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Listen to the magic of a TJ Grenadilla wood piccolo!
Experience the Exceptional Sound of Rossini on the TJ Grenadilla Wood Piccolo. Listen to Barry Griffiths play and speak about the stunning TJ Grenadilla Wood Piccolo! This exceptional instrument, features a highly responsive and free-blowing African Blackwood body paired with a meticulously crafted headjoint, expertly 'Voiced' by renowned English flute and headjoint maker Andrew Oxley.
The Magic of Flute Beatboxing!
In the world of music, innovation is key to keeping the art form alive and engaging. One such innovator is Greg Pattillo, a name synonymous with the unique blend of beatboxing and flute playing.
Flutist or Flautist? The Great Naming Debate!
Hello, flute enthusiasts! This week on Talking Flutes, we dive into a topic that continues to spark much debate within the flute-playing community: should we call ourselves flautists or flutists? Jean Paul Wright takes us on an engaging journey through the history, cultural context, and personal preferences that shape this ongoing discussion.
Listen to this stunning TJ Grenadilla wood flute quartet!
"Summer Days in the Mountain" by Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) is a renowned flute quartet, published in 1955. Known for its technical and musical complexity, this piece was composed for advanced flutists and is structured in four movements: 1. Pastorale, 2. Au bord du torrent, 3. Le Chant des forêts, and 4. Ronde. Each movement showcases Bozza's ability to engage both performers and audiences alike with intricate techniques, varied tempos, and rich musicality. In this video, the exceptional Barry Griffiths performs the lively fourth movement 'Ronde' as a flute quartet, using his TJ Grenadilla wood flute.
Listen to this brilliant flute quartet!
Ski-Symphonie ~ Composed for Flute Quartet by Faustin Jeanjean and performed her by Barry Griffiths. Barry is playing this quartet entirely on a TJ copper alloy flute which for those interested is 15% lighter than a usual B foot flute.
Hogwarts' March with Barry Griffiths
Hogwarts' March by Patrick Doyle (arr. by Adrain Wagner) from Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, played here on a set of TJ flutes by Barry Griffiths aka Grizzlyflute on social media. "The Hogwarts March" was a musical piece performed by the Hogwarts orchestra, conducted by Professor Filius Flitwick, as pre-Task entertainment during the Triwizard Tournament in the 1994-1995 school year.
Can four piccolos playing together really sound beautiful?
Barry Griffiths aka Grizzly Flute plays Flûtes Joyeuses - from Flûtes en Vacances by Jacques Castérède on a mixed TJ Grenadilla wood body with TJ Mopane wood headjoint
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Gio does Circular Breathing
Here's a short video tutorial on how to circular breath on the flute by the wonderfully talented and lovely guy that is Giovanni Perez. The key here is to take your time and practice slowly. Giovanni is a Trevor James International flute artist. For more information on Giovanni then www.giovanniperezflute.com
Is this the most famous flute solo ever?
Here's the brilliant Barry Griffiths playing the Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - by Felix Mendelssohn - Bartholdy and arranged by Gudrun Hinze. Played on a full set of TJ flutes and piccolo. Instruments used : TJ Rosewood body piccolo TJ Coper body C flute with 958 silver 'Voce' lip and riser TJ Copper body alto flute with 925 silver lip and riser TJ handmade bass flute with 925 silver lip and rise
You must try a TJ wooden flute!
Listen to Andrew Nicholson - Principal Flute or the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, and previous Principal Flute of the Hallé and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras in the U.K. playing on the newly designed and released TJ Grenadilla wood flute.
This is what the TJ copper 'C' flute sounds like!
This beautiful flute has a tube made of 85% copper and has a thin clear lacquer baked over the top to keep the appearance shiny. In addition it has a 958 silver TJ 'Voce' lip and riser
This is what the TJ copper body alto flute sounds like!
Canon in D (but in this instance in A) by Johann Pachelbel. Transcribed and arranged for flute quartet by Steven Tung. Performed by Barry Griffiths
'Baby Elephant Walk' by Henry Mancini. Arr. Barry Griffiths
Performed on a full set of TJ instruments by Barry Griffiths, we love this wonderful arrangement. Played on TJ Mopane wood piccolo - TJ copper body C flute, TJ copper body alto and a TJ handmade bass.
Ashokan Farewell played by Masahide Kurita
Many of us will already know this beautiful and haunting piece by Jay Ungar, however this rehearsal performance at St.John’s Camberwell, Melbourne Australia from the brilliant Masahide Kurita (flute) and Kenji Fujimura (piano) demonstrates how music can be transcribed for other instruments and yet retain its original beauty as defined by the composer. Played on the TJ copper body C flute
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The Virtual Flute Quartet plays 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen
The first remote collaboration between International TJ flute artists José Valentino, Giovanni A. Perez, Gina Luciani and that flute guy at TJ Jean-Paul Wright
Micro flute lesson - Introduction to flute playing
Introduction to the series of flute playing lessons by Bill Dowdall - Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson - Flute warm ups
8 minute flute warm up with Bill Dowdall - Flute Professor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 1 - 'Breathing'
4 mins Micro Flute Lesson #1 on 'Breathing' for the flute player by Bill Dowdall - Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 2 - Tone Development
5 mins Micro Flute lesson 2 is on developing your tone with Bill Dowdall - Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 3 - Multiphonics
4 mins micro flute lesson 3 on Multiphonics with Bill Dowdall Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 4 - Singing & Playing together
3 min micro flute lesson 4 on the process of singing and playing at the same time with Bill Dowdall Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 5 - playing 'Legato'
4 mins micro flute lesson on playing 'Legato' with Bill Dowdall Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 6 - Tonguing on the flute
8 mins micro flute lesson on the subject of tonguing by Bill Dowdall Flute Professor of the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 7 - Flutter Tonguing
2 min micro flute lesson on how to flutter tongue with Bill Dowdall Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 8 - Finger technique
5 min micro flute lesson on finger technique for the flute player with Bill Dowdall Professor of flute at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 9 - Vibrato part 1
6 mins micro flute lesson part 1 on 'Vibrato' for flute players with Bill Dowdall Flute Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
Micro flute lesson 10 - Vibrato pt 2
4 mins micro flute lesson part 2 on 'Vibrato' by Bill Dowdall Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin
"Those Haagen Dazs man!!"
