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La flauta traversa en la música afroperuana

by Manuel Carranza Cueto Es muy conocido que la influencia de los ritmos provenientes del continente africano durante varios siglos ha sido determinante en muchas corrientes musicales. África, un continente de gran extensión (30.272 922 km² aprox.) y cuyos pueblos –que consta, en la actualidad, de 54 naciones – ha tenido una historia digamos sombría, desde el punto de…

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Flute in the art of Japan

by Yulia Berry The most exquisite form of art in Japan besides music is painting. It was inseparable from calligraphy, like the fine arts of China and Korea. Japanese artists developed interesting techniques that have nothing in common with Western art. The Japanese style of painting is characterized by an unusual composition and exquisite color schemes. For the masters…

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Иоганн Иоахим Кванц – придворный музыкант

Автор – Марина Вологдина ©  325 лет назад родился выдающийся флейтист Иоганн Иоахим Кванц (1697-1773), который, благодаря трудам, учёбе, странствиям, исканиям и упорству, прошёл путь от деревенской кузницы своего отца до дворцов Дрездена, Варшавы, Берлина и Потсдама, став в результате первым музыкантом при дворе короля Пруссии Фридриха II. Без его имени не обходится ни одна из  книг и статей…

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Il Pastore Svizzero (The Swiss Shepherd) by Pietro Morlacchi

by Enrico Sartori Almost every flute player is familiar with Il Pastore Svizzero (The Swiss Shepherd), a short piece for flute and piano written by Pietro Morlacchi.  It’s ofter performed in flute recitals and is generally liked by the audience as well, because it is very pleasant. After a lyric introduction, there is a theme and variations where the…

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Секреты эффективных занятий для флейтистов. Часть 3.

Автор – София де Салис В этой части своей методики «Эффективных занятий» я бы хотела поговорить более подробно о системе « Ключ» Хасая Алиева и дать некоторые другие практические рекомендации для быстрой релаксации, лучшей продуктивности, избавления от страхов, более эффективной подготовки к зачетам /концертам/ экзаменам/ конкурсам, быстрым устранением последствий стресса и выхода из самых сложных стрессовых ситуаций. Как мне кажется…

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5 tips for achieving greatness and staying focused

by Ebele The Flutist This year has started well for us as we have overcome the pandemic that held the world back in 2020-21. 2022 will definitely be a great year. Don’t let the problems and challenges we’ve encountered discourage you. Seek and believe that you will make it this year. Don’t forget that you must stay focused, determined…

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The Quantz Project

The Complete Works recorded by Benedek Csalog, Alexis Kossenko & others, on period instruments – for free download by Benedek Csalog Since the start of the Quantz project, I have received many questions about the project, and I have had to talk about this initiative in interviews and radio broadcasts. In the following, I will try to collect the…

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Psicocinestesia flautistica

Mirella Pantano Il FlautoPensiero Negli articoli precedenti mi sono soffermata sulla parte cinestetica del lavoro flautistico; vorrei in questa occasione concentrare la mia attenzione su controllo e sviluppo del pensiero. Il pensiero è un atto della nostra mente che ci permette di agire nel mondo, un processo che si esplica nella formazione di idee, concetti, ma anche della coscienza…

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How to benefit from Moyse’s Tone Developement Through Interpretation

by Cate Hummel At face value, Marcel Moyse’s Tone Development Through Interpretation seems like a hodgepodge of random melodies with little attribution and very little guidance as to where the melodies come from, what Moyse was trying to teach us, and little to no idea what we are supposed to be practicing. A lot of the confusion stems from…

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