"It's the best of this kind of book, in the sense its exploration of technique is grounded in a deep and philosophical sense of what we are trying to do when we play music, and how technique is connected to heart and soul." —Joel Bakan, filmmaker and author of The Corporation**.**DYLAN CRAMER has been obsessed with the alto saxophone for over four decades. Cramer took up the alto at age thirteen after the sudden death of his father. Six ye...

"It's the best of this kind of book, in the sense its exploration of technique is grounded in a deep and philosophical sense of what we are trying to do when we play music, and how technique is connected to heart and soul." —Joel Bakan, filmmaker and author of The Corporation**.**DYLAN CRAMER has been obsessed with the alto saxophone for over four decades. Cramer took up the alto at age thirteen after the sudden death of his father. Six ye...

This book will reveal the process of flute artistry as seen through the eyes of three men: Henry Lindeman, Phil Sobel, and Dylan Cramer. Their combined effort spans over 100 years, dating back to the 1920s and continuing to the present day. Topics in this book will include vibrato, sound production, phrasing, articulation, interpretation, improvisation, nuance, and dynamics, along with the study of the four cornerstones, offered here for the first time to the flute community. Dylan Cramer ...