Baroque Flute Boot Camp XIV: Message from the Director

Dear Baroque Flute Enthusiasts,

For the 2012 Baroque Flute Boot Camp I will be on hiatus. Many of you know that since September 2008 I have been pursuing a PhD in Musicology at the University of Oregon. It has been intellectually stimulating and very enjoyable. One requirement for the PhD is writing a dissertation. Another aspect of the PhD program in music history/musicology is the opportunity to teach undergraduate lecture classes. The dissertation and teaching not one but two summer sessions this year will keep me from participating in the Fourteenth Annual Baroque Flute Boot Camp (14 years? Really? Wow!). 

This is only a one year hiatus. I expect to be back at the helm in 2013. But the boot camp will only miss my personality this year. My collaborator, friend, and colleague, Janet See will be there, as usual, and after a two-year apprenticeship, our friend and colleague Kathie Stewart, Baroque flute teacher at the Oberlin Conservatory, will be the other boot camp instructor. 

The participants will continue to be pushed out of their respective comfort zones to acquire new skills and knowledge of Baroque flute and Baroque performance practices. My patented Forehead Slap of Despair (FSD) may be missed, but other than that, the Boot Camp Experience will be the same. You can expect lots of flute playing, technical exercises, improvisation theory and practice, camaraderie, encouragement, and the feeling that your brain has been filled to capacity each day.

I will, obviously, be sad to not be a physical part of the BFBC XIV, but feel confident that Ms. See and Ms. Stewart will conduct business as usual. If anything, the environment may be more intense, challenging, and stimulating than in years past, because that is how we roll at the BFBC. 

See you physically in 2013. See you virtually all the time. 

kp

14th Annual Baroque Flute Boot Camp, July 29-August 4, 2012

Alert the media! 


BFBC XIV: July 29-August 4, 2012, in Seattle, at Seattle Pacific University. 


The website will be updated soon. 


For you past participants, we will be using the same workbook as last year. 


Watch this space for details and updates. 


More information to follow. Soon! 


Thank you. 


-- The Management

Baroque Flute Boot Camp XIII

Yep. It's time again to start getting ready for the Thirteenth Annual Baroque Flute Boot Camp in Seattle, Washington. 24-30 July 2011.

Thirteen? Really? Seems like we just started.

The crew for 2011:

Flutes: Kim Pineda, Janet See
Continuo: Gus Denhard, theorbo; Don Simons, harpsichord

And below are photos from BFBC XII (2010).

Reading List (Yes, I cracked under pressure)

I've uploaded to the wiki some excerpts from Friedrich Niedt's Musical Guide. It is a thoroughbass guide but because I'm always harping on flute players to learn the bass parts to their sonatas, this could be valuable to some players, IF they decide to take the UberGeek challenge and actually read it.

NB: This is hardcore History of Music Theory/Historical Performance Practice stuff, for the non-music major flute player.

I'll also post a slightly earlier French theorists guide for thoroughbass as well.

Brain Bender

Baroque Flute Brain Bender: Monteclair's IVe Concert Dessus et Basse. 

• "La Melancolique" (Bb) 
• "La Tenebreuse" (h)
• Chaconne (Bb)

Your brain will get bent switching between Bb and h (b-minor for the US contingent). Lots of embouchure action and relaxation of fingers.

12th Annual Baroque Flute Boot Camp 2010

The 12th Annual Baroque Flute Boot Camp in Seattle, Washington, July 25-31, 2010.

Faculty:

Baroque Flute

Kim Pineda and Janet See

Assisted by

Gus Denhard, theorbo, baroque guitar, and continuo ensemble

Don Simons, harpsichord, workshop accompanist

In 2010 the Baroque Flute Boot Camp (BFBC) takes place from July 25-31. The BFBC is open to baroque flute players of all levels. We are very supportive and encouraging to those new to the baroque flute. For the advanced players we offer a stimulating and challenging environment (we throw down the gauntlet and challenge you to pick it up).

The BFBC offers predominantly flute instruction and technique by day, with smaller group classes, large and small ensemble playing, and technical clinics by night. Participants also have time to meet in smaller groups on their own to work on various types of ensembles, with and without coaching. Enrollment is limited to 16 flute players, and 4 lute/guitar players. Players of other continuo instruments such as Baroque cello, viola da gamba, or Baroque bassoon are welcome to enroll. Please contact the workshop director for details on the curriculum for these instruments.

The BFBC gives you the chance to work hard under close supervision. What to expect at the Boot Camp:

• Your instructors will push you out of your comfort zone to improve your playing technique.
• Expand your knowledge of baroque style and interpretation.
• Integrate this by playing in small groups, large groups, and in the class recital.
• Learn how to lead, accompany, play together, and learn the difference.
• Gain confidence in a non-competitive environment.
• Group classes in Alexander Technique as it relates to playing your instrument
• Fundamentals of baroque improvisation (it comes in handy!)
• Have fun in the process.

N.B.--This is a PROCESS-oriented, not goal-oriented, workshop.

All you need is a positive attitude and a baroque flute or continuo instrument that plays at a=415 Hz.

For more information go to Baroque Northwest's workshop link.