Woodwinds: Flute

Recital videos, August 2015

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I put on a faculty recital in August with a colleague. Here is the program and some videos:

Program

Favorite blog posts, August 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2015 edition.

Review: Duos for Doublers by Gene Kaplan

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I was pleased to hear from woodwind player and composer Gene Kaplan, who sent me a copy of his new duets books, Duos for Doublers. These, as far as I know, are a one-of-a-kind set of duets for two woodwind doublers.

Favorite blog posts, July 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, July 2015 edition.

Woodwind doubling and flute problems

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Many doublers start out as clarinetists or saxophonists, and many doublers would say that the flute is particularly challenging as a double. These phenomena are related. Let’s look at some of the issues woodwind doublers have with the flute. I’ll offer a sort of glib, inadequate tip or two for each situation, but the real … Read more

Favorite blog posts, May 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2015 edition.

Favorite blog posts, March 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2015 edition.

Favorite blog posts, February 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2015 edition.

Making sense of third-octave flute fingerings

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I recall as a beginning flutist (coming from background in saxophone) finding the third-octave fingerings to be a confusing, illogical jumble, but they do actually make some sense. There is an incorrect explanation for these fingerings that I hear every so often, and have seen published on a couple of flute-related blogs recently. It goes … Read more

Favorite blog posts, January 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2015 edition.