Episode 23 Repertoire Review: Etudes and Performance pieces for young contemporary flutists

About this episode

Kathy Weidenfeller reviews useful books for introducing young flutists to contemporary performance techniques.

In this episode, I'm reviewing some books that I've found useful to introduce students to extended flute techniques and contemporary performance practice. Here's a list of the books I talk about in the episode (Note – this is not sponsored in any way – these are just materials that I've found interesting and helpful!) Musique rigolote pour les jeunes flûtistes ( Funny music for young flutists) Ledeuil Éric Beat Boxing & Beyond and Vol.2 Into the Beyond Mary Matthews and Nicole Chamberlain For the Younger Flutist Offermans, Wil Petite méthode des modes de jeu contemporains pour la flûte traversière (Applied and practical method for the principle playing techniques for flute) Sarrien-Perrier, Annick: Papierblüten – Paper Blossoms 24 short pieces for flute:an introduction to contemporary music Gasser, Ulrich Flute Update: New Music for Young Flutists various composers 3 Expeditions pour flûte aventureuse Cycle 1 Ledeuil Éric You can find a more detailed list on the resources page at my website www.kathyweidefeller.com I'd love it if you'd taie a short survey about your interest in an upcoming workshop! And join the discussion at The Flute Suite on Facebook! I'd love to hear what…

People in this episode

Host: Kathy Weidenfeller

Topics covered

• flute techniques
• contemporary music
• performance practice
• teaching resources
• music education

Keywords

• flute
• etudes
• performance pieces
• contemporary techniques
• music education
• teaching resources

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Musique rigolote pour les jeunes flûtistes, Beat Boxing & Beyond, Vol.2 Into the Beyond, For the Younger Flutist, Petite méthode des modes de jeu contemporains pour la flûte traversière, Papierblüten – Paper Blossoms, 24 short pieces for flute: an introduction to contemporary music, Flute Update: New Music for Young Flutists, 3 Expeditions pour flûte aventureuse Cycle 1

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