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Movement is the Key
Today I was fortunate to be invited to teach an introductory body mapping session at a high school flute workshop. It’s not my…
A Practical Guide to Starting a Flute Choir
I was recently asked to contribute to the Miyazawa Community Blog and it is a topic that I thought might be of interest…
Technique for Older Students: Pursuing the Simple Delight of Making Music
Let’s start with some historical context. In the late 1980s, two Interlochen Arts Camp flute faculty members did a radio interview and were…
NYWC Catherine Neville’s work “Parley” for flute and cello
While on a train, listening to a very animated conversationtaking place in a language I don’t speak, it occurred to methat that is…
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NYWC Catherine Neville’s work “Parley” for flute and cello
While on a train, listening to a very animated conversationtaking place in a language I don’t speak, it occurred to methat that is…
NYWC – “Aceldama” for solo flute and string orchestra by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter
“Aceldama” for solo flute and string orchestra by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter PROGRAM NOTE ACELDAMA, or, “Field of Blood” in Aramaic, is a metaphor…
“The Nightingale” for flute/piccolo, harp (pedal or lever), & storyteller by Alyssa Reit
PROGRAM NOTE “The Nightingale” is a Hans Christian Andersen classic, highlighting the contrast between the value of what is artificial and that of…
“Goyescas” for Flute and Guitar by Elisenda Fabregas
PROGRAM NOTE Goyescas for flute & guitar (2008) is a cycle of six short pieces inspired by five paintings of Francisco Goya. It…
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Flute Olympics: Tactile Dissonance When Doubling
I mentioned in an article that I wrote years ago that my first experience with alto and bass flute was during my undergraduate…
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…