Table of Contents

•TheFlute............................ 2

•Varieties............................ 2

•FunFacts........................... 3

•CardioWork...................... 3

•PracticeRooms................. 3

•ExcitingMasterclassesWorldwide........................ 4

National Flute Association Convention 200937th Annual National Flute Association -- April 2009August 13–16, 2009

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lutes in the City That Never SleepsYou’ll want to be a part of this 37th annual convention in New

ork, New York. Hear top drawer performances of jazz, classical, and verything in-between, crawl the city’s extra-curricular offerings, join hat we hope will be a record-breaking gathering of the world’s largest rowd of flutists in one spot, and peruse great flutes and accessories. nteract with Sir James Galway, the 2009 recipient of the Lifetime chievement Award. See you in New York! tart spreading’ the news: the 7th NFA Galway also will perform, teach, and oversee a workshop for ges 8-17 and adult amateurs.

Convention is coming to New York, New York. Conventioneers ill relish new offerings befitting the city that never sleeps, from a elemann-a-thon—almost six consecutive hours of every duet Telemann ver wrote for the flute—to a late-night reading of a Tallis Motet for 0 flutes. The best of the standards will return, of course, including ompetitions, flute choirs, performance health workshops, and concerts nd recitals galore. Sir James Galway will be the featured 2009 Lifetime.

arriott Marquis Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York

Letter From the Editor

While you are in New York, you might be interested in checking out the New York Flute Club. Founded in 1920 by eminent flutist Georges Barrère, composer Lamar Stringfield, and a group of their associates, The New York Flute Club is the oldest such organization in the United States.

Barrère’s idea in starting the Club was to provide a common meeting ground for professional, student, and amateur; a place where less experienced players could hear new and unusual music for the flute as well as the classic repertory played by fine artists; a place where all might find performance opportunities helpful to the development of their own talents.

For more information, please visit: http://www.nyfluteclub.org.

The New York Flute ClubPark West Finance StationP.O. Box 20613 New York, NY 10025-1515

“I cannot think of any other

instrument with such a palette of

colors.”

Flute.(ItalianFlauto,FrenchFlûte,GermanFlöte).Windinstrumentofancientoriginformerly

madeofwoodbutnowofsilverandothermetals.Frommedievaltimestwomethodsofproducingsoundwereused:(a)blowingacrossaroundmouth-holeasonthepanpipesortransverse(side-blown)flute;(b)blowingintoawhistlemouthpiece(end-blown)asontherecorderorflageolet.Thewordflutewasusedindiscriminatelytodenotebothtypesduringmedievaltimes,butinthebaroqueperiodfluteorflautospecificallymeanttheend-blownrecorder.

ThemodernfluteisdescendedfromtheGerman(transverse)flute.Whereastodayitiscylindricalinbore,stoppedatoneend,untiltheearly19thcenturyitwasconical.Theplayer’sbreathsetsinvibrationthecolumnofairinsidethetube.Acoustically,thetubeactsasanopenone;themouth-holeservestopreventitsactingasstoppedandthussoundinganoctavelower.Formoredetails,visitusat:http://baroque-music.com

The Flute

There are many different companies that make different flutes.

VarietiesThegreatflutevirtuosooftheBavarianCourtOrchestra,TheobaldBoehm,usedaneightkeyflute,butrevolutionizedtheinstrumentin1832withhis‘ringkey’system.In1847,heproducedafifteenholemetalinstrumentwith23keysandlevers.Thebodyoriginallyhadonethumb-holeandfromfourtoeightfinger-holes.Thefirstkeywasaddedin1677,thesecondin1726byQuantz,fluteteacherofFredericktheGreat.

• Altoflute-ThefluteinG,transposinginstrumentnotateda4thaboveactualsound.

• Bassflute-FluteinC,pitchedoneoctavebelowtheordinaryflute(not,assometimesmiscalled,thealtofluteinG).inBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.9byHerbertvonKarajan.

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Fun FactsFrom medieval times two methods of producing sound were used:

(a) blowing across a round mouth-hole as on the panpipes or transverse (side-blown) flute;

(b) blowing into a whistle mouthpiece (end-blown) as on the recorder or flageolet.

(c) Alto flute - The flute in G, transposing instrument notated a 4th above actual sound.

(d) Bass flute - Flute in C, pitched one octave below the ordinary flute (not, as sometimes miscalled, the alto flute in G).

(e) Bassettflöte - (German). Not a flute, but a 17th and 18th century name for a recorder of low pitch. Sometimes called Bassflöte

f) The word flute was used indiscriminately to denote both types during baroque period flute or flautoblown recorder.

g) So flutists like flautists.

Cardio WorkCardiovasculardisease(CVD)istheNo.1killerinAmerica.In2004,about871,000adultsintheUnitedStatesdiedofCVD,accountingforabout36percentofalldeaths.

Lackofphysicalactivityisariskfactorforcoronaryheartdisease.

Therelativeriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseassociatedwithphysicalinactivityrangesfrom1.5to2.4,anincreaseinriskcomparablewiththatobservedforhighcholesterol,highbloodpressureandcigarettesmoking,eatingfattyfoods,etc.

Surveysshowthat24percentofAmericans18orolderaren’tactiveatall.Formoredetails,pleasevisit:www.americanheart.org

Running 30 minutes each day helps your lungs function better.

Practice RoomsMPRBookingRules.Anybookingsfortheroomneedtobemadeonlineatleast24hoursinadvanceofthebooking.LSESUMusicSocietymembersmaynotbooktheroomforlongerthanonehourpersession.Youarelimitedtoonesessionperday.Youcannotbooktheroommorethantwoweeksinadvance.(thisdoesnotincludetheLSESUMusicSocietyChairperson,SecretaryandTreasurer)

ThepersonwhohastheroombookedneedstoobtainthekeyfromtheMainReceptionintheOldBuilding,whileinpossessionofthekeyitisthatpersons’responsibilityforanyoftheequipmentintheMPR.Thekeymustbereturnedpromptlyattheendofthesession(unlesssomeonehastheroombookeddirectlyafterwards,inwhichcasethekeywillbepassedontothatperson).Ifthepersonwhohastheroombookedafteryoudoesnotshowupafteryou,thekeymustbetakenbacktotheMainReceptionoftheOldBuilding.TheroomMUSTNOTbeleftunlocked.

Anoticewillbepostedonthemusicpracticeroomdooreverydaysothatyoucanseewhohastheroombookedandatwhattimesthatday.Foodordrinkisnottobeleftintheroom.Theroommustbeleftinatidyandorderlyfashion.SmokingisNOTallowedintheMPR.Formoredetails,pleasevisitourwebsiteat:http://www.lse.ac.uk.

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Exciting Masterclasses WorldwideThis is a flute masterclass lead by flute virtuoso, Laurel Zucker teaching flute student, Bill Damian and pianist, Tatiana Scott, featuring the music-Suite Modale by Ernest Bloch.

LaurelZuckerFluteMastserclassDVDSerieswww.llaurelzuckermasterclass.comisthenewJuly2008musiceducationalwebsitededicatedtoofferingthefinestdetailedfluteinstructionbyflutevirtuoso,LaurelZucker,totalentedflutestudentsthroughouttheU.S.IboughtthemasterclassontheBachSonatainAminorandenjoyedthetechnicalandmusicalapproachyougavetothemusic.Yourstudent,Kim,whowastheperformersoundedlikeshereceivedalotfromthelessontoo.

High school and college students are encouraged to play in large groups for their annual summer masterclasses.

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