Workshops
There will be 2 Adult Learners sessions:
Jude Huxtable
- Dealing with nerves and fear
- Body tension
- Air direction and a clear understanding of sound production
- How to transition from octave to octave
- Vocal exercises and the position of the tongue
- Rhythmic skills
- Embouchere flexibility
- Improvising a simple melody
- Creative visualisation
- The inner game of music
Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the amazing ability of flutists in the Festival? Want to meet some other players of your standard? Then come and join this flute choir specially designed for players from Beginner up to Grade 3 standard.
We will enjoy playing a variety of duets and trios in a relaxed environment, and you will have the opportunity to develop your sight-reading and to learn ensemble playing skills.
ALL ages welcome!
Maddilyn Goodwin & Peter Verhoyen
Peter Verhoyen, world-renowned piccolo specialist, and Maddilyn Goodwin, former student of Peter and researcher, take you through the piece discussing elements of Baroque performance practise so that you may find your own "authentic" performance amongst the flexibility of Baroque practices. Various elements of performance practise will be addressed, with Peter and Maddilyn providing demonstrations for complete comprehension. Additionally, Peter Verhoyen discusses how to approach the piece in an audition setting from an orchestral viewpoint, and what to work on for a successful piccolo audition. Throughout the lecture, the piece will be performed and demonstrated by both presenters in a fun and dynamic way. This lecture is based on Maddilyn Goodwin's research: "An Educated Guess: The Employment of Historically-Informed Performance Practices on the Modern Piccolo in Antonio Vivaldi's Flautino Concerto in C Major RV 443." The research was conducted in Belgium 2016-17, under supervision of established Belgian harpsichordist, period performance specialist, conductor and researcher, Ewald Demeyere.
with Greg Holdaway
Every performer, every student and every teacher is unique. Unique in their desire to play, in their individual physicality and their attitude. Yet, every person is similar in their structure, the fundamentals of coordination, posture and balance apply to everyone. As teachers know from experience, physical coordination responds moment by moment to what the student is thinking. This workshop will involve practical activities and demonstrations on how to devise coordination, body mapping and activity instructions to assist in teaching and personal playing.
Equipping students with the best possible trained coordination to support continual improvement, health and enjoyment is a key aspect of music teaching. Learning to play involves hours of training repetitive actions. As these actions become more and more habituated over time, it is important to provide a solid grounding in posture, balance and ease of movement so the student avoids difficult repetitive strain injuries, mental stress and loss of enjoyment as the challenges of playing increase. The BodyMinded approach to teaching has been developed to upskill teachers with the essentials of coordination based on a three phase method for creating teaching instructions. The workshop will outline this process with practical examples, and will provide an opportunity for teachers to ask questions about particular challenges they face in the studio and in their own playing.
The workshop is practical, it is intended that you will learn some processes you can explore with your students and in your personal practise.
with Hans-Dieter Michatz
Download the Baroque 101 presentation here .
This workshop aims to establish important basics for a practical, yet historically informed approach to the interpretation of music from the 17th and 18th Centuries (and beyond).
A brief look at historical contexts regarding the origins and concepts behind the style will be combined with practical exploration of musical examples.
Participants are encouraged to bring their instruments in order to try and experiment with the ideas presented, however: there is no expectation of specific playing standards or preparation.
Nonetheless: Specific Questions and queries about individual repertoire pieces will gladly be addressed.
Video Recorded Performance and Discussion
Wissam Boustany, Ian Clarke, Matthias ZieglerThree Workshops, one performer in each workshop.Advanced players only
AFF invites one performer to take part in these innovative performance/discussion/workshop opportunities, which form the core musical experience of the Grolloo Flute Sessions (home of the Eva Kingma Flutes workshop), led by Matthias Ziegler, Ian Clarke and Wissam Boustany in the Netherlands.
The selected flutist will give a complete performance of their chosen repertoire (maximum duration 10 minutes) which will be videoed. A dynamic discussion follows, in which the performer is able share his/her intended goals and the audience gives their feedback in a supportive and constructive environment.
