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Falsetto Flautando

Falsetto Flautando, also know as Harmonic-Specific Flautando, is technique that involves the careful placement of the bow on a node point as it relates to a fingered pitch, then drawn without weight. When correctly achieved, the result will produce a harmonic plus a small amount of fundamental pitch. 

Various partials of the relevant series can be activated though it is most effective if the octave (2nd partial) is used, which produces a pitch an octave higher. Other pitches correspond to the harmonic series. 

The technique works best with a legato articulation and is easiest to perform when used in scalic passages.


Dynamic Range: pp-f
Difficulty: 3-5
Special Notes: Difficult over wide intervals.  The accuracy of reproducing the higher partials of the harmonic series diminishes as they ascend and become more like Timbiral Multiphonics.
Notation
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Alternative Partials (harmonic series from fingered A  on G string)
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