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Re: silly questions and school
Karen Stafford
Don't worry, Jill. I had to ask the same question once. I always knew
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him as William Bennett from my college days :-)I never KNEW him, knew him. This is just from an educational point of view. On Thu, 10 Sep 1998 JillPiccol@... wrote:From: JillPiccol@... --
Karen Stafford "It's OK; I'm with the band" -Stafford's Music Madness Site Contributing Editor on Flutes, Suite 101: |
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Re: wibb/onelist
Rebecca Ruch
Sky,
You can stop receiving mail by logging in at onelist and switching it to No Mail. Then you can switch back at any time. Just another one of onelist's handy dandy new features =) Jill, The Wibb question has been asked many times, don't worry. =) Rebecca: who's extremely tied because she had to be at school at 6:30 for a flute sectional. yuck! -- becci@... icq: #1036359 AOL: Flutopia16 or Poohluvr64 (___(_o_)____|_|__O_o_O_O_)_o_o_O_O_O_|_9_O_O_O_| |
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Re: silly questions and school
Keith Pettway
On Thu, 10 Sep 1998 JillPiccol@... wrote:
From: JillPiccol@...Hello Jill (you are Jilly??) - First off there are no silly questions. Some of us oldtimers get to going and forget others may not have been around long enough to pick up on some things. WIBB is William Bennett. It is what he prefers to be called, the name comes from his initials. He is a wonderful player and teacher. He is my mentor and is highly respected in the flute world. Wibb plays old French flutes, as do several others of us. You are correct about Lot. He was one of the leading makers of French flutes from the 1850s into the early 20th century. They are no longer made. Other names of flute makers in France durning this era you may see from time to time are: Bonneville, Lebret, Rive, and Barbier. Keep the questions coming!!! How are you going to know if you don't ask. Cheers!! Papa Smurf |
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bolshy strangers/Guy's success/blackberry decor?/Sally Ann
Lyn McLarin
Hi all!
My goodness, what was this? Some complete stranger running around sending bolshy notes to the members? Gosh, wonder when mine will come...so how many of you got them, were they actually mean, or just bossy???? Good that Glen was here to tell him/her off, anyway! <G> Many welcomes and congrats and kudos, Guy!! I'll bet that now you are just itching to perform again, eh? <GGG> It kinda gets into your blood, doesn't it? Even the nerves and things are like no other experience...How wonderful of that lady to wait for your concert and then pursue you for lessons, too! Not exactly bad for the old ego, eh? Heehee.... ..and now all that music as well, albeit obtained in a bittersweet manner...more to serenade your carcasses with! (this fluting must work better than meat tenderizer hammers...,G>) Well, Caroline? You asked us to hang in with crossed fingers while you prepared your blackberry icecream concoction...(but why oh why did you clean the kitchen FIRST??!<G>)...So? Is it done yet? Is it yummy? So when are you inviting the list to your virtual ice cream party, hmmm? <GGG> Welcome back Sally Ann!! And how wonderful that you're getting so much fluter fanaticism in your neck of the woods so soon, wow! Soo, will you be polishing up a piece or three for WIBB's classes yourself? Sorry to hear about your (ex) locust tree going down in the storm-that-wasn't-officially-a-tornado-but-acted-like-one! <G> So will you be sending it down to Jess for her long house? Oboy, if Ira was enough into the Erie Canal to compose for it, wait til he gets into the British canal system!! (and now we know what nom de plume our WUA uses on holiday: Adrian Sunshine!<GG> ) Oh dear, hope Teddy Fluffy Boy is over his drug induced surliness...maybe he got online with my Bumblegrowl by mistake, eh? Is the Massive Fafness still rolling along? Cheers! Lyn McLarin WildMusic@... |
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Re: Caroline's ambitions
"Nancy Smith" <[email protected]
Martin wrote:
Sure, Nancy, I have a Lot to show you!<GG> Maybe we can do a swap, I'mHi Martin, It's Bermuda, so we'll have to work out a deal with British Airways to get you here on the cheap!! Nancy |
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Advance publicity..WIBB's new CD!!
