Into Sound for Flute
Fifty etudes to make the flute be your voice
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“Not just for the adventurous!”
This book is a thorough workout for anyone wanting to improve tone production in a different way. The bulk of the fifty exercises focus on singing and playing as a means to gaining greater security in areas such as breathing, vibrato and tone colour. This is increasingly a mainstream approach. The initial exercises are not notated which allows total concentration on posture, the latter stages are devoted to other contemporary techniques as well as straightforward embouchure flexibility and articulation. It's all easy to understand, simple to follow and there are plenty of YouTube videos to help with navigation. This is a great alternative to more conventional books, will certainly complement them and is not just for the adventurous!
From the Publisher
Into Sound stems from the need to provide the basics and technique of flute sound emission, through a pragmatic approach that analyses all aspects related to posture, lip support and breathing. The author emphasises the importance of the different parts of the body involved, highlighting the areas used to execute certain techniques (the throat for vibrato, legato and modulation, the diaphragm for staccato, the mouthpiece for arpeggios, tremolos and chromatism). The aim is to offer daily training to improve these aspects through 50 studies, “... for making the flute your voice”. Giampaolo Pretto’s work has the merit of being enjoyable, avoiding the repetitiveness of technical exercises and exploiting the student’s musical sense. Aimed mainly at students have intermediate or advanced grade, it can also be useful for beginners, who can use it to carry out exercises prior to playing.
Contents
Section 1: Fundamentals of Flute Sound Emission
- Part 1 External components
- Part 2 Internal components
Section 2: Advanced Emission Techniques
Introduction: The "three-point alignment" technique
- Part 1 The first point: diaphragm and abdominal area
- Part 2 The second point: throat and orophraryngeal area
- Part 3 The third point: embouchure, tongue and lip area
- Part 4 Diagnostics and problem solving
Appendix 1: how to explain to your pupils the "three-point alignment" technique
Appendix 2: Considerations on the practice of playing
Appendix 2: an acoustic point of view by Jessica Dalsant
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
Publisher: Ricordi
Publisher's reference: ER 00311100
Our Stock Code: 1694192
Media Type: Paperback
