by Stefan Keller Curiosity – Versatility – Authenticity The Swiss professor for flute, traverso, expert in didactics, specialist for dynamic integration (Dynintegra) Eva Amsler lives a fulfilled life as a musician in many facets for and with the flute: old music on modern instruments; new music with electronics; mental training and stage fright; music and art in a broader…
Tracing a flutist’s unfolding practices and transitions By Dr Jean Penny Winding down through the Otway Ranges in southern Victoria, Australia, through steep hills and lush rainforest, the first glimpse of the sea, whether azure blue, green or purple grey, is always stunningly beautiful. It entices one immediately into the littoral zone, to the convergences of land and sea,…
by Jan Karman How it started One of my most favorite melodies of Bach, that I play on my flute, is his Alto Aria from Cantate BWV 170, “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust”. Transcribed for his Oboe Concerto, it is written in D major, with this passage, going down to B. How would I ever be able to play this…
By Ebele The Flutist The Oja is as old as the Igbo people. The culture of the Igbo people is an ancient civilization, and their art of music is as old as the culture itself. You can’t relate age to folk art, and like most African societies, what we can call art today was part of a whole institutionalized…
Dear flutists, The new VIII Edition of The Babel Flute marks the two year anniversary of The Babel Flute since we announced a new platform and project on March 20, 2021. The global flute community immediately supported it! Thank you so much to all our contributors, readers, and followers! In a sense, this has become a powerful unifying and…
Le differenze nel comportamento delle corde vocali tra emissione sonora sul flauto traverso e la produzione vocale di Marco Gaudino Prima di accingersi alla lettura di questo articolo si consiglia di leggere gli articoli di Marco pubblicati nei numeri precedenti: I movimenti delle corde vocali nella produzione vocale-canora e quelli legati alla produzione del suono nel flauto traverso si…
by Katherine Lewis Every musician deserves to make music in spaces designed for them to thrive. As the music industry is becoming increasingly aware of the need for accessibility for patrons and the talented musicians and staff that create, there’s one group uniquely positioned to usher in an age of accessible music-making: Teachers. This article explores the ways music classrooms…
Pink Rose and Flute, Lion Coffee, Woolson Spice Co, Toledo, Ohio by Yulia Berry Advertising is a global phenomenon that has influenced how people perceive the things around them for centuries. ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT HISTORY Earliest: China, 11th-7th centuries BC. Did you know that the earliest advertisement in history, recorded in the Classic of Poetry (11th-7th centuries BC), used bamboo…
Preparation for a performance by Jennifer Stinton I am writing this article from my farmhouse in rural Normandie in France. A wonderful setting steeped in history and surrounded by nature and wildlife. It feels that my hectic professional life as a musician has found a quiet sanctuary to reflect, not only on the wonderful opportunities that I have experienced,…
invented by Eva Kingma with the collaboration of Bickford Brannen By Stefan Keller – What is so special about the quarter-tone flute? – Do I have to relearn everything to play this instrument? – What are the advantages of this instrument? The quarter tone flute, invented by Eva Kingma, developed and built in collaboration with Bickford Brannen & Brannen…
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