 (Photos courtesy of Cecily Johnson.) |
Music
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Since moving to Austin, I have become more and more involved in playing early music on period instrments. ("Early music" can mean a lot of things, but I have been mainly involved in playing music composed between the last of the 17th century and the end of the 18th century.) I have put together a brief summary of my musical background and education here. The type of flute used in the 18th century, usually called a traverso or Baroque flute today, was a wooden instrument, played transversely (horizontally), with only one key and 6 finger holes. If you are interested in learning more about what a traverso is, there is a nice discussion of this on the Folkers and Powell web site. I play on instruments made by Folkers and Powell which are copies of original 18th Century flutes. You can see pictures of different types of early flutes on their web site as well. (I am playing a lot right now on a copy of a Thomas Lot flute that I bought from them, though I also often use a Palanca flute of theirs as well. Their flutes play really well; they make very nice instruments.) If you are interested in taking flute or Baroque flute lessons or you are interested in hiring me to play, please go here. |
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