di Onorio Zaralli Tra i tanti programmi realizzati appositamente per l’audio editing quello che proponiamo è gratuito, semplice da usare e molto efficace: si chiama AUDACITY. Vediamo di scoprirne insieme le principali funzioni. Questa è l’interfaccia con la quale il programma si presenta; accertiamoci che, dall’elenco a discesa sulla destra, sia selezionata la voce “volume mic”. In effetti, altre…
by Nicola Rizzo Iniziamo oggi questo nostro viaggio alla scoperta della storia del flauto jazz, costellata da grandi successi e da un gran numero di flautisti che si sono avvicinati all’arte dell’improvvisazione. Non sono in pochi infatti, i flautisti o i musicisti a fiato, che si sono avvicinati al mondo del flauto jazz già a partire dalla seconda metà…
by Michael Lynn During the 19thC, there were 100s, even 1,000s of popular opera arrangements published for the flute. These operas, and their themes were the most popular “classical music” of the day. As soon as an opera became popular, many pieces derived from the operas were available at the local music shops. This type of flute music was…
by Alan Weiss Many flutists have been finding value in playing and understanding traversos and simple system flutes for 18th and early 19th century compositions. Playing these instruments adds insight to period style and performance practices. The same should be said of 19th and 20th century early Böhm system flutes. Flute playing and flute -making have evolved since the…
by Aiva Elsina Oh, teaching, TEACHING! “What a wonderful job!” I usually hear people saying when I mention my profession. Yes, we teachers have an important task to shape our students’ lives, to teach them discipline, concentration, sensibility, and many other indispensable skills. It is rewarding to see them progress with time, becoming better musicians and developing their own…
Making a headjoint draws on rigorous training in the mechanics of sound and surgical skills in measuring and cutting. But to produce a quality head, a flute maker also needs the ability to dream, hear, and intuit.
Бывало ли у вас так, что начинаешь заниматься/работать, и у вас такое колличество различных задач и столько всего нужно сделать, что становится страшно даже приступить, не знаешь за что схватиться, с чего начать и сколько это займет времени?
«Вечный солнечный свет в музыке – имя тебе Моцарт!» – так сказал Антон Рубинштейн о великом австрийском композиторе, чьё имя стало синонимом гениальности. Но родись Вольфганг Амадей Моцарт в семье, скажем, мясника или лесника, узнал бы мир о нём? Верится с трудом…
by Sergio Pallottelli The issue of phrasing is a difficult matter as it is mostly personal and unique to every musician. What makes the difference between what we call a “well phrased” performance versus the opposite? It is difficult to put one’s finger on specific issues, but when the phrasing is right we all notice it and appreciate it…
Excerpt from Onorio Zaralli’s book “Playing with the soul” ©2017 In the dictionary, under the term “structure” we read: a ” constructed from several parts” entity, or even, “the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.” The musical language is seen therefore, as “the set of structural elements placed in relation to each other.”…
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