Episode 10: An Interview with Dr. Sam Hood!

Jun 2, 2018

Flute 360 | Episode 10: “An Interview with Dr. Sam Hood!” (1:16:12)

Today, Heidi talks with Dr. Sam Hood about his thesis research, “The Flutist’s MAPP (Movement Applications for Practice and Performance): A Dalcrozian Approach to Flute Pedagogy.” Sam talks about Dalcroze’s method and how it led him to his thesis topic. In addition, he discusses three exercises (tap the balloon, arm flute walking music, and “hoopbrato”) that flutists can incorporate within their own practice session!

Episode 10 – Main Points:

• Background of “The Flutist’s MAPP” (2:40)
• Sam’s Teachers: Bonnie Jacobi, Fritz Anders, & Dr. Lisa Garner Santa
• Who is Jaques-Dalcroze? (5:41)
• Dalcroze’s Violin Concerto (6:04)
• Alexander Technique (8:11)
• Eurhythmics (8:47)
  • Sam’s takeaway – it’s a personal experience
• Teaching Music In The Twenty-First Century by Robert Abramson, et al (11:19)
• A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad (12:50)
• Resources for Listeners – please see below (14:00)
• Rhythm and Life: The Work of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze by Irwin Spector (15:40)
• Dalcroze Videos – please see below (16:30)
• William Westney at Texas Tech University (18:08)
• Dalcroze foundation to “The Flutist’s MAPP” (20:26)
• Three Aspects (22:18)
  • 1.) Improvisation
  • 2.) Time, Space, & Energy
  • 3.) Rhythmic Layers
• Rhythm and Movement: Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics by Elsa Findlay (23:40)
• 2^ndAspect – Time, Space, and Energy (30:18)
• 3^rdAspect – Rhythmic Layers (35:04)
  • 1.) The pulse of the piece (36:00)
  • 2.) The breath (37:03)
  • 3.) The fingers (39:38)
    • Bringing Music to Life by Barry Green (40:02)
  • 4.) The tongue (43:35)
• Try learning the music without your flute. (45:34)
• “The Flutist’s Mapp” Exercises – please see videos below
  • 1.) Tap the Balloon (47:27)
  • 2.) Arm Flute Walking Music (52:01)
  • 3.) “Hoopbrato” (1:00:23)

Episode 10 – Resources Mentioned:

Books:

• Teaching Music In The Twenty-First Century by Robert Abramson, et al
• A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad
• Rhythm and Life: The Work of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze by Irwin Spector
• Rhythm and Movement: Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics by Elsa Findlay
• Bringing Music to Life by Barry Green
• Rhythm, Music and Education by Jaques-Dalcroze Emile

YouTube Videos:

• Fritz Anders
• Dalcroze Eurhythmics with Lisa Parker
• Dalcroze Eurhythmics Skipping Game with Greg Ristow
• Dalcroze Eurhythmics Stopping-Starting Quick Reaction with Greg Ristow
• Dalcroze Eurhythmics Jumping Game with Greg Ristow

Sam Hood’s Videos:

• Video 1 – Time, Space, & Energy
• Video 2 – Tap the Balloon
• Video 3 – Arm Flute Walking Music
• Video 4 – “Hoopbrato”

Contact Information:

• Sam Hood’s Website: https://samuelhood.com
• Sam Hood’s E-mail: [e-mail]
• Heidi Kay Begay’s Website: https://heidikaybegay.com
• Heidi Kay Begay’s E-mail: [e-mail]

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