Jet whistle

Although composers use different notations for the jetwhistle, they all use the arrow or curved line.

	or		Start with low energy and increase the airspeed
	or		Start with a lot of energie and decrease the airstreem

The arrow or curve is most important. The shape of the note is sometimes different. Here you find some possibilities.

	Some composers use this notation.
	Some composers use this notation.

Studying jetwhistle on the flute is useful for:
– Stimulate abdominal support
– Co-ordination tongue and abdomen

This technique can be used on all flutes.

Level:

General:		Becomes a bit more difficult:
This technique is quite easy to realize as a seperate technique.		at the end of a frase (and breathing) if alternated with regular sound quickly.

 

Composer:		Title:	Album:			Publisher:	Other techniques:
Holliger, Heinz	*1939	“(t)air(e)”		Flute solo	2	Ars Viva Verlag (AVV 133)	Whispertones, Windtones, Sing & play, Keyclicks, Slap tongue, Quartertones
Offermans, Wil	*1957	Studie no. 9: Diverse	For the contemporary flutist	Flute solo	3	Zimmermann (ZM 29700)	Windtones, Keyclicks
Wagendristel, Alexander	*1965	Three dances	Flute update	Flute solo	3	Walter Wretschitsch & Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien	Multiphonics, Harmonics, Windtones, Keyclicks, Flatterzunge, Slap tongue

Books:

Author:	Title:	Publisher:	Techniques:
Levine, Carin & Mitropoulos-Bott, Christina	The techniques of flute playing	Bärenreiter	Whistletones, Multiphonics, Harmonics, Windtones, Sing & play, Keyclicks, Flatterzunge, Glissando/tonebending, Slap tongue, Quartertones, Trumpet embouchure

Here you can listen to a short example of a Jet whistle.