My Baroque Piccolo Story by Jessica Dunnavant
I’ve always loved early music. I’m a cradle Episcopalian; my father is a priest and my mother is a church musician, so when…
Teaching Flute with Kodály: Simple Time Rhythm
Introduction to the series For the past few years, I’ve taught general music K-5 in the public schools. Every morning my alarm sounds…
Teaching Hacks Discovered!
Thanks to everyone for sharing your teaching hacks! Below are some ideas that were passed to us. The drawing for the solid wood…
Keeping Your Teaching Fresh
I love teaching, specifically teaching flute privately. I love it so much that I rarely turn down a family’s inquiry, unless I am…
New Perspectives on Practice: The Spider Log
Introduction I have logged my flute studies since 1993, when I stared traveling to take private lessons and participate in music festivals. After…
Field Trip: “About Vibrato” with Troy Paolantonio
Hi Flutists! Ai Goldsmith and the Flute Examiner go on a field trip to meet Troy Paolantonio and get a lowdown on how…
Being In Tune Or Playing In Tune?
Don’t lose your temper, make cents of the situation. As piccolo players, we regularly face the stigmas associated with the piccolo specifically those…
The J Trick for Releasing Tension
Hello Flutists! This video demonstrates an imagery used for releasing chest tension while playing the flute, which renders the tone more resonant. This…
“Organizing” Your Students: 3 Ideas + .pdf Freebie
Organization… is relative. After spending days thinking about how to guide my students to be “organized,” I concluded the issues were not my students.…
