Some Basics of Extended Techniques by Helen Bledsoe Contents: Harmonics with exercises p. 1 Muliphonics p. 4 Singing and Playing with exercises p. 5 Whistle tones p. 8 Percussive effects p. 8 Circular breathing p. 9 List of published studies for further...
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Some Basics of Extended Techniques by Helen Bledsoe Contents: Harmonics with exercises p. 1 Muliphonics p. 4 Singing and Playing with exercises p. 5 Whistle tones p. 8 Percussive effects p. 8 Circular breathing p. 9 List of published studies for further practice p. 10 Selected repertoire with extended techniques for unaccompanied flute p. 10 By Helen Bledsoe.
Harmonics are produced by overblowing, but we aim to do this in a refined way by picking out the individual upper partials of a single fingering. Benefits: harmonics strengthen the embouchure, improve upper register and articulation of quiet attacks, and they help to familiarize one with "natural" tuning. Applications: to open up the sound, achieve maximum resonance for third-octave very rapid passages, use harmonic fingerings for ease.
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