I've noticed that the overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. don't know very much about classical music. We all take singing in elementary school, but we never study the history of it unless you happen to be a classical music major in college. I find this to be very sad. The majority of people … Continue reading Welcome to Classical Lore!
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Multiphonics part 2
The long awaited Multiphonics part 2! A very long time ago, I wrote a post about multiphonics and why everyone should practice them all the time, promising another post with some tips and tricks I've figured out in my own personal practicing with some pieces to motivate you to actually practice them. Here are a … Continue reading Multiphonics part 2
Intro to Multiphonics (and why they’re awesome)
As a young player I was terrified of multiphonics. I saw someone perform Fish are Jumping by Robert Dick when I was in high school and immediately thought, “I can’t do that, it’s so hard” and also “why does it sound so bad.” This was the start of my fear/dislike of contemporary music. Yes, I … Continue reading Intro to Multiphonics (and why they’re awesome)
Korean flute
The past couple weeks, I've been beginning to work up some pieces to record for the general rounds of summer festivals/residences/etc. For the first time, I'm preparing all this music without a teacher's advice, checking in making sure I'm not doing anything crazy or overlooking something important. This is new for me but now (for … Continue reading Korean flute
Practicing
Practicing is hard for me when I don't have a specific goal. I don't have lessons every couple weeks anymore, and thus no deadlines for learning etudes or pieces. I've had a few gigs here and there, nothing too exciting, and also nothing difficult enough to require any practice time beyond warming up. Despite this, … Continue reading Practicing
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