Notation
Composers use different notations. Some composers use only one line to indicate the playing and the singing part.
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Mostely a differend shaped notehead is used in that case. This notehead indicates the notes that you should sing (hum) into the instrument. |
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The regular notehead indicates the notes you should play on the flute. |
Some composers use two lines like you see below.
Practise
Studying singing and playing on the flute is useful for:
– Improving tone production
– Improving aural skills
– Stimulate abdominal support
– Awareness of tension in the throat
– Focus embouchure with less or more air
Picc/alto/bass
This technique can be used on all flutes.
Composers
Level:
| General: | Becomes a bit more difficult: | |
| This technique is quite easy to realize when singing and playing are synchronized. | Singing and playing are not synchronized. |
Notes:
Possible on any note. Mind the possibility of the voice. Mostely the performer can change the octave when necessary.
Repertoire
| Composer: | Title: | Album: | Publisher: | Other techniques: | |||
| Aigner, Wilfried | *1970 | Slapstick blues | Flute Update | 3 | Flute solo | Walter Wretschitsch & Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | Keyclicks, Flatterzunge, Glissando/tonebending |
| Augusti, Marian | *1980 | Zeitlauf | Flute Update | 3 | Flute solo | Walter Wretschitsch & Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | Windtones |
| Cutler, Davis | *1971 | Leipzigian Nights (part 1) | Postcards | 3 | Flute solo | Universal Edition (UE 33661) |
Harmonics, Keyclicks, Flatterzunge, Glissando/tonebending |
| Cutler, Davis | *1971 | Pinstriped Tomatoes (part 2) | Postcards | 3 | Flute solo | Universal Edition (UE 33661) |
Harmonics, Windtones, Flatterzunge, Glissando/tonebending |
| Dick, Robert | *1950 | Lookout | 3 | Flute solo | Multiple Breath Music Company | Multiphonics, Harmonics, Keyclicks, Quartertones | |
| Dick, Robert | *1950 | Flying Lessons 1 | 3 | Flute solo | Multiple Breath Music Company | Multiphonics, Harmonics, Keyclicks, Glissando/tonebending, Quartertones | |
| Gergely, Ittzés | *1969 | Mr. Dick is thinking in terms of a blues-pattern | 3 | Flute solo | www.ittzesgergely.hu | Multiphonics, Harmonics, Slap tongue, Trumpet embouchure | |
| Gottsche-Niessner, Friedgund | *1954 | Die Bienen | Eine kleine Tiersuite | 3 | 3 Flutes | Zimmermann (ZM 32360) |
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| Gottsche-Niessner, Friedgund | *1954 | Mucken im Lied | Musikalische kurzgeschichten | 3 | 3 Flutes | Zimmermann (ZM 32370) |
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| Gottsche-Niessner, Friedgund | *1954 | Der traurige Tanzbar und die lustige Tanzmaus | Musikalische kurzgeschichten | 3 | 3 Flutes | Zimmermann (ZM 32370) |
Windtones, Glissando/tonebending |
| Holliger, Heinz | *1939 | Sonate (in)solit(air)e | 3 | Flute solo | Schott (FTR 175) | Whistletones, Multiphonics, Harmonics, Glissando/tonebending, Slap tongue, Quartertones, Trumpetembouchure | |
| Holliger, Heinz | *1939 | “(t)air(e)” | 3 | Flute solo | Ars Viva Verlag (AVV 133) |
Whistletones, Windtones, Jetwhistle, Keyclicks, Slap tongue, Quartertones | |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Drigo’s dream | 3 | Flute, piano | Zimmermann (ZM 34510) |
Multiphonics, Bambootones, Harmonics,Windtones, Keyclicks, Glissando/tonebending | |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Honami | 3 | Flute solo | Zimmermann (ZM 30730) |
Whistletones, Multiphonics, Bambootones, Windtones, Flatterzunge | |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Yume-Kaze | Made in Japan | 3 | Flute, CD | Zimmermann (ZM 34950) |
Windtones, Flatterzunge |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Kagome Kagome | Made in Japan | 3 | Flute, CD | Zimmermann (ZM 34950) |
Harmonics |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Kaurokami Love | Made in Japan | 3 | Flute, CD | Zimmermann (ZM 34950) |
Windtones |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Studie 7: Singing unisono and parallel | For the contemporary Flutist | 3 | Flute solo | Zimmermann (ZM 29700) |
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| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Studie 8: Polyphonic singing | For the contemporary Flutist | 3 | Flute solo | Zimmermann (ZM 29700) |
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| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Working Song 2 | Flute Update | 3 | Flute, woodsaw | Walter Wretschitsch & Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | Bambootones, Harmonics |
| Offermans, Wil | *1957 | Jungle Dance | 3 | Flute solo, 5 flutes, 2 bassflutes, 3 botles, birdwhistle | Zimmermann (ZM 31430) |
Windtones |
Books:
| Author: | Title: | Publisher: | Techniques: |
| Levine, Carin & Mitropoulos-Bott, Christina |
The techniques of flute playing | Bärenreiter | Whistletones, Multiphonics, Harmonics, Windtones, Jetwhislte, Keyclicks, Flatterzunge, Glissando/tonebending, Slap tongue, Quartertones, Trumpet embouchure |
Sound example
Here you can listen to a short example of Singing and playing. I’m playing Zoom tube by Ian Clark.