I came across this tonight. Wow. Very interesting flute there. Anyone ever tried one?
Seems they also make wooden ones as well.
Year: 2007
The One Carat Flute
Sadly, you can’t embed this video. So, here is the link. Everyone should get a kick out of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAI3EHULRs
Tony Snow – Jazz Flutist
I did not know that former Fox News person, and former White House spokesperson was a flute play. You go Tony!
NFA Convention
There was a National Flute Association Convention (so I hear). A couple of people on the Flute list cross posted on the Galway List. Here are some interesting ones.
- NFA Convention 2007 Workshop: How to Practice with Immanual Davis
- NFA Convention Panel Discussion: Louis Lot, the Stradivarius of the Flute
- Lecture Presentation: Why good often beats best……with Robert Bigio
- NFA Convention: Old Wine in New Bottles and How to get Good Fast with Trevor Wye
- NFA Convention: The Memory Map
- NFA Convention Master Class with Jed Wentz
- NFA CONVENTION 2007: Sound and Phrasing with Peter Lloyd (I’ve seen a Peter Lloyd masterclass, and it was mind blowing)
- Pre-convention Master Class with Trevor Wye – Part 1
- Pre-convention class with Trevor Wye – addendum to PART 1
- Pre-convention Master Class with Trevor Wye – Part 2
- Pre-convention Master Class with Trevor Wye: PART 3
- Pre-convention master class with Trevor Wye – PART 4
- Master Class with Trevor Wye – Part 2//My thoughts on Trevor’s (Sir James Galways thoughts)
I haven’t seen the actual Trevor Wye class notes posted yet. Hopefully soon.
Life Of Georges Barrere
Did you know that this book is available, to read, for free via Google? It is only PART of the book. About half, but still. Is that cool or what?
What Flute Would You Buy?
So, I get asked this question a lot from students or other musicians. If you had say, $1000 to spend on a Flute, what would you get? Or if you had $2000? Or $4000? or $5000?
Me, I’d get a used flute. A Haynes perhaps, or a Powell. I lucked out on getting a used Closed hole Haynes from $700 about 8 years ago. A repad job later it plays great.
II-V-I Patterns
I have updated the II-V-I patterns yet again. I consolidated some of the other patterns I had (like the Ray Brown ones). There are now 286 pages (or 286 4 bar patterns) to enjoy. Also gone is the Jazz Font in favor of a more clean, professional look using Bill Duncan’s Fonts for Finale.
These patterns were designed to be used with Aebersold Vol. 3, Track 2. Also included is a 24 page reference of the patterns.
If you want some more patterns, I highly recommend Jerry Bergonzi’s Inside Improvisation Vol. 5. There are some really great patterns in there. Enjoy!
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James Galway 16 Flute Video
James Galway recently did a video where he played 16 of his flutes. He took out the color so there was no cheating as to what material the flute being played was made out of. I thought they all sounded great.
Here are the details of which flute was which.
- Lois Lot silver 10032
- Muramatsu silver EX 53320. / Muramatsu Pads
- A.K. Cooper 164 silver with a Haynes Head / Pads unknown
- Muramatsu all silver 14657 / Muramatsu Pads
- Muramatsu Platinum 44755 / C# trill Muramatsu Pads
- J.Brogger. 18k gold 555 with a Nagahara head. c# trill key and Straubinger Pads
- Muramatsu 18k gold 61700 / C# trill Muramatsu Pads
- A. K. Cooper 14k gold 188 (Berlin Phil flute) Left hand low C# key Pads Unknown
- Emanuel 18k gold 150 C# Trill key Pads unknown
- A.K.Cooper. 14k gold 197 Straubinger Pads
- Kanichi Nagahara 20k gold 550 C# Platinum riser
- Muramatsu 9k gold 64200 / C# trill Muramatsu Pads
- Muramatsu 14k 38220 Muramatsu Pads
- Kanichi Nagahara 18k gold 518 C# Trill key and Platinum riser
- Muramatsu 24k gold 60100 / C# trill key Muramatsu Pads
- Muramatsu 24k gold 55555 / Switchable split E and Muramatsu pads.
I’m curious as to why Sir James does not have a Powell nor a Haynes in his collection? Or even a Yamaha?
The Flute Collection
&G. Schirmer has a new series of books out called The Flute Collection. There are three books in the series, a Easy-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Intermediate-Advanced. These are excellent books. They come with a Flute and a Piano part, the CD (or CDs) come with full performance and accompaniment tracks. Caen Thomason-Redus on Flute and Elena Abend on Piano.
Plus, if you use the CDs on a computer (Mac or PC), you can run the included Amazing Slowdowner program on the tracks.
Louis Moyse Dies
From the Rutland Herald, “Louis Moyse, one of the 20th century’s foremost flutists and a co-founder of Marlboro Music Festival, died Monday at Central Vermont Medical Center at age 94.” Louis Moyse was the son of Marcel Moyse, and a flute master in his own right. It is amazing that he had conducted his own arrangement of “Barber of Seville” just two weeks ago, in addition to teaching master classes. Amazing! Here is another article about his death.