Flute extended techniques 1 free download as pdf file. It will also give you information on how to take care of your instrument in order to keep it in good. Karin from third wheel demonstrates how to do some extended techniques on flute, such as singing and playing, flutter tonguing, and timbral trills. Notre dame college marching band woodwind technique. Check out this new 2012 deluxe edition, with 7 new duets, not included in the previous version. Composers and flute players are continuing to dream up new ways to play the instrument. Repertoire list extended techniques phyllis avidan louke. Some basics of extended techniques by helen bledsoe. Winner of the national flute associations 2017 flute choir composition competition. Exploration of selected extended clarinet techniques. The techniques of flute playing carin levine, christina. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The flute is unique, because there is no reeds, thus the mouth is completely free.
Carin levine and christina mitropoulosbott present the barenreiter thorough anthology of extended techniques for c flute, including detailed explanations and instructions for mastery of each technique as well as fingering charts for extended trills, bisbigliando, multiphonics and microtones, as well as extended. Bamboo tones flutecolors extended techniques for flute. Finger gymnastik from 25 romantic studies by ernesto kohler, arranged for flute solo. Suitable for intermediate or advanced players, includes pdf sheet music files with audio midi, mp3 and mp3 accompaniment files as well as interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. His extended techniques resource page available off of larry krantzs page is something any flutistflautist should check out. Department of music towson university 2 flute performance majors.
Finger posture this is an extremely important part for technique. This book has 12 studies on contemporary flute techniques. The dutch flutistcomposer wil offermans is known as an acclaimed expert on promoting the extended flute techniques to a wider audience through his compositions, concerts, workshops, courses and website. Robert dick tone development through extended techniques. The flute is an extremely agile instrument which allows staccato and legato playing at the fastest tempi.
There is a comparative lack of literature on extended techniques for the piccolo. I like the silk swabs, but if money is an issue, have your students cut a strip of soft cotton or flannel cloth and use as a swab. This course contains a substantial amount of playing material in solo, exercise, scale, and duet forms. He has some excellent graphic and audio examples of extended flute techniques. Unaccompanied flute repertoire with extended techniques. Awarded finalist in flute choir category in the 2016 national flute associations newly published music competition. Flute embouchure 1 close your mouth so that your lips are together and make a line. Highmedlow longtone warmups free pdfs dear flute lovers, free printable longtone exercises in pdf. Flute etudes and instruction paperback january 1, 2008 by robert dick composer visit amazons robert dick page. A method book for intermediate flute students, is an intermediate method book for young flutists that covers aspects of holistic practice breathing, stretching, mindfulness, meditation, and productive practice strategies, as well as the development of artistry through the. Performance and pedagogical literature in extended techniques for c flute, and even the alto and bass flutes, is extensive. Apr 09, 20 karin from third wheel demonstrates how to do some extended techniques on flute, such as singing and playing, flutter tonguing, and timbral trills. This is a wellknown technique on flute and strings but is much less common on clarinet. For the past year, i have been practicing daily, with the last three months practicing about 4 hours a day.
Notation and performance of avantgarde literature for the. I was able to find only one method book that came close to covering all of these aspects, and it was published in five volumes. Extended techniques for saxophone an approach through. Create vibrations in the sound using your diaphragm, throat or fingers. Differences in approach, from boulez to jazz, are correlated with the students partiality towards new music. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Teaching with extended flute techniques o ver the past 20 years extended techniques have become a fundamental skill for aspiring and established professional flutists. Is there any technique in particular that has proven to be more effective throughout your study. In music, extended technique is unconventional, unorthodox, or nontraditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres. Flute page 2 congratulations, youve decided to play a woodwind instrument. The eb flute is occasionally used in flute ensemble music and one occasionally stumbles across a db piccolo or music written for one. Provides the beginning student with a firm foundation for study of the flute.
If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline, and endurance. Extended techniques is a term that refers to any sounds, colors, or performance. Hal leonard essential elements for band flute book 1 with eei. Notre dame college marching band woodwind technique book flute.
