The History of Jazz Flute

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This one time, at band camp. A probing look into the past, present and future of Jazz Flute.

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Alex Dyson lost a scavenger hunt, but he gained an appreciation for the majestic instrument. This is his presentation.

Transcript of The History of Jazz Flute

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This one time, at band camp.

A probing look into the past, present and future of

Jazz Flute.

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Ground Rulez

• 1 – Phones off. • 2 – If they’re not off, silent please• 3- If they’re not silent, then at least no games• 4 – If there are games, please make it plants vs

zombies

• Questions will require a hands up. Interrupting will not be tolerated.

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Acceptable titles:

“Professor

Dyson” “Proff ”“Proff Man D”

“Boom skeet a bap bam Dyson bib

bop a boo”

“DJ JAZZY JEFF”

“SIR”

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Introduction

• A Flute is an INSTRUMENT

Rhythm

Music

Sound

Tone

Sex-JAZZ FLUTE is a style of flute playing-AND one of the world’s leading causes of

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Fig 1- Sexual Magnets

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Yeah, that’s fine, but when was it invented you incompetent twat?

-Apart from this Cavemen, the flute didn’t arrive as a jazz solo instrument until the 1920’s, and with poor amplification only really came into it’s own in the 1950’s.

-The comparatively low volume of the flute and the absence of electronic amplification made it difficult for band leaders to incorporate the flute into their arrangements.

-The earliest known example of a recorded jazz flute solo is by Cuban clarinetist Alberto Socarras, who recorded 'Shootin' The Pistol' in 1927 with the Clarence Williams band. His other recordings include 'You're Such a Cruel Papa To Me', with vocalist Lizzie Miles in 1928

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• Well, I’ll show you• Show audience the flute. • As you can see, there are lots of

metal things on it.• Point out the metal things. (don’t stuff this

part up. Be strong.)

“I’m a Floob (flute noob). What does a REAL flute ACTUALLY look like in like, REAL LIFE?”

Your text here

Fig 2. Alex’s cousin’s wedding 2006. No jazz flute was present at the ceremony; causing multiple cases of floob.

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Yeah, sweet but I’m not going to be able to enjoy jazz flute

unless I know how to play it, so my question to you is- how on earth do you make noise out of

one of these confounded contraptions and make it in a Jazz style you dunderhead?

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EASY PEASEY LEMON SQUEEZY!

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READ THIS(MUSIC)

BLOW THIS

(HOLE)

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The Present- REVIVAL OF DA FLUTE

• Anchorman- 2004. • (Steve Carrell on the show next week)

• Parody of uncoolness=coolness.• Turtle-neck and chain:

Comic Sans

LOL

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• “The paradigm of social conventions is fractured to become a self-referential minefield in which the acceptability of traditionally derided social activities is heightened through acts of further derision.”

-Alex Dyson 2013

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THE FUTURE OF JAZZ FLUTE???

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Projected Jazz Flute Popularity

TODA

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1925 1935 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035+

Jazz Flute popularityFurby Popularity

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It’s ti me for some fl ute talk.

AnyQuestions?

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SHHHH! PERFORMANCE TIME!

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Thank you for listening to this lecture.

Lol, FAIL!