This month I had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing an amazing flutist, artist, mom, military musician, author, and friend. Megan Ensor has accomplished…
Recently, at the end of an extraordinarily busy school year and performing season, I took a month away from teaching—almost no students between…
Previous articles in this series discussed where the air actually goes—mouth, nose, trachea, and lungs—and information about ribs. The focus of this article…
Composed in 2020 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, Suffrage Signatures is a four movement chamber work which…
Composed in 2020 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, Suffrage Signatures is a four movement chamber work which…
‘Dangerous Routines’ for flute, clarinet, and piano by Wendy Griffiths Dangerous Routines is an energetic, sometimes even hectic, piece that explores the concept…
I enjoy composing works for two instruments and love exploring the interplay between different instruments and timbres – sometimes the intertwining involves close…
This extended six-part canon was originally written for six clarinets. Each instrumentalist plays the same material, but the impact of these identical statements…
Keith had a chance to sit down with Timothy Hagen to discuss what being an artist in Classical music means and the many…
This article may cause a bit of a commotion, but the topic has been all over social media and caused heated discussions for…
We are about to embark on the National Flute Association Convention 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. As I sit in my cool and quiet…
My regular practice routine includes plenty of tone exercises, etudes, technical work, and repertoire. I do the same routine on piccolo, and alto…
We live in a day and age of incredible technology with information streams at our fingertips. It is just so easy to do…
Well, it is summer and many music departments are on break for a little while. Soon enough, the melodious sounds will start resonating…