A field guide to extended techniques for beginners as we near the deadline for flute new music consortiums flute artist competition, i am thinking about all of you out there who are currently making friends with some new techniques for flute, as well as those of us who advocate strongly for new music and work to incorporate extended. Composers use of extended techniques is not specific to contemporary music for instance, hector berliozs use of col legno in his symphonie fantastique is an extended technique and it transcends compositional. Chivy for flute choir by nicole chamberlain uses extended flute techniques like beat boxing and jet whistle. Native flutes and extended techniques by alberto almarza. Carin levinechristina mitropoulosbott the techniques of flute playing, barenreiter vol. Warm ups for all levels selected from the following. He is the author of the standard of excellence comprehensive. The website is created and maintained by wil offermans. These instruments, once part of military bands, are no longer standard members of the flute family.
I am by no means an expert in these techniques, in fact i am still a student, this is just for interested. While dick does acknowledge the use of contemporary techniques in ethnic flute playing all over the world, his mission is clearly to transcend the technical limitations of the flute in order to create the flute music of the present and future. Over the last four decades, a number of these techniques initially. Some basics of extended techniques by helen bledsoe contents. List of musical pieces which use extended techniques. Double the fun, in which students can actually use extended techniques musically without being over challenged or intimidated.
I have included some videos to demonstrate these, although please note that they are not perfect and i am still working very hard on all the techniques myself. The changeover from staccato to legato notes is especially characteristic of the flute. Taffanel started it, but it was completed, revised and expanded by gaubert. Say em 2 bring the head joint to your mouth and press the circle against your lips.
Use of extended flute techniques in flute education in turkey. Whether you are a student yourself or a teacher of middle school, high school, or collegeaged flutists, this is a great place to get started with extended techniques and new music. This book will help guide you through the process of developing correct habits for posture, breathing, tone quality, and hand position. More importantly, if you 1 want to use extended techniques without restrictions and 2 you dont want to buy twice, you should go for an openhole flute. Prepare to hear the word cool a lot, says robert dick. The larger the flute, the more effective and pitched the key slap. Flute care students should swab the flute with a silk flute swab or soft cloth after each practiceplaying session. Low longtone warmups pdf from previous post when you. This is by no means all of them, but some of the most effective, and used techniques. Aug 27, 20 a brief overview of some of the extended techniques possible for flute. This lecture document, developing artistry via thoughtful practice. Below are some extended techniques possible on the flute. Techniques, technologies and performer perceptions in music for flute and electronics jean penny bachelor of music instrumental performance, honours, university of melbourne queensland conservatorium griffith university a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the.
Tomyparents,whowereconvincedthatallthingsare possibleiftimeandeffortareapplieddi1igently, and whobestowedthisphilosophyupontheirchildren. Artifacts, history, and stories about the flute beginners book for the flute part one suzuki flute school, vol 3. Extended techniques for saxophone an approach through musical examples by patrick murphy. Intermediate series flute presented by sharon kalisek york. The unusual nature of these techniques means that kids love to try them and at the same time are inspired to experiment with their flute to see what they can come up with. Etude 1 wind tones, for the contemporary flutist, wil.
To determine the use of extended flute techniques in flute education in turkey, the teaching staff were asked do you use extended flute techniques and pieces that were composed with these techniques in your flute education programmes. An ingenious approach to teaching younger students to begin using extended techniques on the flute. Top advanced flute sheet music the popular sicilienne op. Railroaded was composed for the 2015 atlanta flute club school honors flute choir under the direction of the composer. The most famous of these is the smeared glissando of rhapsody in blue, but this category also covers effects like scoops and falls. Jennifer cluff created this two page fingering chart in pdf for printing out. Easing into extended techniques by linda holland, pub. An illustrated basic flute repair manual for professionals. College students cannot escape studying at least one piece with extended techniques, and professional flutists encounter them on a regular basis. Flute exercises of marcel moyse article pdf available in procedia social and behavioral sciences 46. Extended techniques are a part of my teaching because of three basic principles that govern my flute pedagogic philosophy.
