To the frustrated few, it's an "evil twig and to non flute players it is affectionately referred to as firewood. The piccolo however in the right hands can be one of the most beautiful instruments to listen to.
"Playing the high register on the piccolo is totally down to our familiarity with playing up there. You must think of the timbre of the note and not just squeeze and hope".
This week on 'Talking Flutes Extra' Jean-Paul speaks via WhatsApp to Sally Minter, subprincipal flute and piccolo of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra who on the 2nd August is hosting a Piccolo Makeover via Zoom. Sally has come to love the piccolo and really wants flute players to begin the process of wanting to incorporate this lovely instrument in to their performance and practice.
To sign-up to the piccolo 'Makeover' then visit www.sallyminterflute.com
'Talking Flutes' and 'Talking Flutes Extra' and podcast productions by the TJ flute company. For more information visit www.trevorjamesflutes.com
152. Kickstarting your flute - Andy Scott and Clare Southworth
151. The Art of Flute Repair - Sarah Stockton
150. How Covid has changed the teaching and learning environment - Kate Hill
149. The flute 'Nerd' episode - Josh Johnson
148. The beauty and joy of the Baroque flute - Elizabeth Walker
147. How to win a Grammy! - Dr José Valentino
146. Little bombs of Virtuosity - Nicola Woodward
145. Coffee, cake, wine and Syrinx! - William Dowdall
144. Don't just play the notes - Clare Southworth & Jean-Paul Wright
143. Jigsaws at Christmas - Clare Southworth and Jean-Paul Wright
142. Drinking Santas and 'Dark is Light is' - Elsa Nilsson
141. The Golden Couple of the flute! - Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway
140. 'The Show Must Go on' - Gareth Davies pt 2
139. Life at the top - THE Flute Podcast not to be missed!! - Gareth Davies
138 - Thank you Sir James and the generosity of WIBB.
137. A walk along the beach got me thinking! - Clare Southworth
136. The Flute Gym 2.0 - Stephen Clark
135. How a monk and a tin whistle influenced a career - Catriona Ryan
134. Squashed flutes and other musical nightmares!!
133. Remote recording and re-writing the Carmen Fantasy - Gina Luciani
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