The Basics of piccolo playing
Live streaming course with Nicola Mazzanti
Four group lessons live on Zoom to acquire the most solid foundations of piccolo playing
by interacting with one of the most authoritative piccoloists in the world.
Registration is available from March 1st to March 20th
You can register at a special discounted price from March 1st to March 6th
WARNING:
EACH CLASS IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 7 STUDENTS, TO ENSURE THE BEST INTERACTION WITH THE TEACHER DURING THE LIVE BROADCAST
Why this Masterclass?
The piccolo looks like a small flute, but has important differences.
This Masterclass is meant to make you understand them and to know the main rules to master and love the great expressive capacities, the colors and the dynamics of this instrument, so that you can enjoy music and achieve excellent results playing it.
This Masterclass is dedicated to:
- flutists who need to acquire the most solid foundations of piccolo playing
- flutists who, equipped with these solid foundations, wish to participate in auditions where piccolo playing is also required
- flutists who have already achieved satisfying results with the flute and wish to obtain similar skills with the piccolo (intonation, flexibility, expressiveness, etc.)
- flutists who aim at achieving a safe daily routine with the piccolo
- flutists who do not have geographic accessibility to authoritative teachers
- flutists who wish to understand, even just theoretically, the basics of piccolo playing in order to be able to understand and teach them
This Masterclass should NOT be attended by:
- flutists who do not consider the study of the piccolo a serious and interesting thing
- flutists who think they have nothing more to learn on the piccolo
- users lacking a basic understanding of English
- users who do not have a webcam and internet connection
This Masterclass is dedicated to:
- flutists who need to acquire the most solid foundations of piccolo playing
- flutists who, equipped with these solid foundations, wish to participate in auditions where piccolo playing is also required
- flutists who have already achieved satisfying results with the flute and wish to obtain similar skills with the piccolo (intonation, flexibility, expressiveness, etc.)
- flutists who aim at achieving a safe daily routine with the piccolo
- flutists who do not have geographic accessibility to authoritative teachers
- flutists who wish to understand, even just theoretically, the basics of piccolo playing in order to be able to understand and teach them
This Masterclass should NOT be attended by:
- flutists who do not consider the study of the piccolo a serious and interesting thing
- flutists who think they have nothing more to learn on the piccolo
- users lacking a basic understanding of English
- users who do not have a webcam and internet connection
What will you learn in this masterclass?
Practice routine: you will learn which exercises to apply in your practice routine and how to check your level of progress
Embouchure: you will learn how to find your most correct piccolo embouchure, in order to avoid negative effects on your flute embouchure
Intonation: you will get accustomed to the peculiarities of the piccolo intonation by learning how to obtain in-tune and controlled sounds
Dynamics: you will learn how to train a solid flexibility to be able to control the piccolo dynamics in each register
Musical expression: you will learn to develop the greatest musical expression with your piccolo
Practice routine: you will learn which exercises to apply
in your practice routine and how to check your level of progress
Embouchure: you will learn how to find your most correct piccolo embouchure, in order to avoid negative effects on your flute embouchure
Intonation: you will get accustomed to the peculiarities of the piccolo intonation by learning how to obtain in-tune and controlled sounds
Dynamics: you will learn how to train a solid flexibility to be able to
control the piccolo dynamics in each register
Musical expression: you will learn to develop the greatest
musical expression with your piccolo
The complete Program:
Day 1
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Brief introduction to the piccolo flute
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Introduction to the concept of the three Check Points and their hierarchy (and integration)
- Support work with vocals
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Work on low notes
- Questions
Saturday 1st April 2023
Start: 3pm (UTC) | Duration: 45 minutes
(Los Angeles 8am, NY 11am, London 4pm, Paris 5pm, Pechino 11pm, Tokyo 12pm)
Day 2
- Questions about the previous meeting
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Physical and mental general flexibility
- The three types of flexibility: large intervals, dynamics and intonation
- The concept of articulation (mainly legato and staccato)
- Working on the three types of flexibility
- Questions
Friday 7th April 2023
Start: 3pm (UTC) | Duration: 45 minutes
(Los Angeles 8am, NY 11am, London 4pm, Paris 5pm, Pechino 11pm, Tokyo 12pm)
Day 3
- Questions about the previous meeting
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Scales: the three types of scales
- Arpeggios
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The critical points of our mechanism
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Working on these 3 topics
- Questions
Friday 14th April 2023
Start: 3pm (UTC) | Duration: 45 minutes
(Los Angeles 8am, NY 11am, London 4pm, Paris 5pm, Pechino 11pm, Tokyo 12pm)
Day 4
- Questions about the previous meeting
- The “expressive” piccolo
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Why working on easy melodies
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Working method on easy melodies
- Prompt: three easy melodies to work with
- Vibrato and legato
- Questions
Monday 24th April 2023
Start: 3pm (UTC) | Duration: 45 minutes
(Los Angeles 8am, NY 11am, London 4pm, Paris 5pm, Pechino 11pm, Tokyo 12pm)
THE MASTERCLASS INCLUDES:
4 group lessons divided into explanations by the teacher and interaction with the students
pdf of exercises specifically created by the teacher for the event
video recordings of the lessons, available for two weeks after the lesson
the certificate of participation in the Masterclass
Nicola Mazzanti
Piccolo soloist of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 1988 to 2020, his name is linked to numerous performance premieres and records: several composers have written pieces or concerts for piccolo for him.
Piccolo professor at the Hochschule of Lucerne in Switzerland, at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in Lugano, at the “Verdi” Conservatory in Milan and at the “Torrefranca” Conservatory in Vibo Valentia, during his career as a teacher he has developed an original teaching methodology appreciated worldwide.
Author of “The Mazzanti Method” (Theodore Presser editions), one of the most used exercise books for piccolo in the world.
He is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the International Piccolo Festival and the International Piccolo Flute Academy.
Nicola Mazzanti
Piccolo soloist of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 1988 to 2020, his name is linked to numerous performance premieres and records: several composers have written pieces or concerts for piccolo for him.
Piccolo professor at the Hochschule of Lucerne in Switzerland, at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in Lugano, at the “Verdi” Conservatory in Milan and at the “Torrefranca” Conservatory in Vibo Valentia, during his career as a teacher he has developed an original teaching methodology appreciated worldwide.
Author of “The Mazzanti Method” (Theodore Presser editions), one of the most used exercise books for piccolo in the world.
He is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the International Piccolo Festival and the International Piccolo Flute Academy.
149,90 €
99,90 €
the discount offer is valid until 6th March,
applying after such date costs 149,90 €
Frequently Asked Questions
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