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J e s s i c a H u l l - D a m b
a u g h
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Charleston, SC
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Charleston
Symphony Orchestra
Principal
Flute
Central City
Opera
3rd Flute/piccolo
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MM Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
BM Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, NY
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Hobbies:
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Fitness
Instructor, Hiking, Running, Playing with my dog, Zoe.
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Hometown:
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Port Jefferson
Station
Long Island, NY
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Website:
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www.jessicahulldambaugh.com
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Greatest opportunity through music:
Performing all over the United States and the world,
including China, South America, Central America, Europe, and the
Netherlands.
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The best
thing about the flute is:
The flute in the orchestra gets to play a lot of the
really high, fast notes, and can be heard over the entire orchestra when
we play really high. I also love the beautiful sound that a flute has.
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How I got
started in music:
I started playing piano when I was 5, and chose to play
flute in band in 4th grade after my father, a junior high school band
director, brought home a flute for me to try one day. I continued to
play both instruments until I went to college where I decided to focus
solely on the flute.
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F l u t e & P i c c o
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Originally made of
wood, the flute is now made from silver or gold and is about 2 feet
in length. It looks like a narrow tube with a row of holes covered by keys
along one side. The player blows air across the small hole in the mouthpiece
to produce a sound that can be either soft and mellow or high and piercing.
The modern orchestral flute has 13 main
tone holes, other smaller holes to facilitate trills and other fingerings,
and elaborate key work. The control of the sound is achieved by the player’s
lips; a proper embouchure is a crucial part of the instrument’s technique.
P i c c o l o
The piccolo is
exactly like the flute except that it is much smaller and is usually made of
silver or wood. The pitch of the piccolo is higher than that of a flute.
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Jessica play