Good morning  flutists,

The below info could be quite helpful to many of you, especially those of you who are nearing graduation and current grad students… take advantage of these services!

Co-op + Career Services would like students to  know about an upcoming Career Fair on Tuesday, Oct 4 and Wednesday, Oct 5 and “ Resumania” 27 September.

UVic Co-op and Career Fair | Tues, Oct 4 and Wed, Oct 5 | 10 ­ 3 | SUB ­ Michele Pujol Room
(and Career Corner ­ SUB Upper Lounge)

Come to the Co-op and Career Fair to meet over 50 employers and post-graduate schools interested in talking to you! This is a great chance to explore career ideas, discover co-op, career, volunteer and educational opportunities while making professional contacts in your field of interest.

There are loads of employers looking for Fine Arts students, including:

· Public Service Commission
· BC Public Service
· WorkBC
· AbeBooks
· JET Programme
· Capital Regional District
· Department of National Defence – MARPAC
· RCMP
· Lululemon

See the full exhibitor list for more: uvic.ca/coopandcareer/ccfair

Don’t forget to check out Career Corner across the hall during the fair! Career educators are on hand for support and you can visit our Career Makerspace to print business cards, take a LinkedIn photo and more.

If you’re looking for job-hunt tips and inspiration, Career Corner will also be hosting a presentation by author Rodger Banister on ‘How to Think like an Employer and Get the Joy You Really Want’. This will be held Tuesday, Oct 4 at 3pm in the Career Corner – please register at Learning in Motion.

Résumania | Tues, Sep 27 | 10 ­ 2 | Bob Wright Centre lobby and Clearihue Building lobby (near the computer labs)
Do you want to improve your résumé? Maybe give it a complete overhaul?

Stop by one of our Résumania booths with a copy of your résumé and get expert feedback in 5-10 minutes! It also helps to have a goal in mind—what do you want to accomplish with this résumé? What type of job are you applying to? More info at uvic.ca/coopandcareer/resumania

Cathy presented this in a class on technique development at the recent NFA convention in San Diego. Thought I would share this good information with all of you!

FLYING FINGERS: GET YOURS!!!

An overview by Catherine Ransom Karoly

NFA 2016

Never play faster than you can play without tension. To increase speed, shorten the passage, even if it becomes a 3 note exercise which you need to incrementally add on to!!

Correct hand position:

Hold flute on shoulder perpendicular to body

Both hands should approach flute as if grabbing a book off a shelf

Move flute into position: hands will be placed correctly!!

Finger exercises:

Trevor Wye Advanced Practice Book Volume 6 to develop independent fingers

practice back and forth between neighboring tones

advance to bigger intervals

Taffanel-Gaubert (T-G) Exercises 1 and 2

practice all slurred, use metronome to track speed progress

circle lines which are uneven or uncomfortable and use:

‘wood-shedding techniques’

Uneven: long-short, long-short, etc.

Uneven: short-long, short-long. Sustain tone through this exercise!!

Moveable fermata: Place fermata on first note of every four. Sustain!! Then move fermata to next note of every four, etc. Repeat segments which are uneven or uncomfortable!!

Scales: T-G Exercise 4:

Utilize same wood-shedding technique. If necessary, practice one measure at a time. Practice moveable fermata in groups of 4, 8, and 16. Introduce mixed articulations to promote evenness. Track progress with metronome!

T-G Exercise 7:

Start by playing all slurred. Make sure 1^st finger is always lifted for D#/E-flat! Add mixed articulations and increase speed. Also introduce 8va.

At this point, it is useful to add Moyse Daily Exercises to practice.

Full range scales, 3rds, and 6^ths:

Begin by learning 2 octave scales from memory, beginning and ending on tonic. Extend the range by beginning on tonic, looping ‘over the top’ to high C-sharp or D, descending 3 octaves to low C or C-sharp, and returning to tonic. Repeat the same procedure with 3rds and 6^th, including inverted 3rds and 6ths! Spend extra time just on ‘turn-arounds’.

Arpeggios: T-G # 8-16

Other useful method books: Moyse Studies and Technical Exercises, Geoffrey Giilbert Technical Flexibility

Etudes: Berbiguer, Andersen op. 33, 30, 63, 60, 15 (progressively more difficult), De Lorenzo Flute Studies, just to name a few!!! Pay attention not only to even fingers, but good quality of sound throughout!!

Trouble-shooting: Target notes, looking ahead, mentally aware practice: Examples: Firebird, Peter and the Wolf, Classical Symphony

Hello everyone,

Just returned from the NFA convention in San Diego. Just letting you all know that there is a wealth of new info posted on the bulletin board outside my office: classes, seminars, competitions, you name it, happening all over the world. Check it out! Feel free to take things down to have a better look at them (there are so many I had to rather “creatively” post all of the flyers, you will see what I mean!); just be sure to re-post them after you are done looking through them.

Enjoy and see you all in January!

