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Hello Flutenet friends,
As some of you know, particularly those of you who are my Facebook friends, I have composed four etudes for flute.? I now have them available to purchase (PDF download) at??and?.
If you like these, stay tuned!? I have more in the works which should be out before too much longer.
Thanks everyone, and happy 2024!
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Hi Leonard. Are they available in an audio format? Can you download them for free? Just asking. I can't read music at all, and braille music is really hard. I am wondering if I can find these on YouTube and listen to them. I've been playing the flute for 22 years, and I learned everything by ear. I'm mostly self taught, but I did take lessons, from the same woman that taught me piano for 15 years.? Amanda
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On Dec 26, 2023, at 7:11?PM, Leonard E. Lopatin <llopatin1@...> wrote:
? Hello Flutenet friends,
As some of you know, particularly those of you who are my Facebook friends, I have composed four etudes for flute.? I now have them available to purchase (PDF download) at??and?.
If you like these, stay tuned!? I have more in the works which should be out before too much longer.
Thanks everyone, and happy 2024!
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??? Hi Amanda,
??? No, this is just the sheet music.? They are little pieces,
but very challenging and very interesting, if I say so myself!? I
started having physical problems a few years ago, which forced me
to retire from professional playing.? I'm still hoping that I
might be able to regain a level of playing ability that would
allow me to record these pieces myself, but that has yet to be
seen.
??? Of course, I would love to hear other players perform or
record these, too.? I've been a flutist and a flute maker for many
years, but the composing is quite a new thing in the scheme of
things!
??? Best to you,
??? Lenny
On 12/27/2023 12:05 AM, Amanda
Shevitski wrote:
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Hi Leonard. Are they available in an audio format? Can you
download them for free? Just asking. I can't read music at all,
and braille music is really hard. I am wondering if I can find
these on YouTube and listen to them. I've been playing the flute
for 22 years, and I learned everything by ear. I'm mostly self
taught, but I did take lessons, from the same woman that taught me
piano for 15 years.?
Amanda
?
Hello Flutenet friends,
As some of you know, particularly those of you who are my
Facebook friends, I have composed four etudes for flute.? I
now have them available to purchase (PDF download) at??and?.
If you like these, stay tuned!? I have more in the works
which should be out before too much longer.
Thanks everyone, and happy 2024!
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Hi Leonard. What types of flutes do you make? I have a couple of the concert flutes, a Jupiter flute, and my main flute, which is an MIO. They neat. I also have an ocarina, but it's a very oddly shaped one. It looks something like a sweet potato, and has a fipple mouthpiece as well. I also play the recorder. I have been playing the flute for 22 years do you still make flutes, or did you have to retire? I also have a set of panpipes. I don't play the ocarina or the panpipes as much as my flutes and my recorders. It's very interesting how many members of the Flute family they're actually are. There are so many members of the Flute family, that I can't even begin to count them all, let alone pronounce them. Some of them are unpronounceable.? Amanda
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On Dec 27, 2023, at 1:20?AM, Leonard E. Lopatin <llopatin1@...> wrote:
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??? Hi Amanda,
??? No, this is just the sheet music.? They are little pieces,
but very challenging and very interesting, if I say so myself!? I
started having physical problems a few years ago, which forced me
to retire from professional playing.? I'm still hoping that I
might be able to regain a level of playing ability that would
allow me to record these pieces myself, but that has yet to be
seen.
??? Of course, I would love to hear other players perform or
record these, too.? I've been a flutist and a flute maker for many
years, but the composing is quite a new thing in the scheme of
things!
??? Best to you,
??? Lenny
On 12/27/2023 12:05 AM, Amanda
Shevitski wrote:
Hi Leonard. Are they available in an audio format? Can you
download them for free? Just asking. I can't read music at all,
and braille music is really hard. I am wondering if I can find
these on YouTube and listen to them. I've been playing the flute
for 22 years, and I learned everything by ear. I'm mostly self
taught, but I did take lessons, from the same woman that taught me
piano for 15 years.?
Amanda
?
Hello Flutenet friends,
As some of you know, particularly those of you who are my
Facebook friends, I have composed four etudes for flute.? I
now have them available to purchase (PDF download) at??and?.
