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Aberdeen FluteFling 2025 Saturday Workshops

Elphinstone Institute
Aberdeen United Kingdom

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Aberdeen FluteFling returns 31st October - 2nd November with Workshops for flutes and whistles taking place on Saturday 5th April, and sessions all weekend.

these Workshop tickets are available for

SATURDAY ONLY WORKSHOPS
Please refer to the website for other workshop and ticket options

This years tutors are Hamish Napier (Granton-on-Spey) and Kirsten Allstaff (Ireland/ Scotland)

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

For other activities around the workshops and further updates, please see www.flutefling.scot

For event guidelines relating to Covid and other Health and safety matters, please see http://flutefling.scot/resources/flutefling-health-and-safety-guidance/

Location

Elphinstone Institute
MacRobert Building, 581 King Street, University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 5UA
United Kingdom

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