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Appoggio and the Art and Science of Bel Canto Flute Pedagogy

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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Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953)

Una compositrice afroamericana col pseudonimo di Vee Jay di Vilma Campitelli Abstract  Compositrice, educatrice, organista e pianista afroamericana. É stata la prima donna di colore ad essere riconosciuta come autrice di musica classica ed avere una sua sinfonia eseguita dalla una delle principali orchestre statunitensi. La sua musica è in uno stile tardo romantico e fa un uso considerevole…

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Основы игры на флейте. Часть 2. Дыхание.

Автор – Илья Дворецкий В предыдущей статье мы обсудили то, как стоять, как держать флейту и варианты выставления головки относительно корпуса: Основы игры на флейте. Часть 1. Постановка Теперь самое время поговорить об ещё одном базовом навыке – дыхании.Наше дыхание, это то, с чем мы рождаемся и то, что незримо сопровождает нас всю жизнь. Поэтому зачастую, мы не акцентируем…

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V Edition

Dear flutists, We would like to introduce the 5th edition of The Babel Flute! We thank our authors for their incredible articles in which they share their knowledge, experience and talents! This is a truly international magazine, created by flutists from all over the world! 10 new authors have joined us in this edition! We are so happy to…

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Секреты эффективных занятий. Часть 4

Автор – Софья де Салис Мы должны сделать свою мечту частью настоящего. Мы должны верить в мечту чтобы жить.  А. Курпатов Испробовав огромное колличество методик планирования, прочтя множество книг на тему Таймменеджмента, планирования и личной эффективности, а такаже работая и практикуя разные методы с учениками, я нашла для себя самый эффективный алгоритм для любой деятельности или работы: Мечта – Цель –…

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International Babel Flute Days – 2022

by Yulia Berry The Babel Flute turned exactly one year old! But what is exactly The Babel Flute? The Babel Flute is a multilingual platform where flutists from many countries share their unique research and articles with the global flute community. The platform offers instant and exceptional quality translations in over 100 languages ​​and aims to connect flute players…

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Low Flutes

by Stefan Keller The fascination of low flutes is something that has been haunting me for nearly thirty years. What really sets this fascination are the deep “slow” vibrations, the “sonorous sound”, the “resonance” of the different sized tubes, and the unbelievable sonority. In the following text I introduce the individual low flutes from my very personal point of…

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Il Duduk: un dono di Dio

Il suono dell’anima armena di Anush Naroyan L’Armenia è un paese antico: la sua cultura, così come le sue tradizioni, vantano una storia millenaria. Basterebbe evocare alcuni nomi: il monte Ararat, il lago Sevan… Già presente sulla mappa babilonese del V secolo a.C., il nome “Arminia” è menzionato per la prima volta dal re persiano Dario I (522 –…

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