A 30-Year Anniversary of Emanuel Flutes
In 2021 we celebrate a 30 year anniversary of the Emanuel Flutes, played by some of the finest musicians and appreciated for their incredible sound, beautiful design and a strong, reliable mechanism.
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So you want to improvise, do you?
From the start, I can guarantee you that learning to improvise will give you a genuine opportunity to free and liberate yourself. However, learning how to improvise can be a daunting task, and it immediately raises the question, “Where do I begin?”
Flute in poetry and poems for the flute
The poet must begin with a poetic vision and then use the influential figures of speech, various forms of rhythm, cadence, alliteration, repetition, assonance, and consonance to obtain an adequate embodiment of this vision in terse form, which displays qualities very similar to music. The connection between music and poetry is solid and undeniable.
The legacy of the teaching of Marcel Moyse for the 21st century
What value can we find today in Moyse’s legacy as a player and teacher for today’s flutists and wind players? As it turns out, there is plenty for us today in his legacy as a player, in the myriad accounts of his teaching, and in the many books he published.
Helping Students with Tension, Pain and Anxiety
Most of us musicians are highly self-critical. That tends to lead to worry, anxiety, and often pain, because pain and anxiety are inextricably linked. I call it “PainXiety.” And I see it every day with students from all over the world.
The Magic Flute – Solo Flute Piece by C. Berens
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…
Add a Vintage Flute to your Repertoire!
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…
The divine origin of music and flute in Greek Mythology
The ancient Greeks thought music was of divine origin. The gods and Muses were connected with music, and some even invented musical instruments: the lyre by Hermes or Apollo, the simple flute by Athene, the shepherd’s flute by Pan.
Interview with Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
by Yulia Berry It was not easy to find time in the busy schedule of Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, soloist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but finally we met for a conversation and I was able to ask some questions that have been burning me. Yulia: Dear Stefán, thank you for finding time for this interview to answer some questions…
Flute, one of the finest and most sensitive musical instruments
by Amin Kashanchi Why the flute needs so much maintenance and repair? A pianist needs a piano technician only when the piano gets out of tune. A guitarist meets with a technician only to fix a broken guitar. Most of the brass instrument players know how to fix the problems of their instruments by themselves.But for the woodwinds, and…
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