Disney movie hits flute galloway township public schools. I much prefer the notes coming from the flute of an egyptian shepherd. There is no need to specify fingerings normally, so the use of alternative fingerings is generally left to the player. Using extended techniques as teaching tools is an important and exciting progression for serious teachers. Thread the cloth through the eye on the tuningcleaning rod.
For the contemporary flutist online extended flute techniques. Harmonics flutecolors extended techniques for flute. He broadened his creative and contemporary approach during his tours around the world, especially to asia and japan. I suggest you print out these two pages in addition to the blank fingering chart that follows, so that you can write in new and alternate fingerings for your own flute notebook. We suggest working through this book with an experienced and competent flute teacher who will teach you to balance the flute, to form an embouchure mouth position, and to make your first sounds. In an attempt to increase the timbral possibilities of the instrument, contemporary composers are writing for the prepared flute. Extended flute techniques for the contemporary flutist. In this article, i want to explore three of the more commonly used techniques that you might come across in higher level band, orchestra, chamber music, or more advanced solo repertoire. Extended techniques on the flute by ali guy on prezi. Apr 28, 2019 application to the flute would come later, once the student has developed a good concept of embouchure and is flexible enough to come back to it after the modifications necessary for circular breathing. More and more, fresh, young composers these days will use extended techniques for the instruments they are writing.
Extended techniques are not a contemporary practice. Abstract the dissertation begins by surveying university flute students and their teachers about their experiences with extended techniques. It is also ideally suited for fast arpeggios as well as chromatic and diatonic scales, leaps, tremolos and trills. The etude book consists of twelve etudes and each etude has its focus on a different extended flute techniques, sometimes also called new, modern. A short video with score samples from the book for the contemporary flutist composed and here performed by wil offermans. Hons 2009 submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of philosophy elder conservatorium of music faculty of humanities and social sciences the university of adelaide june 20. The piccolo is an instrument of diminutive size and a different shape cylindrical head with a. Extended techniques and the study of contemporary works are also an essential part of my university flute curriculum. This manual takes professors, students and flute aficionados to a whole new level of flute understanding and appreciation. Pedagogical approaches to extended techniques the flute. With this website for the contemporary flutist online i would like to share extensive thoughts, information, exercises and background stories related to the etude book for the contemporary flutist and to the extended flute techniques in general. This work was coauthored by taffanel and his student philippe gaubert. It seems the german, english, and spanish translation were only put in for the. The website with all info on extended techniques for flute, such as circular breathing, jet whistle, multiphonics, pizzicato, wind and whistle tones.
This is a list of musical compositions that employ extended techniques to obtain unusual sounds or instrumental timbres hector berlioz dream of witches sabbath from symphonie fantastique. Advanced techniques including ornamentation and half notes see below here i explain and demonstrate some of the techniques used on the bansuri to make the music sound more beautiful. Premiered by the nfa high school flute choir at the 2017 nfa convention in minneapolis, mn. Im an older flutist 47 a former flute performance major for 24 years, i continued to play, but have not seriously practiced as i did when i was younger. Native flutes and extended techniques by alberto almarza music is the sum total of scattered forces it has been turned into a speculative song. For the contemporary flutist online is a free accessible online information site on contemporary flute techniques, related to the book for the contemporary flutist and to the extended flute techniques in general. Railroaded for flute choir with extended techniques. The socalled extended techniques have become an essential resource at the disposal of composers wishing to enlarge the possibilities of the flute s sound palette. Extended techniques possible on the recorder include multiphonics achieved either by special fingerings or else by humming and playing at the same time, microtones, extended range upwards and downwards, flageolet tones, slap tonguing, sputato, flutter tonguing, glissandi, playing shakahuchistyle by blowing across the mouthpiece, playing the headpiece alone like a swanee whistle or by shading. However, in specific cases notation consists of a verbal instruction andor a fingering diagram.
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