Fellow Fluters,
Just to let you know that I am writing the CD notes for WIBB's new CD. A great programme of rarer flute pieces with orchestra: 1. Romance Dvorak 2. Concerto Reinecke 3. Nocturne Sibelius 4. Concerto Nielsen 5. The Serious Doll Elgar 6. Ballade Reinecke Any of you attending last year's NFA Convention will have heard him play the Nielsen.....his playing of this is so moving..so completely satisfying. We had an Ozzette..that is a female Australian <<GG>>..play the Reinecke and another play the Nielsen on the Summer School...superb players both of them. There is a lot of talent coming from 'down under'.....and we ain't heard our Wendy yet.....well I have... and she is another great talent.. and her flute playing is quite good too......<<GGG>> Open-hole piccolos There is a very sound acoustical reason for making open-hole piccs...even if they can be a bit difficult to finger. The Louis Lot and Bonneville piccs.. and I have also a Cabart and a Rive..were naturally made on the old conical bore...as most modern wooden piccs with closed keys. The advantage of the open-holes is the extra venting on the RH..where the bore starts to constrict and, with the ring key mechanism you have a perfect...well almost..high F#....as you just close the ring to shut the G hole...like a Brossa F#. High F# is a real "bete noire" on piccs. Middle E and Eb are also helped by the extra venting. Rudall Carte made a model with only 2 open ring keys on the RH 2 and 3 and covered keys on the rest...probably the best compromise. The sound of a Bonneville open-holed piccolo...followed closely by a Lot should convince a keen ear that there is an advantage...but if you carry a bunch of bananas on the end of each hand...well it could be a tad difficult!! Adrian -- _____________________________________________________________ ___________________ (|______(_O_)________ Adrian Brett---lebret@... Wakefield,West Yorkshire, ENGLAND _ _ _ _ ___ ____________________________________ | |_ |_) |_) |_ | / |__ |_ |_) | \ |_ | / ______________________/ |
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Temporary Email stop
Sky Walkinstik
Dear Friends of Flutenet:
Please, please, do not send any more Email until I get back from European Concert tour in mid Nov. Could you temporarly discontinue the Flutenet Email until I get back? By the time I can get a chance to get on the Net over here, while on tour, I end up with over 600 messages ... pretty expensive to go through all of it over here. Please advise, thank you. Sky Walkinstik < skyflute@... > |
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Re: Caroline's ambitions
Caroline <[email protected]
In message <199809091659_MC2-58E4-8D23@...>, Hoffman
<hoffman@...> writes From: Hoffman <hoffman@...>Right, I'm doing it! Tried to ring Nick this afternoon, but he was out. I'll get hold of him tomorrow and get my name on that list! Lynn wrote: Caroline, I think that Chaminade actually did compose that concertinoSimple solution to that - I don't teach! Never have done anyway, although I'm a lot more patient than I used to be and I think I probably could these days. But there are enough flute teachers in Cambridge teaching up to Grade 8 without me adding to the number. Oboy, do have fun with the Ibert if you're into getting some gritty newYup! Certainly a reason why he wrote that trombone part for a concerto for WIND instrument anyway...<g>. I'm feeling virtous today, cos I've just blitzed the kitchen and you can now see that all the surfaces are white, not coffee coloured! So I'm going to treat myself by making blackberry icecream tonight - I picked the fruit earlier today and now I'm just off to Sainsburys for cream and sugar - cross your fingers it turns out ok! -- Caroline |
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Re: Cats in Physics
Caroline <[email protected]
Found this in one of the newsgroups I read and thought it might give
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people a laugh - enjoy! Caroline Cats in Physics --
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circle of 5ths; moving story; England/Italy; catch up
Hart, Sally Ann ( Admin )
Dear Flutenetters,
It seems like it's time for me to catch up with all the new folks who have joined! Welcome Nan, Bonnie, and all others! Yes, please ask your questions about flutes, tuning, fluting, rhythms, whatever. As you can see, there are willing and able teachers and helpers around here! Well, how do I start to catch up? Thanks to all the students who asked about the circle of 5ths and remembering the cycle. I have made bulletin board sheets for all those tricky little sayings for my students, did father charles, etc. all up in cute little fonts, or big fonts. Nancy, Oh so good to hear your report about the Wibb class and concerts. I await your tale of the English flute concert too. And your lessons on breathing. Are you using the bag to an advantage yet? After our Underwood class, I made up a bag with a brass mouthpiece, and I use the ping pong ball breath builder. Still have a way to go yet. Do you know we feel so lucky here in Rochester, because our flute club has just joined forces with professor Bonita Boyd at Eastman school to