Sparking a Sense of Discovery in Your Playing
Time: 9:00 – 9:50 am
Location: Violin 1 Studio: 137 – View Location
Session Type: Participatory
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Session Description:
Laura will share a sneak peek of her new warmup book Modal Flute Warmup: Sound Discovery and Color Palette Expansion (Conway Publications, released December 2023) that includes six different types of exercises, all based on modes.
The book is designed to encourage discovery while engaging the flutist’s attention, imagination, curiosity, and creativity. Laura will guide flutists to use the exercises in a way that mindfully nurtures reflection, and she will invite flutists to explore how movement and awareness of both what we are doing and what we are thinking helps us connect more to our physical and musical expression.
Additionally Laura will share how the use of modes can spark the flutist’s attention and imagination, allowing an exploration of colors and tonalities they might not be familiar with—and simultaneously expanding technical flexibility with intervals and fingerings not common in tonal music—in a structured and imaginative way.
Photo Credit: Robert Cooper
Laura Lentz
Laura Lentz is a flutist, collaborator, and teacher-mentor dedicated to sharing music by today’s composers, collaborating with others to create exciting new work, and teaching the next generation of young musicians and artists. Laura’s debut recording of music by JacobTV has appeared twice on WNYC’s “New Sounds” with host John Schaefer. She is the founding flutist and Artistic Director of fivebyfive, a collaborative-minded chamber group which has received numerous awards and support for its imaginative programming. A dedicated teacher-mentor, her new book, Modal Flute Warmup (Conway Publications), encourages discovery in one’s flute playing through a warmup approach that uses modes. Based in Rochester NY, Laura teaches a private flute studio, collaborates with a wide range of artists, and is on faculty at the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership where she teaches a course designed to empower students to seek funding for their creative projects.