I wrote three flutudes for Mary Fukushima-Kirkendoll in 2008-9 — on tongue rams and simple beatboxing, on tongue pizzicati and keyslaps, and on harmonics. They are © by CF Peters.
This movie is a runthrough of the first flutude, Ram Tough, before a concert at the Firehouse Space in April 2012, with Mary playing. It certainly does rock. It can be played on flute or alto flute, and Mary uses alto flute so that the tongue rams part your hair rather than just sending a little breeze your way.
And here Mary is again, playing it on alto flute at the University of Oklahoma in November, 2013.
These are the first two flutudes. Recording is from the premiere.
Mary recorded Ram Tough on alto flute. Stay tuned. Then stop.
