I sat down with composer/bassist Chris Van Voorst Van Beest recently to go over some of the extended techniques for the flute. Chris asked me a lot about the percussive sounds available to flutist, and in the spirit of sharing, here some of the things we talked about. Most percussive sounds will only sound in … Continue reading Percussive Sounds
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Summer Project – Improv Everyday
For the next month, I'm going to post one improvisation every day. There are a few reasons why I'm doing this: I have been focusing more on traditional repertoire recently and haven't been improvising as much; my traditional repertoire is a little stale and not quite at the level I want it to be; and … Continue reading Summer Project – Improv Everyday
Pre-Michigan Prep and Edgar Varese
I'm super excited to be going home for a week to do so many music things. Because of all the awesome music things happening, I've been doing a lot of prep work, mostly research and practicing. The practicing is obviously necessary, but research? The same way you need to understand the context of a piece … Continue reading Pre-Michigan Prep and Edgar Varese
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
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
Anne Dearth Maker 