An Inside View of Shanghai Orchestra Academy’s 2018 Flute Festival
As a continuation of Shanghai Orchestra Academy’s tradition of organizing a festival for an instrument every year, flute was the feature for this…
Power Coffee and 10 Million Concerts: Felipe Tristan, Flutist and Conductor
“Felipe! Felipe! You do it!” called the members of the top high school band in the State Music Program of Mexico. The band…
Planning and Hosting a Flute Festival
Flute festivals are popular events that can have many functions: bringing prospective students to your campus or flute club, providing a large number…
Motivation Strategies for Flutists
One of the greatest challenges facing flutists of all ages and ability levels is staying motivated from day to day. Life is full…
Down in the Pit
Playing in a pit orchestra for an opera or a musical theater production can be a fun and interesting challenge for flutists. Performing…
The Flutist’s Crowdfunding Primer
What is crowdfunding? Crowdfunding (noun): A scary word combining two of musicians’ least favorite things: not having enough money and talking about money.…
A Bird’s Eye View of “TWEET” for solo piccolo by Daniel Dorff
ORIGIN OF THE COMMISSION The piccoloist Lois Herbine lives near me in the suburbs of Philadelphia, but we never met until the…
C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition – Changing the Competition Landscape
As musicians we must regularly reimagine how our skills translate into viable careers in the arts. Home entertainment options, social media, general shifts…
Listening and Research – Developing the Comprehensive Musician
Have you ever said to a student, “I’d like to hear the…” and they look at you blankly, causing you to think to…