If you like these, stay tuned!? I have more in the works
which should be out before too much longer.
Thanks everyone, and happy 2024!
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??? ??? Dear Amanda and all Flutenuts!
??? ??? I make concert flutes in precious metals.? I have a
unique design that many here on Flutenet are familiar with.? It
has square tone holes.? That's all the holes that the keys open
and close.? (You probably knew that, but some people think "tone
hole" mean the embouchure hole, which is not correct.)? These are
professional level flutes.? I've mostly made concert flutes, but
I've also made a couple of alto flutes, and one piccolo.
??? ??? I'm semi-retired.? I can't really do much of the main
work because of problems with my back and some other things, but I
still make pads for the square-holed flutes, since nobody else
makes those.
??? ??? Well, we'll be seeing you!? (So to speak.)
??? ??? Best to all,
??? ??? Lenny
On 12/27/2023 3:22 AM, Amanda Shevitski
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Hi Leonard. What types of flutes do you make? I have a couple of
the concert flutes, a Jupiter flute, and my main flute, which is
an MIO. They neat. I also have an ocarina, but it's a very oddly
shaped one. It looks something like a sweet potato, and has a
fipple mouthpiece as well. I also play the recorder. I have been
playing the flute for 22 years do you still make flutes, or did
you have to retire? I also have a set of panpipes. I don't play
the ocarina or the panpipes as much as my flutes and my recorders.
It's very interesting how many members of the Flute family they're
actually are. There are so many members of the Flute family, that
I can't even begin to count them all, let alone pronounce them.
Some of them are unpronounceable.?
Amanda
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??? Hi Amanda,
??? No, this is just the sheet music.? They are little
pieces, but very challenging and very interesting, if I say
so myself!? I started having physical problems a few years
ago, which forced me to retire from professional playing.?
I'm still hoping that I might be able to regain a level of
playing ability that would allow me to record these pieces
myself, but that has yet to be seen.
??? Of course, I would love to hear other players perform
or record these, too.? I've been a flutist and a flute maker
for many years, but the composing is quite a new thing in
the scheme of things!
??? Best to you,
??? Lenny
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Hi again, Amanda,
??? ??? I forgot to mention my flute company's website, which is: squareoneflutes.com .? You can find lots more about what I do there.
??? ??? Lenny
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Hi Lenny. Amanda here. I just got done playing flute with a friend of mine who plays violin. I also played the recorder a little bit as well. I took a fall, but I'm OK. I caught my foot on a chair on the back porch, the wrong way, and took a small tumble. I'm OK though. My recorder, Gabrielle, who is an angel recorder is fine too. She took a pretty hard hit, but I'm surprised she still plays. Anyway, my godmother asked me if the flute hurts my lip. I said not at all. She thought it did, but it doesn't. I have a small Fife, and the Fife has a thumb hole that is sharp around the edges. I play this instrument, but afterwards, my thumb has a small blister. Do you know of a way to file that thumb hole down a little? It's sharp around the edges.? Amanda
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On Dec 28, 2023, at 4:28?AM, Leonard E. Lopatin <llopatin1@...> wrote:
? ??? ??? Hi again, Amanda,??? ??? I forgot to mention my flute company's website, which is: squareoneflutes.com .? You can find lots more about what I do there.??? ??? LennyOn 12/27/2023 3:22 AM, Amanda Shevitski wrote:Hi Leonard. What types of flutes do you make?
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?? ?? ? Hi Amanda,
??? ??? Doing anything can cause pain if you do it too much or
too long, or if you do it improperly.? As you say, the flute
doesn't hurt your lip.? That's good.? It means that you are not
using too much pressure against your lip or chin.?
??? ?? About the thumb hole on your fife, I'm afraid I can't say
what can be done about the sharp edges without seeing it myself.?
And in any case, I would advise you against trying to do anything
to it yourself.? For someone who has done any sort of repair or
maintenance of wind instruments, it should be a very easy fix with
a little piece of extremely fine sandpaper wrapped around the end
of a tiny stick or file.? I wouldn't use a file directly on the
hole.? That could cause irreversible damage.
