Flute Extended Techniques: A Guide for Composers

A guide to contemporary notation and performance techniques for the flute, opening new paths for composers' creativity. With clarity and innovation, this book provides the tools for exploring the full potential of the flute in the 21st century.

 Table of Contents:                               

CHAPTER ONE/The Background of Contemporary Notation          

CHAPTER TWO/Extended Techniques            

1. Tone Color & Special Effects

1.1 Whistle Tones/1.2. Multiphonics/1.3. Bisbigliando/1.4. Buzz Tone/

1.5. Bamboo Tones

2. Air Sound Techniques 

2.1. Aeolian Sound/2.2. Circular Breathing

3. Percussive Effects

3.1. Tongue-Ram/3.2. Pizzicato/3.3. Jet-Whistle  

4. Vocal Techniques 

4.1. Singing and Playing/4.2. Speaking and Playing/4.3. Vocalization of Phonemes & Syllables /4.3.1. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)/ 4.3.2. Description of syllables without the IPA/4.3.3. Changing vowels/4.3.4. Consonants/4.3.5. Repeated Phonemes/ 4.3.6.Humming/4.3.7. Falsetto 

CHAPTER THREE/Approaching the Notation of Electronics