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By Michelle Barraclough As a flute professor, the beginning of the fall college semester is an exciting time for me. I enjoy reuniting with the upper-level students and welcoming the new students. The campus environment is full of fresh experiences: meeting people who may be very different from you, living independently without a parent’s guidance, and managing time well….
by Ludwig Böhm ***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. My interest for Theobald Böhm’s descendants was raised in April 1970, when my father organized a family reunion. After the reunion, I…
by Francesca Cescon Scorrendo le sue viarie e numerose composizioni per flauto, è difficile credere che per questo strumento non sia stato “amore a prima vista” per Carla Rebora. Genovese di nascita, è sicuramente una figura di rilievo nel panorama compositivo contemporaneo italiano ed internazionale. Allieva di Azio Corghi, da anni affianca la sua intensa attività creativa a quella…
Автор: Илья Дворецкий В предыдущих главах мы затронули следующие темы: Основы игры на флейте. Часть 1. Постановка Основы игры на флейте. Часть 2. Дыхание. В этой статье хочется заострить ваше внимание на одном очень важном моменте, который отвечает за стабильность соединения в одной из трёх опорных точек, а именно в точке под нижней губой. То, как мы прикладываем наш…
di Marco Gaudino Prima della lettura di questo articolo si consiglia di leggere dello stesso autore, nel numero di Marzo 2022, “I Muscoli positivi e negativi coinvolti nella produzione del suono nel flauto e negli strumenti a fiato” Il vibrato nel flauto è un fenomeno acustico-espressivo nato da una variazione di altezza, intensità e timbro del suono su cui…
by Laura Chislett This year marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of Reza Vali, a renowned Iranian-American composer, professor of composition at the School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University. In this article, Australian flutist Laura Chislett talks about his flute music. I met Reza Vali in Pittsburgh in 1992 where he teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. His name…
por The Babel Flute Durante el semestre de primavera de 2022, algunos de los estudiantes de la escuela han estado trabajando en un ensayo de revisión para participar en el concurso Mejor revisión de un artículo promovido y patrocinado por The Babel Flute International Flute Magazine. CONCURSO ¡La idea es de Manuel Domingo Carranza Cueto, Director Regional de La…
by The Babel Flute team During Spring 2022 semester, some of the school students have been working on a review essay to enter the Best Review of an Article contest promoted and sponsored by The Babel Flute International Flute Magazine. CONTEST The idea belongs to Manuel Domingo Carranza Cueto, The Babel Flute Regional Director for South America! The aim…
by Helen Campo It’s the beginning of May – an average overcast morning in New York City, and I’m gazing out the window by my dining table drinking a cup of fennel tea, distractedly twirling my favorite oat breakfast cookie between my fingers. I notice, yet barely, the overlapping walls of brick, visible from the back of my apartment…
by Robert Cart This article introduces flutists to the imagery and physiological concepts of vocal pedagogy as presented by the great masters of bel canto singing (Lamperti, Garcia, Miller, et al), integrated with pedagogical approaches of the French school of flute playing as taught by Taffenel, Gaubert, Moyse, et al. The bel canto principles of appoggio, portamento, and messa…
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