??? ??? I don't know if you have someone who looks after the
repair and maintenance of your flute, but I would leave it to
someone like that to help you with the fife.
??? ??? I'm awfully glad your fall wasn't worse!? (For you or
Gabrielle.) ?
??? ??? Bye for now,
??? ??? Lenny
On 12/28/2023 1:32 PM, Amanda Shevitski
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Hi Lenny. Amanda here. I just got done playing flute with a friend
of mine who plays violin. I also played the recorder a little bit
as well. I took a fall, but I'm OK. I caught my foot on a chair on
the back porch, the wrong way, and took a small tumble. I'm OK
though. My recorder, Gabrielle, who is an angel recorder is fine
too. She took a pretty hard hit, but I'm surprised she still
plays. Anyway, my godmother asked me if the flute hurts my lip. I
said not at all. She thought it did, but it doesn't. I have a
small Fife, and the Fife has a thumb hole that is sharp around the
edges. I play this instrument, but afterwards, my thumb has a
small blister. Do you know of a way to file that thumb hole down a
little? It's sharp around the edges.?
Amanda
? ??? ??? Hi again, Amanda,
??? ??? I forgot to mention my flute company's website,
which is: squareoneflutes.com .? You can find lots more
about what I do there.
??? ??? Lenny
On 12/27/2023 3:22 AM, Amanda Shevitski wrote:
Hi Leonard. What types of flutes
do you make?
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I know. I gave my friend Cynthia, who plays the violin a little bit of a heart attack though, but everything turned out OK. I don't really play the Fife that much, but I have it just in case I wanna play it some. I mostly concentrate on the flute on the recorder. Anyhow, at work at the moment. Things are going well though. Gabrielle is my angel recorder, and Hazel is my main concert flute. My spare flute, which is a Jupiter, is called Rosita.? Amanda
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On Dec 28, 2023, at 6:01?PM, Leonard E. Lopatin <llopatin1@...> wrote:
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?? ?? ? Hi Amanda,
??? ??? Doing anything can cause pain if you do it too much or
too long, or if you do it improperly.? As you say, the flute
doesn't hurt your lip.? That's good.? It means that you are not
using too much pressure against your lip or chin.?
??? ?? About the thumb hole on your fife, I'm afraid I can't say
what can be done about the sharp edges without seeing it myself.?
And in any case, I would advise you against trying to do anything
to it yourself.? For someone who has done any sort of repair or
maintenance of wind instruments, it should be a very easy fix with
a little piece of extremely fine sandpaper wrapped around the end
of a tiny stick or file.? I wouldn't use a file directly on the
hole.? That could cause irreversible damage.
??? ??? I don't know if you have someone who looks after the
repair and maintenance of your flute, but I would leave it to
someone like that to help you with the fife.
??? ??? I'm awfully glad your fall wasn't worse!? (For you or
Gabrielle.) ?
??? ??? Bye for now,
??? ??? Lenny
On 12/28/2023 1:32 PM, Amanda Shevitski
wrote:
Hi Lenny. Amanda here. I just got done playing flute with a friend
of mine who plays violin. I also played the recorder a little bit
as well. I took a fall, but I'm OK. I caught my foot on a chair on
the back porch, the wrong way, and took a small tumble. I'm OK
though. My recorder, Gabrielle, who is an angel recorder is fine
too. She took a pretty hard hit, but I'm surprised she still
plays. Anyway, my godmother asked me if the flute hurts my lip. I
said not at all. She thought it did, but it doesn't. I have a
small Fife, and the Fife has a thumb hole that is sharp around the
edges. I play this instrument, but afterwards, my thumb has a
small blister. Do you know of a way to file that thumb hole down a
little? It's sharp around the edges.?
Amanda
? ??? ??? Hi again, Amanda,
??? ??? I forgot to mention my flute company's website,
which is: squareoneflutes.com .? You can find lots more
about what I do there.
??? ??? Lenny
On 12/27/2023 3:22 AM, Amanda Shevitski wrote:
Hi Leonard. What types of flutes
do you make?
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Leonard E. Lopatin