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Wild Joy: A Conversation with Jaye Marsh
JD: How did music enter your world, and what brought you to music as a career? JM: My parents put me in early…
Beginning Piccolo – Learning to Walk Before You Run
Well, it is summer and many music departments are on break for a little while. Soon enough, the melodious sounds will start resonating…
“Dune Beach” for Flute Quartet by Jane Leslie
Jane Leslie’s composition “Dune Beach” was inspired by a beautiful beach on Long Island, New York. The piece has a sweet, expressive melody…
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“Dune Beach” for Flute Quartet by Jane Leslie
Jane Leslie’s composition “Dune Beach” was inspired by a beautiful beach on Long Island, New York. The piece has a sweet, expressive melody…
The Praying Mantis and the Bluebird” for Flute (or C-instrument) and Piano (or harp) by Beth Anderson
This is the first piece I composed for my friend and colleague, flutist Andrew Bolotowsky. He is the bluebird. The piano accompaniment is…
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…
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Beginning Piccolo – Learning to Walk Before You Run
Well, it is summer and many music departments are on break for a little while. Soon enough, the melodious sounds will start resonating…
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…