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A University-School Music Partnership for Music Education Majors in a Culturally Distinctive Community
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Citation: Vol. 56, No. 4, 2009
Article Title: A University-School Music Partnership for Music Education Majors in a Culturally DistinctiveCommunity
Author: Amanda Christina Soto, Chee-Hoo Lum and Patricia Shehan Campbell
Instrument: Flute
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education

Universities are beginning to partner with each other and the community.
Schools are trying to bridge the gap between privileged university students and underserved students.
Students involved spend time in classes preparing for the study.
Audio Recordings as a Teaching Tool in Applied Music
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Citation: Vol. 49/50, 2009/2010
Article Title: Audio Recordings as a Teaching Tool in Applied Music
Author: Leonard Garrison
Instrument: Flute
Journal: College Music Symposium

Performers dedicate mental energy to their performance.
Many teachers record performances and/or lessons.
Some teachers use recordings as teaching models (i.e. to teach percussionists rhythms.).
Transforming Classroom Music Instruction with Ideas from Critical Pedagogy
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Citation: Vol. 92, No. 1, 2005
Article Title: Transforming Classroom Music Instruction with Ideas from Critical Pedagogy
Author: Frank Abrahams
Instrument: Flute
Journal: Music Educators Journal

Critical pedagogy means that teachers and students should think like music critics in some ways.
Teachers ask four questions.
Critical pedagogy can offer a lot to a classroom.

Performance
The Flutes of Quantz: Their Construction and Performing Practice
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Citation: Vol. 53, 2000
Article Title: The Flutes of Quantz: Their Construction and Performing Practice
Author: Mary Oleskiewicz
Instrument: Flute
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal

Most of Quantz compositions are unpublished.
Quantz's low tuning is no longer used.
In 1718 Quantz went from playing the flute to playing the oboe.
A New Flute Sonata by Handel
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Citation: Vol. 9, No. 3, 1981
Article Title: A New Flute Sonata by Handel
Author: David Lasocki and Terence Best
Instrument: Flute
Journal: Early Music

It is believed that only one of Handel's sonatas wasa flute sonata.
Always made it clear if it was flute or recorder to be used in his pieces.
The Brussel's manuscript contains three flute sonatas.
Headjoints
All About Headjoints *
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Citation: Vol. 57 No. 2 2002
Author: Sandy Schwoebel
Title: All About Headjoints
Instrument: Flute

Headjoints are made from a wide variety of materials and come in a wide variety of colors.
The cork is exactly 17 milimeters from the center of teh aperture hole.
The placement of the cork affects the tuning.
Headjoint and Body *
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Citation. Vol. 63 No. 6 2009
Author: Patricia George
Title: Headjoint and Body
Instrument: Flute
Journal: The Instrumentalist

Assess what the student knows.
Play follow the leader with student playing the flute.
Do different drills with the student.
New Types of Flute Embouchure Sections
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Citation: Vol. 1, No. 3, 1973
Article Title: New Types of Flute Embouchure Sections
Author: Raoul J. Fajardo
Instrument: Flute
Journal: Early Music

Three flutes made of the same wood sounded distinctly different.
Headjoint is of primary importance to the tone of the flute.
Headjoint gives metal flute a bigger dynamic range.

On Reaming Flutes
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Citation: Vol.58, 2005
Article Title: On Reaming Flutes
Author: Robert Bigio and Michael Wright
Instrument: Flute
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal

Clyindrical and conical bores are reamed differenty.
Flutes are always cylindrical.
The headjoints were thought to have been reamed by a narrow tool.
Instruments
The Vertical Piccolo
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Citation: Vol.55, 2002
Article Title: The Vertical Piccolo
Author: Danielle Eden
Instrument: Flute
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal

At one time the piccolo was played vertically.
Had a mouthpiece making it more like a whistle.
Piccolo was just a mouthpiece that was attached to the cylinder.
Mozart and the Flute
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Citation: Vol. 20, No. 1, 1992
Article Title: Mozart and the Flute
Author: Jane Bowers
Instrument: Flute
Journal: Early Music

There were two opinons on how the German flute should be played.
Mozart was thought to have little concern about how the flute sounded.
Was more concerned about intonation and expression.
The Alex Murray Flute
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Citation: Vol. 26, 1973
Article Titile: The Alex Murray Flute
Author: Philip Bate
Instrument: Flute
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal

Theobold Boehm found and solved common problems of flutes.
Murray made open G# adjustment to his flute making it easier for him to play.
Murray's flute seemed complicated but was mechanically sound and logical.

Other Fun Information
Renaissance Flute Renascence
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Citation: Vol. 31, No. 1, 2003
Article Title: Renaissance Flute Renascence
Author: Ardal Powell
Instrument: Flute
Journal Title: Early Music

Renaissance flute was popular in the 16th century.
Baroque flute much more popular and used often.
The Renaissance flute's proportions were interesting to flute makers.


A Medieval Tongue-(Lip-)and-Duct Flute
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Citation: Vol. 34, 1981
Article Title: A Medieval Tongue-(Lip-)and-Duct Flute
Author: Cajsa Lund
Instrument: Flute
Journal Title: The Galpin Society Journal


This flute was made from a sheep leg bone.
This flute is easy to play as a toungue duct flute.
Could have been a popular flute in ancient times.
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