Notation
Composers use different notations. Some composers use only one line to indicate the playing and the singing part.
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.