have Wm Bennett here for a master class and recital in February. We think the classes will be 1/2 open for Eastman students, and 1/2 available to flute club members. The recital will be in Kilbourn Hall, which is just about one of the finest recital halls in the world to hear a chamber concert. We can't wait. Guy, Your moving story was indeed moving to me. I know you will treasure the music you have got from your friend. And here I was, thinking about getting ready to trek across New York state to have our early september flutenet picnic in Quebec, and I find that you were involved in other things, and that Calla is off with sore hands. Then I hear that Jessica has enough sticks to build an Iroquois long house, or at least use the toppled saplings for teepee poles. But then maybe there is not enough room for teepees on all those wooded acres. Jessica, that sure sounds very lush and pleasant. And Clare, You shared such wonderful photographs of your castle in Scotland. I do love thinking about it. Don't forget to keep asking us flutenetters to visit and bring brooms and caulking and paint and elbow grease. Sandi and Richard, Taera and Lynn, We're still eating hot pepper jelly and my friends that wonderful honey. Remembering Seattle and vicinity very fondly!!! <hugs> Max, You finally seem to have jolted me out of lurking with the Hamlet Cat. How eloquent! Michelle and Lyn, we'll have to see about getting the feline contingent going again with a little marching and clawing for lurkers (me high on the list). Teddy has been on medicine for a few weeks, his FUS acted up - what a grouch he turned into for a bit. Adrian, So you have set fingers back to keyboard! Great to hear your ventures. All the talk of places around England reminds me that my composer friend called a few weeks ago to tell me he got married and is moving to england. Turns out he (at age 70++) is marrying his late wife's sister, who visited over the summer from Norfolk. So where is Norfolk? near any of you? Lynsorebottom, I love that!! Well, if it is I will have to put Ira in touch with you all. He is the one who wrote the pennywhistle concerto last spring, and the rhapsody to celebrate our Erie Canal. Folksy sort of writing. He says he is hooking up with a composer friend in England, and I swear he said the name was Adrian Sunshine. Is that right? Adrian you must have been putting in the good word with WIBB, too, because he (WIBB that is) seems to be on the schedule for a recital and masterclass here in Rochester NY in February (snow season). You can bet I'm going to work up something for that class if I get lucky to be drawn for it. Glen, Arrivederla a Italia!! Carol, Did you get my private e-mail about flute clubs? Looking forward to hearing back from you. All intrested in the weather (not Monica's knitting), it certainly must be a while since I've written, and I know I haven't told you that we had a most fierce storm here last Sunday night. Went all the way across the western part of New York State from the lake (Ontario) down to Syracuse. The whole time it blew off roofs and toppled trees and utility poles. Our immediate little hamlet lost electricity from Sunday night until yesterday noon. Reminded me of living in the cabin in the woods (which my husband and I did once long ago during hippie times) when we would have laughed at that toilet paper hangs which way question. We just used to set it on the floor in the outhouse! Anyway, we are still picking up branches at home, and have lost a lovely black locust tree which fell on the power wires. Still no one says it was a tornado, was just spouts of heavy winds 90 mph. Anyway, now I am back at work, and that is what I must do as I have 5 projects begging at my heels. Later, Sally Ann ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *~ * ~ *~ * ~ *~ * ~ *~ * ~ * Sally Ann Hart sahart@... "Wondering what's the speed of dark" ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *~ * ~ *~ * ~ *~ * ~ *~ * ~ * |
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Re: openhole / Notice
Glen Ross <[email protected]
The message <Pine.SOL.3.96.980910081347.27721B-100000@...>
from Jane Tupin <tupin@...> contains these words: Has anyone tried the new Trevor James Alto Flute? It's heavily discounted_____________________ At that price I would say it is a "must have" if you can raise the cash for it. I have played one and Brian in the Brit flutenet group is considering buying one. It is not up to the Yammy "Harmony" standard but it is better than most of the budget end stuff. Glen. |
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To our Oz friends
Keith Pettway
All of you folks down in Oz - My friend Alexa Still will be doing
a flute festival somewhere on your sub continent in the next few days. She did not tell me just where, but I am sure you have heard about it. If any of you are in attendance, please make it a point to hear her play and/or teach. Then go up and meet her. She is an amazing player, a fantastic teacher and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Tell her Keith said hello (she doesn't even know I'm a smurf). Cheers!! Papa Smurf |
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Re: Notice.
