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Ergonomic Aids That Can Help the Pain By Erik Nugent Everyone’s hands are different. We all have different length fingers, thumbs, span of the reach from thumb to pinky, width of fingers and palms, and thickness of wrists. Flute makers have a hard enough time trying to design a flute that is ergonomically comfortable for most players with normal…
by Tim Lane When a musician asks for help in developing their musicianship, they are most often directed to listen to renowned performers and performances. I remember hearing an interview with William Bennett who commented that (I paraphrase), “Our listening abilities determine the boundaries of our musical skills”. There is no doubt that one’s musical abilities can be improved by…
by Rik Noyce, D.M.A. As a University professor and life coach, I often find both students and clients searching for the seemingly illusive state of confidence – wanting to know how to summon it, maximize it, and maintain it. But, what is confidence? Why do so many budding performers feel its absence? What are we actually seeking when we look for…
by Steve Barta First let me state that I love the flute. Whether it’s made of medal, clay, stone, plastic, bamboo, wood, or some material I’ve never heard of – I’m IN. On my Another Life Brazil CD my guest was master flutist Hubert Laws. Featured on my Blue River CD was flute legend Herbie Mann. I have performed…
di Claudio Montafia In questi video vorrei contribuire a fornire un mia personale idea su come approcciare lo studio del vibrato . Il vibrato è sicuramente un valore aggiunto che va a fornire uno strumento tecnico in più per arricchire e caraterizzare l ‘interpretazione di un brano. In passato i Maestri non davano grandi informazioni su come studiare il…
by Marco Messina La storia di successo del fondatore del metodo Suzuki Shinichi Suzuki, violinista ed insegnante giapponese, iniziò a sviluppare il suo sistema educativo negli anni ’30. Egli ha riconosciuto nella capacità dei bambini di assimilare il linguaggio un’opportunità per arricchirli attraverso la musica, ha chiamato il suo metodo il “metodo della lingua madre”. Suzuki credeva che il…
polemiche e delusioni di un concertista di Maurizio Bignardelli Emanuele Krakamp (Palermo 1813 – Napoli 1883), uno dei più celebri concertisti italiani di flauto dell’Ottocento, trascorse due anni burrascosi della sua vita (1853 – 1855) a Firenze , in un esilio volontario causato dalla sua partecipazione ai moti politici del 1848 a Napoli contro il regime borbonico, e la…
Peter-Lukas Graf LIVE! – “A musical encounter” Text: Viktoria Eschenfelder – Photos: Stefan Keller A musical encounter This year’s Flautando Day on 4 November 2023 in Boswil was not just a musical encounter, no, it was a personal, entertaining, instructive and motivating encounter with the “doyen of flautists” Peter-Lukas Graf. During our chat during the break, he said: “Everyone…
di Marco Gaudino Per una più semplice comprensione del seguente articolo si consiglia di leggere gli articoli di Marco pubblicati nei numeri precedenti. Vedi articoli Marco Gaudino: Il cavo orale con cui il flautista interagisce durante la produzione del suono strumentale è tra gli organi in grado di modulare e modificare i timbri prodotti. Le modifiche del suono possono…
by Enrico Sartori If you mention the name Luigi Hugues to an Italian flute player, he or she would immediately recognize it and recall the years as a student practicing “La Scuola del Flauto” op.51. Outside of Italy, however, Luigi Hugues is not at all well-known and if his name is familiar, it is probably because of Hugues’ fame…
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