Afterwards the student is given the video recording and will have the opportunity to study the video and reflect on their own thoughts in light of their experience and the feedback. The sessions usually develop into a lively debate led by Ian, Wissam and Matthias, who will share their individual insights and methods.REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSEDExpressions of interest close on May 17th, 2019Successful candidates will be notified on 31st May, 2019Performer fee: $120
From performer to composer - starting to write your own pieces
In the 18th and 19th century it was normal for a performer to also be a composer. Then in the 20th century composing was often seen as something too intellectual and specialised for performers to dabble in! However, happily those days are over. Now many performers, from students to international artists are composing their own pieces.
Christine Draeger started as a performer but have been composers for many years. She will talk about how she got started and give some practical strategies for participants to start writing their own pieces.
Coincidentally, three of the artists at the 2019 festival; Wissam Boustany, Matthias Ziegler and Ian Clarke are composers who started as performers.
Topics to be covered include
Why do you want to compose? Answering this question will shape your piece in a definite direction. Some answers might include;
- To write a virtuosic solo to show off my technique, tone, legato etc
- To write a piece to celebrate a birth, wedding, memorial, birthday etc
- Because I’m interested in the process of composing
Strategies to develop your ideas into a piece.
- Improvisation as a way into composing
- Arranging existing works for flute
- Writing for accompanying instruments
-Tools; notation programs, working with electronics
Participants should bring their flute, manuscript paper and a pencil.
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) for music performance anxiety
with Deborah Hart
This workshop will be based on a live demonstration of ACT processes through role play with a professional musician. It will incorporate some experiential exercises as well as a role play that will allow attendees to participate.
This workshop is unique as it will be a unscripted live demonstration of ACT processes in response to the performance situation in the workshop. It also contributes by integrating concepts such as self-compassion (from Compassion Focussed Therapy) and intrinsic motivation and flow (from Self-Determination Theory and Flow Theory) and incorporating the author’s experience of applying ACT to her own music performance anxiety as well as professional and conservatoria musicians in her workshops and private counselling practice.
In this workshop Deborah will demonstrate her unique approach to enhancing music performance when stage fright turns up. Deborah has developed this method from evolutionary science and psychological research, initially to help with her own performance anxiety as a professional horn player, and now in her work as a coach and counsellor for musicians in workshops and the therapy room. This approach considers our everyday human drive to make music, our unwillingness to accept the mind and body’s unpleasant responses to high pressure performance and how we might strengthen our attentional muscle in order to make the music we truly desire to live our most meaningful life. Deborah will take the audience through some exercises and demonstrate with a volunteer performer some of these unusual and challenging concepts.
Two repair workshops - 30 participants only in each workshop
YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE FESTIVAL BEFORE YOU APPLY FOR THIS WORKSHOP
Andrew Berrington (BLOW Woodwinds)
Edison Castilho Junior (Flutes & Flutists) - FULL
Ever wondered what happens when you have your flute serviced?
What does it mean when we say we shimmed the pads, removed the lost motion and swaged your mechanism?
What is the difference between a pinned and pinless mechanism and why does it matter….
What are the different types of pads?
Have you ever wanted to pull a flute apart? Well this is your chance!
Have all these question answered by two highly regarded technicians Andrew Berrington and Edison Castilho Junior
Limited to 60 places.
The repair workshops are now full
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Yoga
with James Kortum
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
James will offer a breath centred yoga practice, which will explore postures for optimum flexibility and body awareness. The desired outcome for all participants will be a re-connection with the natural breath, plus provide tools for better concentration and relaxation. No prior yoga experience is necessary. Wear comfortable clothing (shorts, leotards) not tight jeans or dresses. All equipment will be provided.
Participants must hold a full registration to the Australian Flute Festival 2019.
Applications close June 3rd, 2019
Please register (using the form below) for ONE session only to allow as many people as possible to take part.