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by Eileen Gilligan Using the voice, vocal production, and lyrics to help flute players produce a beautiful tone and expression. Our most natural instrument is our voice and the instrument closest to our musical soul. It makes sense to me to explore and use it as much as possible to bridge the gap between the metal flute and my…
By Eileen Gilligan Tone Development Through Interpretation by Marcel Moyse is an amazing resource he has given flute players. Not only is it full of inspirational extracts and exercises that develop subtleties and inflections in the player as well as a beautiful tone it opens the door to really looking at the flute as a musical voice. It took…
by Eileen Gilligan It all started with the Boehm system flute and the French School of flute playing. The Boehm system made from metal and with larger tone holes enabled a bigger tone and more resonance than the Baroque wooden flute with few keys. The French School with Taffanel and Gaubert explored timbre, vibrato and a lyrical singing approach…
Dear flutists, We would like to present the fourth edition of the Babel Flute, which marks one year anniversary of the project and thank all the contributors who made the new edition possible and exciting! 4th Edition In this edition there is so much of new and unique flute research, written exclusively for The Babel Flute! We would like…
The Global Flute Directory is evolving into…
When Sound Becomes Meaning introduces a philosophical…
Originally published on March 15, 2026, the…
The Global Flute Excellence Awards 2025 recognize…
Originally published on December 15, 2025, the…
Nominations are now open for the 2025…
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