Emmanuel Pahud Flute Masterclass

Full masterclass available on DVD from www.masterclassfoundation.org This is an extract from a masterclass given by the great flautist Emmanuel Pahud on Schubert, Sancan and Hue. This extract is of student Zoya Vyazovskaya working on Sancan's Sonatine for flute and piano.

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Education

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• Flute
• classical
• music
• Pahud
• masterclass

[ThePanpan7]

When did the masterclass take place?

[MMFmasterclass]

@ThePanpan7 This masterclass was recorded on 4th April 2011 at the Royal Academy of Music, UK. I hope you like it.

[musicy88]

wasabi lol 

[mZappazz]

L.m.f.a.o I laugh pretty hard at this guy he's a bit of a jerk sometimes but he's got a great sense of humor. WASABI!?

[dasteufelhund]

@jazzflutist you know, the diaphragm articulation really is this: with good support, you are putting more emphasis/stress on the throat to control the output of burst. The feeling is like yawning, but to achieve this you need to anchor this yawn sensation. This would feel like expanding your windpipe and really push to the point of discomfort, then you anchor right before it. If you do it right, you'd hear the hallmark chirp in articulation heard from the pros out there.

[jazzflutist]

@dasteufelhund Good tip and interesting idea. I was trying out some so-called diaphragmatic articulation today, but from behind the upper lip sounds like a better way to visualize it (excuse my grammar). Also trying to figure out the difference between playing with "edge" and playing with full resonance. I think most people interpret Moyse's sound by just playing LOUD, but I think there is more to it than that.

[dasteufelhund]

@jazzflutist Goosman headjoints are interesting, I spent some time on a few and realized there really isn't the need to alter the embrouchure plate to achieve a solid or even a super powerful low.I can do it on a standard head just the same. But oval cut, is the one I find needing careful adjustment. Not only that, once you're used it, it just won't have the same power next to a square cut hole. This leads me to believe perhaps oval is what Emmanuel has on his Sheridan headjoint.

[dasteufelhund]

@jazzflutist Once you have a good hold on the sound, or the resonance, add a slight"puff" behind the upper lip. You'll be surprised how this slight puff will relax the firmness, or tension in the embrouchure. I also studied with a Moyse student and the sound concept had evolved quite a lot from those days. Now the so called the "New York" sound, or Powell, French or American sound, are just terms for players who aren't able to bring the maximum resonance out of the instrument.

[jazzflutist]

@dasteufelhund I studied tone and sound production with a voice-piano teacher whose flute teacher studied with Moyse, so lots of emphasis on opera and Moyse as examples, or inspiration.  I've played on many cheap flutes, plus flutes made of old piping and bamboo and other materials. I agree, it's more the player than anything else, but the mouthpiece in both cases makes a huge difference. E.g. I used to play a butterfly flute headjoint - low notes were much easier.

[dasteufelhund]

@jazzflutist We haven't talked about a very important variable and that is voicing. Now, I don't know your level of playing, but if you are an amateur or havn't spent some serious ground work on flute sound production, the brand and quality of the flute will not be as effective nor will it drastically improve your playing. Selmer and Yamaha saxes have their individual qualities and the bottom line is preference. I also play sax for fun, and I prefer Martin over these two.

[dasteufelhund]

@jazzflutist I've always felt the Pearl flutes being too light in my hand, and the ring in the keys are too high similar to the Muramatsu's. Which headjoint and cut of the embrouchure did this Yamaha have? If it's oval, then you cannot force the sound as much as you would on a more square ish cut. Oval has a bit more resistance than the square, and if you're like me who tend to put out a lot of air, then you would overpower the embrouchure hole. Now, Yamaha vs. Selmer saxes....