Hello everyone,

Developing technique is extremely important for all aspiring musicians. For this reason there will be a technique exam administered in Jan to all first yr through third year undergrads (fourth years and grads are exempt this year).  This will take place during a portion of your last lesson in January 2017. The exam will be marked on a pass/re-test basis. In the event that a student does not pass, s/he will be re-tested in late Feb. However, my goal (and my hope) is for all students to pass with flying colours on their first try! The content of the test will be the same (except for a faster speed requirement) as the current RCM grade 10 technical exam. Please see

https://examinations.rcmusic.ca/sites/default/files/files/S32_Flute%20Syllabus_2013%20online_final_SECURED.pdf

Required speeds will be 104 instead of 92. It will be important to get started on developing these skills early. Meeting this goal will be a smooth, stress-free process if you practice patiently and steadily over the course of the first term and winter break. Happy practising! SInce I am on leave until January,  please consult with the interim flute teacher early in first term if you have any questions about this exam.

Hello all flute enthusiasts! This news just confirmed: flutist Lorna McGhee (currently principal flutist of the Pittsburgh Symphony, former principal of the BBC Orchestra) will be at UVic to present a guest masterclass and recital on 7 January 2017. Lorna will lead a masterclass featuring five current UVIc students from 1 to 245. The recital (accompanied by Dr. Yoomi Kim) will begin at 3 and conclude at 4. A tea will follow for all participants and attendees. Admission to this event will be by donation.

Hello everyone,

This news just confirmed: guest artist Brenda Fedoruk will be visiting UVIc on the afternoon of Saturday 4 February 2017. This event will take place in the PTY recital hall in the Maclaurin B wing of the University of Victoria. Please mark your calendars! Details TBA…

Please be prepared to play the following at the audition (again, keep an eye on the UVIc website for details: everyone will need to sign up for an audition time). Ensure you have the music for your audition and be sure to mark your parts accordingly in advance. Be certain to listen carefully to several versions of recordings and try to hear the flute parts within the larger context for a more convincing interpretation.

Best of luck to all of you!

1. Mozart Concerto in G major: first mvt. bars 60-77 of solo flute part (use whichever edition you prefer)
2. St. Saens ‘Voliere’ from Carnival of the Animals Begin 3 bars after reh. number 2 and play until reh. number 4 from solo http://javanese.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/0/02/IMSLP37841-PMLP06099-StSaens-CarnavalAnimaux.Flute.pdf
3. Brahms German Requiem, first flute solo in 2nd mvt.( bars 106-120) for articulation and style; See
http://javanese.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/7/77/IMSLP40458-PMLP11297-Brahms-Op045.Flute.pdf
4. Strauss Til Eulenspiege Merry Pranks first fl part solo with metric change (4 bars before reh. number 31 to reh. number 32). See http://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/a/a1/IMSLP50710-PMLP12185-StraussR-Op28.Flute.pdf
5. bars 329 – 337 in Semiramide piccolo part. If requested by committee also potentially bars 190-195; See
http://petrucci.mus.auth.gr/imglnks/usimg/4/40/IMSLP50081-PMLP48525-Rossini-SemiramideOv.Flute.pdfflute

I would like to invite everyone to a special chamber music concert I am giving on 27 June at UVIc’s PTY recital hall. The three works presented are drawn from an extensive recording project (of six works) being supported by grants from both the University of Victoria and the Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver island. Admission for this special concert is by donation. I hope those of you who are in Victoria can join us. Please see https://www.facebook.com/events/631202987035167/permalink/636367659852033/

Please note: the concert will also be live streamed  at https://finearts.uvic.ca/music/events/live/

Hope to see you at the concert!

Just a note letting you know there are still spots available for Valhalla Summer School of Music in August (flute with Lauren Eselson) ! We are hoping to run two flute core groups this summer; an advanced group of Univ. Music majors , advanced high school students and adults; and an intermediate group of less experienced players. Register and all info at: www.valhallafinearts.org

It is helpful for us to have all applications in by June 1, though there is no official application deadline. Housing does fill up quickly in the area, so early application is advisable.

The morning core class will be a three hour workshop of breathing, tone, technique, ensemble, and masterclass. Afternoons are devoted to optional chamber music with strings and piano, private lessons, and collaborative piano sessions with the wonderful Susanne Ruberg-Gordon.

This is a great way to get ready for auditions and the upcoming school year! And all in the beautiful setting of the Slocan Lake, B.C….

This news just in:
Here is the link to the schedule for the Pender Island Flute retreat week

http://www.fluteretreat.com/pifr-2016-schedule.html
Tuesday 28 June is a big flute day if you have any students wishing to observe for a day ($100/day – bring own food).
Wibb teaching – 11am- noon on the “24”
Wibb teaching flute MC 1-2:30 pm
Lorna & Gaby leading MC 3-5pm
5pm – technique class with Lorna

Hope some of you can make it for the day! Be sure to first contact Gwen Klassen (director of PIFR) if you would like to attend as a day auditor.