Having chosen to go the Irish flute route, meaning an older style conical bore flute:
If you want to start practicing and playing irish tunes without putting out a whole lot of money, get a pennywhistle and start playing. 90% or so of all tunes can be done on the whistle, and the fingerings are the same as on a flute.
Keys or no keys?
The next step would be to get a keyless flute. There are a few available, and the good makers usually offer a keyless version of their keyed flutes, for considerably less money than a full 8-key instrument. The fingerings are the same as on the pennywhistle. With many of them you can 'fake' a G# and the F-natural well, by half-holing.
Getting into simple-system flutes with keys however, the important ones for Irish music more or less in order are the F-natural (it is nice to have both of them), the G#, the C and the B-flat. A C-foot is nice for the occasional low C (pretty rare). Probably the least used key is the Eb.
here are some samples from recent ebay auctions:
a nice Sam Murray flute with 4 keys
a full 8-key instrument by Grintner
keyless flute by M&E
Friday, May 16, 2008
Upcoming events:
BAROQUE FLUTES OUTDOORS
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Representing the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, baroque flutists Lars Johannesson and Alissa Roedig perform at the Santa Cruz River Arts Festival, Saturday May 17. This will take place on the outdoor stage (yes, with microphone) at 1:30. We will perform works by Telemann, Friedmann Bach, Michel Blavet, Boismortier and Martinu. For more information, see the festival's website: http://www.riverartsfestival.com
FLUTE STUDENTS' RECITAL
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Flute students of Lars Johannesson perform on Saturday June 7th at 4pm at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Aptos. Works for flute (and baroque flute) with piano, cello and harpsichord accompaniment. Featured works are the Concertino by Cecile Chaminade, Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy by Franz Doppler, a Leclair sonata, bits from the Magic Flute and much more. Students are accompanied by Jonathan Salzedo on harpsichord, Don Adkins on piano, and Joel Schaefer on cello and Viola da Gamba. Admission is free to all and a reception will follow the event. St. Andrews is located on 9850 Monroe Avenue, Aptos, between the Rio Del Mar and Freedom Blvd exits.
FLUTE QUARTET CONCERT
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"Sounds Like Flutes", a Santa Cruzian flute quartet perform a short early-evening concert on Sunday June 8th at St. John The Baptist Episcopal Church in Capitola. Directed by Lars Johannesson, the group will play works by Gary Schocker, Telemann and Barry Phillips, plus some arrangements of Irish traditional and American tunes. Program starts at 5pm, and a short reception will follow.
Suggested donation: $5-$10 to help keep us cover expenses. If you are a starving student or just plain broke, come anyway. St. John's is located on 216 Oakland Avenue, Capitola.
TEACHING IN MOUNTAIN VIEW
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Letting you know that I'm working toward opening up a 1-day/week studio in Mountain View as I have had a number of requests to teach in the San Jose area. I you know of anybody over there looking for a general flute teacher, or somebody interested in Irish or baroque flute, I would appreciate the referral. The plan is to be at West Valley Music friday afternoons - early evenings.
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Representing the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, baroque flutists Lars Johannesson and Alissa Roedig perform at the Santa Cruz River Arts Festival, Saturday May 17. This will take place on the outdoor stage (yes, with microphone) at 1:30. We will perform works by Telemann, Friedmann Bach, Michel Blavet, Boismortier and Martinu. For more information, see the festival's website: http://www.riverartsfestival.com
FLUTE STUDENTS' RECITAL
-----------------------------------
Flute students of Lars Johannesson perform on Saturday June 7th at 4pm at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Aptos. Works for flute (and baroque flute) with piano, cello and harpsichord accompaniment. Featured works are the Concertino by Cecile Chaminade, Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy by Franz Doppler, a Leclair sonata, bits from the Magic Flute and much more. Students are accompanied by Jonathan Salzedo on harpsichord, Don Adkins on piano, and Joel Schaefer on cello and Viola da Gamba. Admission is free to all and a reception will follow the event. St. Andrews is located on 9850 Monroe Avenue, Aptos, between the Rio Del Mar and Freedom Blvd exits.
FLUTE QUARTET CONCERT
-----------------------------------
"Sounds Like Flutes", a Santa Cruzian flute quartet perform a short early-evening concert on Sunday June 8th at St. John The Baptist Episcopal Church in Capitola. Directed by Lars Johannesson, the group will play works by Gary Schocker, Telemann and Barry Phillips, plus some arrangements of Irish traditional and American tunes. Program starts at 5pm, and a short reception will follow.
Suggested donation: $5-$10 to help keep us cover expenses. If you are a starving student or just plain broke, come anyway. St. John's is located on 216 Oakland Avenue, Capitola.
TEACHING IN MOUNTAIN VIEW
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Letting you know that I'm working toward opening up a 1-day/week studio in Mountain View as I have had a number of requests to teach in the San Jose area. I you know of anybody over there looking for a general flute teacher, or somebody interested in Irish or baroque flute, I would appreciate the referral. The plan is to be at West Valley Music friday afternoons - early evenings.
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