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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…
Michelle Barraclough with Joshua Lyon, Carmela Steyaert, and Grace Young At the end of the Fall 2021 semester, I encouraged my college flute students to consider learning a piece by an underrepresented composer (female and/or a person of color). Previously, works by these composers were not frequently included in traditional concert programming. Happily, this is changing. I provided a…
di Vilma Campitelli Abstract Pianista, compositrice, direttrice d’orchestra di Rio de Janeiro. Ha affrontato pregiudizi e tabù della società schiava patriarcale brasiliana, è stata leader per la difesa del diritto d’autore, antesignana delle tipiche danze carnevalesche, ha tracciato un nuovo percorso alla storia della musica. Figlia di una schiava libera di colore, ha appoggiato la proclamazione della Repubblica, è…
Por Montserrat Gascón Photo: Flauta de ocho llaves construida por Claude Laurent en 1839. Fotografía: Museu de la Música de Barcelona Desde el último tercio del siglo XVIII, los instrumentos de viento experimentaron en Europa una progresiva transformación debido a la nueva tecnología derivada de la Revolución Industrial. En Francia, este proceso comenzó más tarde y las modificaciones en la…
di Marco Gaudino Nello staccato negli strumenti a fiato, ossia nella produzione dei suoni non legati tra loro, la cosa più importante da sottolineare è che esso non va eseguito attraverso l’aria residua che si trova nella bocca dello strumentista, quando lo stesso cerca di articolarlo attraverso le sillabe tu per quello semplice, tu-cu per quello doppio e tu-cu-tu…
Pan and Syrinx, Pierre Mignard, c.1686-1690. Автор: Марина Вологдина Древнегреческая легенда повествует о происхождении флейты Пана – одной из старейших разновидностей флейт. Когда бог лесов и полей, покровитель пастухов Пан, сын Гермеса, появился на свет, даже его родная мама, увидев своего младенца, пришла в ужас – столь пугающей была его внешность: рога на голове, копыта на ногах, а тело…
Автор – Илья Дворецкий В предыдущих главах мы затронули внешнюю, видимую часть работы нашего аппарата: Основы игры на флейте. Часть 1. Постановка Основы игры на флейте. Часть 2. Дыхание. Основы игры на флейте. Часть 3. Постановка губ. Теперь же поговорим о том, что скрыто и на чём гораздо сложнее заострить своё внимание. Но, начнём с небольшого отступления. Все рекомендации,…
By Kathy Blocki Sometimes you need to travel half way around the world to open your eyes to new perspectives. Prior to the covid lockdowns, I had the privilege of presenting a KinderFlute Teacher Training class to a large group in Taiwan. Interestingly, most of these teachers taught both piano and flute to young students. When they saw the…
por Daniel Velasco A pesar de la vasta riqueza musical del Ecuador y las grandes obras de sus compositores, existen muy pocas grabaciones profesionales del repertorio para flauta y piano. Desde que inicié mi carrera universitaria en los Estados Unidos (2005), he tenido el deseo de grabar un álbum de música escrita por compositores ecuatorianos para flauta y piano…
By Dr. Heidi Kay Begay WHY OBTAIN SPONSORSHIPS? As a modern-day musician, I often hear of creative artists who have trouble funding their next project. Whether they are trying to find funds for their teaching or performing residencies, their online platforms, or obtaining funds for their non-profit organization – it can be overwhelming and daunting to know where to…
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