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Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR)
Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) is a technique that I use and teach my students to use when the nervous system needs a reset.…
Music in Context: the WHY!
“Why do I need to know that?!” I have heard this on repeat from students in all classes, majors, etc., throughout many years…
Embouchure and it’s Placement on the Piccolo
The piccolo is just a small flute, right? Everything stays the same as it would on a flute. Hmm… yes, but not quite.…
“Flavours of Color” for solo flute by Pamela Sklar
Flavours of Color was written for a Vox Novus call for scores (flute) competition in 2022. As I began writing this, I aimed…
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“Flavours of Color” for solo flute by Pamela Sklar
Flavours of Color was written for a Vox Novus call for scores (flute) competition in 2022. As I began writing this, I aimed…
NYWC Ann Silsbee’s work “Three Chants” for solo Flute
“Three Chants” for flute by Ann Silsbee Ann Loomis Silsbee was a composer and poet deeply involved with the music of her time;…
NYWC Marilyn Bliss’s “Flocks” for flute quartet
Program Notes for The Flute Examiner “Flocks” for flute quartet (3 flutes, 2 doubling piccolo, 1 alto flute) by Marilyn Bliss I believe…
NYWC – Svjetlana Bukvich
‘Unraveling the Linear’ explores our relationship with time and moment-to-moment perception. But it may be an illusion, a result of complex interactions in…
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Embouchure and it’s Placement on the Piccolo
The piccolo is just a small flute, right? Everything stays the same as it would on a flute. Hmm… yes, but not quite.…
NFA 2025 – More than just flutes
Well, another flute convention has come and gone. New pieces were premiered, old favorites were performed, and people spent a ton of money…
Piccolo Lessons – Teaching Woodwind Doublers
Lessons are always a good idea, especially when it involves an instrument you are not as comfortable playing. For those of us who…
Playing Softly on the Piccolo
Playing softly AND playing in tune on the piccolo go hand in hand. One important thing to remember is that the wooden piccolo…
Farming the Dream – Social Media Piccolo Shopping
I have had a blast sharing my journey to my custom piccolo order with all of our readers. Shopping for an instrument is…
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Removing the Mask: A Flutist’s Journey on the Spectrum
In our society, being neurodivergent is sort of frowned upon because the classical music world at large expects us to fit into the…