"Buckman, Nancy" <[email protected]
Absolutely the best hand-smacking ever!
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Nancy Buckman Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD USA nebuckman@... ---------- |
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Re: openhole / Notice
Katiematie,
Now that Wendy Wombat has started teaching maybe you should cadge a few freebie lessons from her.....oh and she has a spare flute!! I have already warned her in advance. Did you like the Sydney Con? Is Katemate as much fun as she seems to be. Adrian -- _____________________________________________________________ ___________________ (|______(_O_)________ Adrian Brett---lebret@... Wakefield,West Yorkshire, ENGLAND _ _ _ _ ___ ____________________________________ | |_ |_) |_) |_ | / |__ |_ |_) | \ |_ | / ______________________/ |
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Re: openhole / Notice
"Katie White" <[email protected]
Jane,
I'm sorry to hear about Jazz. That's so sad. Just like losing a real life friend. Best wishes to her. Katie. |
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openhole / Notice
Jane Tupin <[email protected]
From: Glen Ross <ross@...>from Hoffman <hoffman@...>: holesThey have ring keys, rather like a clarinet. It's nice to have open but I find the holes too close for my large fingers (have you tried one I have the same problem. My large hands and the picc do not makeI have small hands and fingers and couldn't play the open holed picc comfortably. The rings had a strange feel to them, not like the open hole flute I'm accustomed to. Anyway, who would want to play a picc when bass flutes are available??I had another good practice sesion on the bass flute at NFA, I played 2 octaves. Well I got a sound out of most of 2 octaves. Played a chromatic scale 3 octaves on the alto rather easily. Has anyone tried the new Trevor James Alto Flute? It's heavily discounted in the States for the rest of Sept as an introductory offer. $1300-1400 US. I think Cincinnati Fluteworks has them. At NFA, Someone played a bass and alto flute solo I think it was somebody from Caliendo (sp) Pub. It sounded gorgeous. I had never heard either as a solo instrument before. ------------- I have received posts telling me that someone is sending people mailSo the rest of us who haven't been "warned" should start posting non flute messages til this person gets tired of writing complaint notes? <GG> Seriously, perhaps they should just be referred to Larry's list. Sounds like they'd be more comfortable over there. To make this non flute related... my sister's wonderful dog, Jazz, just died. She was 14, an adorable, sweet friendly dog. She was my sister's baby. Better get my morning caffeine. Jane tupin@... |
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Re: Notice.
"Katie White" <[email protected]
Hey all,
GOGOGOGOGO GLEN!!!!!! You tell them :) Today I happened to be alone in the music rooms at school and I picked up a flute and tried to play it. What is the trick of getting a sound out of it? hehe I must have sounded awful. I could play the low notes, from D to B, I couldn't find C at the bottom and top of the lower octave. I guess it may have helped to have a tutor-like book to refer to. Just thought I'd let you all now I've actually *tried* to play a flute now :) Katie. |
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Notice.
Glen Ross <[email protected]
Now, let's see...... how is it done??...........got it !!!
**** Housekeeping notice number 3489 [a] subsection C56 **** To make our time on the list more useful, and to stop people really enjoying themselves, it would help if the following rules were noted. Oh, to heck with it, this is FLUTENET. ------------- I have received posts telling me that someone is sending people mail complaining that those people are sending post which is not connected with flutes and flute playing. It seems that this complaining post is coming from someone who has not introduced themself to the group and who has not posted anything to us. They also have obviously not read the "Rules and Guidance" document which everyone gets when they join up with us. Let me restate the position reference posting:- **ALL** subjects [not just flute related stuff] are open for discussion, but posters should stay within the realms of decency, courtesy and also show respect for the views of other people. This list is run as a flute players club NOT as a one subject only list. If that is what you want then may we suggest you go and join the self styled "benevolent dictator" on a competing list. This list has been running under these rules for the last 18 months. In that time we have discussed a myriad subjects, learned a lot and had many a laugh as we did so. Because of the conversational style of the list we also get to know people as individuals not disembodied entities posting and answering questions. In the past people have disagreed fairly strongly on some subjects but we have NEVER had a flame war and for an open ended list that is some acheivement. The list will continue to run as it always has done and POSTS ON ANY SUBJECT ARE WELCOME. Glen. |
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