…

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Flute Teachers’ Survey Results: Skills and Habits from Band

by Jocelyn Crosby Preface: 2001: Middle school band. I can picture the room, which seemed spacious when empty, but far too small when our band filled each chair. The walls were painted white, there were some posters hanging—the usual motivational poster, some composers’ faces and a chart of instrument families. A conductor’s stand was right in front of large…

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Interview with flutist and composer Keyna Wilkins

by Laura Chislett Keyna Wilkins is a British/Australian composer-musician who was one of 3 finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2018 and 2021 (APRA/AMCOS). Laura Chislett met with Keyna in Sydney, Friday 29th October, 2022 Keyna and I met up for this interview in the multi-cultural suburb of Ashfield in Sydney about one month…

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VII Edition

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…

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History of Theobald Böhm and correct spelling

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…

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Important lessons for flutists from Leonardo da Vinci

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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L’arte dell’ornamentazione negli adagi nel Barocco italiano

di Onorio Zaralli Tutti conosciamo i capolavori per flauto del Barocco italiano: Vivaldi, con i magnifici Concerti dell’op. X, gli altri concerti per flauto e le Sonate “Il pastor fido” (di dubbia attribuzione); Marcello, con le bellissime Sonate op. II per flauto e b.c.; e poi Veracini, Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Tartini, Albinoni, Galuppi… Una vera miniera musicale che rende eccellente…

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Professional Development for Teachers

By Lea Pearson, DMA, LBME N.B. This article is a beginning discussion about professional development. Given the worldwide nature of this publication, it is an open invitation for you, the reader, to contribute valuable resources in the comments section. Please share what is useful and effective in your country! What is professional development?  Why should we, as teachers, be…

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