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Anthology: 9 Pieces for Flute Alone from the New York Women Composers, Inc.
The Flute Examiner’s collaboration with New York Women Composers Inc., featuring flute works of NYWC members (including free PDF perusal copies) has so…
Shanna Pranaitis – A Radically Traditional Flutist and Coach
When did you know that flute was THE instrument for you? What has your education as a flutist been like? When I was…
Can’t See The Forest for The Trees
As musicians, we sometimes become so focused on details that we fail to honor the overarching shape of a phrase or the entire…
“Murali” for solo flute by Marilyn Bliss
When asked by Nina Assimakopoulos to write a short piece for flute inspired by literature, my attention turned to the many depictions of…
Arm-Chair Experts and Filtering Forum Content
We are bombarded daily with social media presence. This is both a blessing and a curse in so many different ways. One thing…
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Anthology: 9 Pieces for Flute Alone from the New York Women Composers, Inc.
The Flute Examiner’s collaboration with New York Women Composers Inc., featuring flute works of NYWC members (including free PDF perusal copies) has so…
“Murali” for solo flute by Marilyn Bliss
When asked by Nina Assimakopoulos to write a short piece for flute inspired by literature, my attention turned to the many depictions of…
“Iwa Ni” for solo flute (+ fixed media) by Rebekah Driscoll
Iwa Ni is a flute solo which can be performed either with electronics (fixed media) or unaccompanied. It includes some extended techniques—glissando, harmonics,…
“Emerald Fields” for flute and piano by Nora Morrow
Emerald Fields is a 6:15 minute piece for flute and piano with three sections that flow together but work well as separate, individual…
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Pieces And Parts – A Piccolo COA
Intro from Jessica: Keith does amazing work on instruments, so when it’s time for my piccolo’s annual COA, there’s nobody else I’d take…
I Found A New Flute! Now What?
Many of us have been in the situation where we realize that it is time to upgrade our flutes and we make the…
An Ounce of Prevention
Here we are, starting to see the leaves change again and digging for the sweatshirts in the back of the closet. I got…
It’s All In Your Head – Part II
I recently had a dear friend’s piccolo on my bench for an overhaul. It was a well-loved older Haynes piccolo. When an instrument…
All About That Bass…and Alto
Getting started on the lower flutes can be a daunting task at first. They are larger, heavier, and awkward to hold. They respond…
It’s All in your Head–An Often Overlooked Maintenance Issue
There comes a time when we all start to wonder if our headjoint is starting to fail us or is ceasing to be…