TJ Global flute artists Grammy and Emmy winning musician José Valentino with his wonderful buddy (also Grammy nominated) Giovanni Perez just wandering outside the Minneapolis Convention Centre (as you do 😂) with their flutes
Elsa plays and talks about the TJ bass flute
NY based Swedish musician Elsa Nilsson talks about her beloved TJ bass flute!
Elsa talks and plays on the TJ alto
The fabulous Elsa Nilsson talks about, and plays her beloved alto flute.
Clare Southworth plays and talks about the Trevor James 10x starter flute
Musician, flute player, soloist, author and Professor of Flute Clare Southworth talks about the TJ10x flute and why she believes it's the best 'Starter Flute in the world!
This is what the black TJ alto can do!
José Valentino plays different styles on his black TJ alto.
'Dance Your Flute Off' - Original
The original and hugely popular 'DYFO' at the NFA with José Valentino and Giovanni Perez!
'Dance your Flute Off 2.0' at the NFA 2018
Due to demand, DFYO 2.0 returned a year later!
'My World and a Half' for Alto flute and guitar
"My World and a Half" brings us to Week 9 of the 'Acoustic Sessions' Season by Jose Valentino and Eduardo Gualo Jaramillo. Composed by Gualo, this gentle and very personal composition to both artists, reintroduces the mellow tones of the TJ black alto flute to gently combine with the acoustic guitar and voice. Enjoy! We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at YouTube: TrevorJames flute ...Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
'Proclamation' improvisation for alto flute and guitar
In the 6th Video of this 'Acoustic Sessions' season, multi-award winning and Latin Grammy nominees Jose Valentino (flute) and Gualo (Guitar) simply said "roll the camera and we'll see where the magic takes us". 'Improvisation #1 : Proclamation" is sum of all the parts. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute www.josevalentino.com www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
'All Things Are Possible' for flute and guitar
"All Things Are Possible" is the fifth in the 'Acoustic Sessions' season from Latin Grammy nominated artists Jose Valentino on flute and Gualo on guitar. Written by Jose, this is a beautifully gentle and yet uplifting flute and guitar number to simply sit back and enjoy. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute. We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
'Kano Katani-Bambelela' for flute and guitar
"Kono Katani-Bambelela" - The 8th video of this 'Acoustic Sessions' season by Jose Valentino and Eduardo Gualo Jaramillo is a beautiful mix of flute, guitar and vocals. This is an uplifting and yet a gentle improvisation from two wonderfully talented award winning musicians. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute. We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
"You Don't Get This EveryDay"
Latin Grammy nominated musicians José Valentino (flute) and Gualo (guitar) perform "You Don't Get This EveryDay". from their 2016 Acoustic Sessions recordings. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute. We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
'It's my Promise' for flute and guitar
The fourth in the 'Acoustic Sessions' Season of videos with the multi-award winning and Latin Grammy nominated musicians Jose Valentino (flute) and Gualo (guitar). Jose is playing on a Trevor James 'Virtuoso' flute with wooden lip. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute. We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
'Love Has To Do With It' flute and guitar
In the words of multi-award winning and Latin Grammy nominated Jose Valentino, "These videos capture the passion exuded through the music of two brothers, filled with passionate, emotional performances, and pure fun utilizing the simplicity of the flute and guitar in unorthodox fashions. Gualo and I thoroughly hope you enjoy the 'Acoustic Sessions' video performances that will be released starting May 3rd 2016. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at ...Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
"Funky Country Boy" - flute & guitar
"Funky County Boy" is the 10th in the 'Acoustic Sessions' Season by Jose Valentino and Gualo. This improvisation introduces you to the musical verstalitlity of these multi-award winning and Latin Grammy nominated musicians. In this video TJ flute artist José unusually mixes playing bass guitar and flute in the same piece (and at one point at the same time!) with Gualo on the acoustic guitar and vocal percussion. Enjoy! Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
"Kiss You For Hours" - flute and guitar
"Kiss You For Hours" is the 11th in the 'Acoustic Sessions' Season by Jose Valentino and Eduardo Gualo Jaramillo. This very catchy number by multi-award winning and Latin Grammy nominated artists José and Gualo demonstrates the fluidity and seamless blend between the flute, vocals and acoustic guitar. Enjoy! Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com
Alto flute styles
The alto flute is a beautiful instrument which deserves more of a 'shout out'. In this video, Jose Valentino looks at the various different styles in which he likes to use his alto. Don’t forget to visit and ‘Like’ our YouTube flute page @TrevorJames flute. We love our social media - Join with the thousands of fellow flute players at Facebook: Trevor James flutes ...Instagram: @tjflutes ...Twitter: @flute ...www.josevalentino.com ...www.gualomusic.com Video production by www.mvprods.com