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FluteFling Edinburgh Flute Weekend All-day Workshop 2020
The 7th FluteFling Edinburgh Weekend will place 3-5 April in Portobello, with Workshops taking place on Saturday 4th April and sessions all weekend.
This years tutors are Davy Maguire (Belfast), John Gahagan (Glasgow) and Sharon Creasey (Dumbarton).
Come and be part of the traditional flute and whistle revival in Scotland, with sessions, workshops, talks, performances and more. This is a great opportunity for students to experience different styles and approaches to learning and performing traditional music on flutes and whistles in this much-anticipated event.
Whistlers should be playing whistles or low whistles in D and be beyond the complete beginner stage. There will also be space for Beginner flute players with 1-3 years experience as well as those with more than 3 years experience. These are rough guides only, please get in touch if you are not sure.
The workshop is open to Boehm system (metal, classical) musicians and those playing simple system wooden flutes (keyed or unkeyed) alike. This is an opportunity to explore and develop your playing in the context of Scottish traditional music, whichever instrument you play.
Topics covered will include:
-different playing styles
-tune types
-technique
-breathing, phrasing and tone improvement
-history
Tickets on the door will be £55/ £45 so make sure you book in advance to get a cheaper price.
For other activities around the workshops and further updates, please see www.flutefling.co.uk
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LocationBellfield (View)
16B Bellfield Street, Portobello
Edinburgh EH15 2BP
United Kingdom
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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