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Trust the Process and Take Back Your Power
Grief in a Psychological Framework It is that time of year again—the holidays are approaching, and many of the people I work with…
Breathing for Beginners
In 2024, I did a series of seven articles under the name “Everything You Want to Know About Breathing,” and I highly recommend…
Variety – The Spice of Life (and Movement and Music)
The full quotation “Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour” comes from the English poet William Cowper (1731–1800) in The Task…
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
The cold touch of winter has finally set in for most of the country. Winter brings beautiful things like snow, warm blankets, hot…
NYWC – “Samba” for flute and piano by Victoria Bond
“Samba” for flute and piano by Victoria Bond PROGRAM NOTE I love the Brazilian samba, and I wanted to compose a version of…
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NYWC – “Samba” for flute and piano by Victoria Bond
“Samba” for flute and piano by Victoria Bond PROGRAM NOTE I love the Brazilian samba, and I wanted to compose a version of…
“Cafajeste” for flute, vibraphone, and double bass by Melanie Mitrano
PROGRAM NOTE My interest in Brazilian music began over fifteen years ago, and it grew into such a passion that I eventually learned…
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…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
The cold touch of winter has finally set in for most of the country. Winter brings beautiful things like snow, warm blankets, hot…
NFA Perspectives
Here I am again, reflecting on my trip to Portland for the National Flute Association conference. This year I found myself seeing things…
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…