Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
The cold touch of winter has finally set in for most of the country. Winter brings beautiful things like snow, warm blankets, hot…
Between the Beat: My Journey into Rhythm by Elsa Nilsson
Elsa Nilsson is not your average flutist and is quite an accomplished jazz player, having won the NFA 2018 Jazz Flute Competition. She…
Flutists as Administrators: Katherine Isbell Emeneth
For this week’s look into the world of the administrative flutist, I caught up with Katherine Isbell Emeneth to discuss her portfolio career…
Modern Piccolo Mechanisms
Modern technology and the demands of players have motivated piccolo builders to reconsider the physical limitations of the piccolo mechanism. Many of the…
Fearless and Flexible: Piccolo Intonation
I wish that I could offer some wizard-style, wand-waving magic that could make all notes on the piccolo be perfectly in tune and…
Ewazen Piccolo Concerto Performance Guide Movements 1 & 2
On Saturday, October 13th, 2018, I had the privilege to perform Eric Ewazen’s On Wings of Song for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble at…
Piccolo Method Books – Part II
Piccolo! Piccolo! – Book 1 and Book 2 Dr. Danielle Eden is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, the University of…
Coming to Terms with Death Whistle – A Composer’s View
Coming to Terms with Death Whistle The piccolo is notorious in the orchestra for its incredibly high pitches, and gets a bad rap…
Erica Peel – Sound Advice
Interview by Rose Bishop RB: What advice do you have for someone taking their first professional audition? EP: Although I’m sure there exist…
