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WEBSITE
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KATE WALSH
WHO?
Welcome to the
world of
You have come
to this site, maybe because you have seen one of her adverts, or heard one of
her recordings or perhaps even share her special interest in the Flute d’ amore (see below) and would like to get to
know more about her.
First and foremost this makes her into a
performer. Every performer needs to find
that special instrument they relate to best and for
It also makes her into a superb, inspirational
teacher. She is able to motivate her students, young and old, with her passion.
WHY TOOTLING TED?
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warm cuddly and friendly – just the image
For these reasons
KATE THE FLAUTIST
Her performing career has embraced all types of music. She has
played with a wide range of local, national and regional ensembles and
orchestras including the Northern Ballet Theatre and the Bournemouth Symphony
and Dorset Opera in their acclaimed 2007 production of Turandot. She has played with
many bands, frequently as solo flute . She plays regularly with the
She lives with her husband and dogs Henry and Lily in a comfortable
house in West London where she is at last able to have her own music room and
conduct rehearsals without disturbing anybody.
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Tootling Ted’s Services – What

Kate, with some help
from her friends, is able to satisfy many of the varied demands imposed on
musicians.
This website and her C.V. show that
Kate
has over the years performed many recitals, both with and without piano.
She is very flexible and likes to structure her programmes to suit the
requirements of each organiser. She has a wide knowledge of standard and
lesser-known flute repertoire ranging from J.S.Bach
to Oliver Knussen. She also frequently includes light
music, folk songs and jazz-influenced pieces.
In her recitals Kate often shows off the various members of the flute
family. She has the complete set apart from the(five
foot high) contrabass which she would need a ladder to play.
For 2012, plans for a third CD (see
below) of music for flute by female composers old and new are well advanced.
Audience
Appeal
Kate, with some help from her friends,
is able to satisfy most requests for musicians. Her solutions are usually, but
not always flute-based which many people find refreshingly different. They also often involve the group All Keyed Up which
is a flute group made up of
professional and semi-professional players.
It consists of a core group of four but may be expanded up to nine if
required. Over recent years they have
built up an extensive repertoire of music for all occasions. What gives
individuality and richness to their sound is that they can create a rich
palette of sound colours through using all the members of the flute family which they have at their
disposal.
All Keyed
Up offers
standard wedding pieces, should they be required for the service. They also have a range of popular selections
available which go down very well as background music at the reception. They
are popular too for dinners and garden parties.
Their list of engagements has included a
Another area where discreet
background music goes down well is at business conferences/conventions. Kate has had experience of these and would be
keen to get some bookings for All Keyed
Up
If you think Kate and/or friends
can contribute to your musical event, please Email Kate on kateflute@btinternet.com or phone her on 07889 716181 and
she will be very happy to discuss your requirements and suggest how she/they
might be able to help.
KATE THE RESEARCHER
When doing her MA a few years ago, Kate was fortunate to come upon a
subject for her dissertation where very little work had been done – flutes d’
amore and their repertoire ( a now rare type of flute pitched in A or B
flat) – and she therefore had the opportunity to do some original
research. The MA was duly completed and
she was soon recognised, to her surprise, as something of an expert in the
field.
There has been interest in this
work from all over the world.
Kate has
written an article summarising her findings which has been published in
Kate is aware that this is a very large subject and believes that
her work to date has done little more than scratch the surface. She would very much like to obtain funding to
pursue these researches with the eventual aim of a doctorate.
Being a practising musician, this
is not just an academic exercise for her.
She and her audiences have been captivated by the rich, mellifluous, if
not to say sexy sound these instruments make. It is her aim to bring to life
some of the extensive repertoire she has uncovered. She has created her own
edition of a Concerto in F for Flute d’amore and
strings by J.A Hasse (1699-1783) which was performed
in
KATE THE TEACHER
Teaching
the flute
As we saw above, the strength of Kate’s passion for music and the
flute has made her an inspirational teacher. In her more than twenty years
experience, she has taught the flute at all levels from absolute beginner to
post diploma and to all ages from six to sixty.
She has taught privately and for a number of music services. She was
among the first to be qualified to teach the Suzuki Method for flute in the
Teaching
Children
In 2004 Kate obtained a Post
Graduate Certificate of Education from Roehampton specialising in Music which qualified her to
teach Key Stages 2 and 3 (i.e. ages 7-14) . In practice, to date she has tended
to concentrate on the younger age group and recently has also had some
experience of Key Stage 1. Kate has a particular interest in developing the
role of music in the curriculum and the benefits it can offer for the
child’s whole learning experience. She
has been a strong supporter of the various Music Manifesto initiatives
.
Preparing
for Arts Awards
In 2011 Kate has extended her portfolio of qualifications and is
now able to prepare children for Bronze and Silver Arts Awards.
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Kate is also not one to turn down a challenge, to do things which
are slightly out of the ordinary for jobbing musicians. Thus she has played for afternoon tea on a
cruise ship, entertained (with others) the local Hells Angels in a German bus station,
provided background music at a furniture convention and has also entertained
passing shoppers and bemused lorry
drivers in Enniskillen High Street with a spirited rendition of the first
movement of the Mozart D major concerto. She has also been known to play
piccolo in a samba band and the cow horn in a major
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DISCOGRAPHY
WHAT KATIE DID first
appeared in 1992. It includes a wide selection of classics and
lesser-known repertoire for solo flute and with piano. The highlights are a
moving performance of the great Sonata in A by Franck and the Partita in
A Minor by J.S.Bach. Other lesser-known gems
include the whole of La flûte de Pan by Jules Mouquet and the Saint-Saens Romance.
Available directly from 80 Long Lane and
specialist music shops, £10.95
INVOCATION – Released in 1998, it
contains an exceptionally wide range of music, mainly from the unaccompanied
repertoire. There are also tracks with mezzo-soprano(Jane
Money) and one with viola (Alicia Chislett). You can hear the full spectrum from
traditional folk tunes to settings of Japanese haiku (with voice) in a haunting contemporary
idiom.
All this
for £13.95 from Long Lane or specialist flute and record shops
Payment is acceptable in any currency. Credit cards cannot be accepted
CONTACT
POINTS
Details of her
availability for playing may be obtained from Musicians Answering Service - 01306 500000
For all
other information, please contact
80 Long Lane
Ickenham
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB10 8SX
Phone:
(44) (0)1895 674278
Fax:
(44) (0)1895 674278
Email: Kateflute@btinternet.com:
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